Asia Review Vol. 14 | No. 3 | 2024

Challenges and Transformations of Civil Society in the Middle East — Dynamic Possibilities under Authoritarian Regimes

Preface: Challenges and Transformations of Civil Society in the Middle East — Dynamic Possibilities under Authoritarian Regimes | Gi Yeon Koo

Iraqi Civil Society Trapped in a Power-Sharing System: The Possibility of the Tishreen Movement and the Limitations of Political institutions | Yuihyun Hwang

The Dynamics of Civil Society Observed Through the Jordanian Electoral Process | So Yeon Ahn

A Study of the Relationship Between AKP and Civil Society in Türkiye: Focusing on the Kurdish Women’s Movement | Ha-eun Han

Women·Life· Freedom: The 2022 Iranian Hijab Protests and the History of Civil Disobedience | Gi Yeon Koo

Politics of Social Entrepreneurship in Egypt | Saerom Han

Free Themes

Examining Cold War Culture through High School Baseball Tournaments in South Korea | Younghan Cho

An Evaluation of the Developmental State Model on Inequality: South Korea’s Case | Seokdong Kim 

Trap Named ‘Reconciliation’: The Meaning of ‘Minamata Disease Political Resolution’ | Youngjin Lee 

Vernacular Mosque and Semi-nomadic Architectural Tradition in the Hawraman Area of Iran | Namsub Choi 

Parenting of Syrian Refugees Living in Jordan and Their Return to Syria | Heui Jeong Kim, Ye Won Kim, Da Hee Shin 

Book Review

The Ecopolitics of Inner Mongolia’s Arid Grasslands in China through the Lens of Actor-Network Theory | Eunjeong Oh

The ‘Three-Finger Revolution’: Resistance Beyond Locke’s Right to Rebellion | Jiyoon Lee 

Beyond Prejudice, Toward Truth: Rethinking the Middle East and Islam | Soowan Kim