Public opinion in the Middle East : survey research and the political orientations of ordinary citizens / Mark Tessler... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Public Opinion Research in the Arab and Muslim Middle East Part One Domestic Politics 1. Regime Orientation and Participant Citizenship in Developing Countries: Hypotheses and a Test with Longitudinal Data from Tunisia (1981) / Mark Tessler and Patricia Freeman -- 2. The Origins of Popular Support for Islamist Movements: A Political Economy Analysis (1997) / Mark Tessler -- 3. Islam and Democracy in the Middle East: The Impact of Religious Orientations on Attitudes toward Democracy in Four Arab Countries (2002) / Mark Tessler -- 4. Political Generations in Developing Countries: Evidence and Insights from Algeria (2004) / Mark Tessler, Carrie Konold and Megan Reif -- 5. The Democracy Barometers: Attitudes in the Arab World (2008) / Amaney Jamal and Mark Tessler Part Two Political Culture And Islam -- 6. Political Culture in Turkey: Connections among Attitudes toward Democracy, the Military, and Islam (2004) / Mark Tessler and Ebru Altinoglu -- 7. Assessing the Influence of Religious Predispositions on Citizen Orientations Related to Governance and Democracy: Findings from Survey Research in Three Dissimilar Arab Societies (2006) / Mark Tessler -- 8. Democracy and the Political Culture Orientations of Ordinary Citizens: A Typology for the Arab World and Perhaps Beyond (2009) / Mark Tessler and Eleanor Gao Part Three International Conflict -- 9. Gender, Feminism, and Attitudes toward International Conflict: Exploring Relationships with Survey Data from the Middle East (1997) / Mark Tessler and Ina Warriner -- 10. Islam and Attitudes toward International Conflict: Evidence from Survey Research in the Arab World (1998) / Mark Tessler and Jodi Nachtwey -- 11. Further Tests of the Women and Peace Hypothesis: Evidence from Cross-National Survey Research in the Middle East (1999) / Mark Tessler, Jodi Nachtwey and Audra Grant -- 12. The Political Economy of Attitudes toward Peace among Palestinians and Israelis (2002) / Jodi Nachtwey and Mark Tessler -- 13. What Leads Some Ordinary Men and Women in Arab Countries to Approve of Terrorist Acts against the West: Evidence from Survey Research in Algeria and Jordan (2007) / Mark Tessler and Michael D. H. Robbins

The political orientations of ordinary citizens in the Arab and Muslim Middle East have engaged Mark Tessler since the late 1960s. The 13 research reports collected in this volume examine the nature and determinants of citizen attitudes toward governance and democracy, the political role of Islam, gender equality, and international conflict. Addressing issues of doing survey research in the Middle East, particularly in areas of conflict and under repressive political conditions, these articles trace the development of key concerns and methodological questions in the study of politics and society in this region.