This book explores the application of the work of the philosopher Giorgio Agamben to the post-Arab Uprisings in the Middle East, considering the evolution of regime-society relations that ultimately erupted in violence in the early months of 2011.
Agamben's ideas of the state of exception and bare life provide important intellectual tools to understand the nature of sovereignty and the regulation of life, which has largely been missing in the study of the region. Filling a theoretical and empirical gap by exploring the concept of the 'state of exception' via a multidisciplinary approach, Simon Mabon, Sanaa Alsarghali and contributors in the fields of political science, law and philosophy offer a unique set of perspectives analysing how politics and law combine to facilitate the misuse of executive powers.

This book applies the philosophical theory of Giorgio Agambon to understand the landscape of the Middle East after the Arab Uprisings.

About the Author

Simon Mabon is Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University, UK, where he directs SEPAD and the Richardson Institute.

Sanaa Alsarghali is Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law at An-Najaj National University, Palestine, where she is the Director of the Constitutional Studies Center.

Adel Ruished is PhD Researcher in Politics and International Relations in the Department of Philosophy, Politics and Religion, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Lancaster University, UK.

Book Information
ISBN 9780755626427
Author Simon Mabon
Format Hardback
Page Count 248
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 158mm * 236mm * 20mm