Avatars of Eurocentrism in international political economy textbooks: The case of the Middle East and North Africa

Politics ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 026339572110547
Author(s):  
Hannes Baumann
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Other World ◽  
The Ideal

The project to decolonise the curriculum revolves around rethinking margin and centre of the discipline. To the extent that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is at the margin of international political economy (IPE), it is the ideal entry point to decolonise the curriculum. I conduct a summative content analysis of the six most commonly used IPE textbooks. To what extent do they reproduce or challenge Eurocentric tropes in their treatment of MENA? The region is largely absent from IPE textbooks, suggesting it is accorded little agency in the making of the global political economy. To the extent that it is ‘brought in’, it is ‘ghettoised’ in a specialist chapter. A qualitative content analysis suggests the authors avoid overt orientalism but exceptionalise the region as a failure with too little democracy and economic growth and too much war. They acknowledge the role of continued colonialism in these failures but also deny agency of the colonised. They miss an opportunity to de-provincialise the Middle East by fostering ‘ecologies of knowledge’. The article provides an analytical framework for research on how IPE textbooks treat other world regions and of syllabi.

Book Reviews

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 557-559
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
King's College ◽  
Democratic Nation ◽  
Development Crisis

Hilton L. Root of King's College London and George Mason University reviews “Korean Political and Economic Development: Crisis, Security, and Institutional Rebalancing”, by Jongryn Mo and Barry R. Weingast. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores South Korea's transformation into a rich industrialized and democratic nation and considers the role of democracy in this process. Discusses the phenomena to be explained—three turning points in South Korea's modern history; an analytical framework for understanding South Korea's transition; leading up to South Korea's first transition—the crisis of 1960–61; initiating South Korea's transition—1961–79; the political economy of the democratic transition; democratic economic management in precrisis South Korea—democracy with limited pluralism, 1987– 97; the 1997 financial crisis—causes and subsequent reform; and the politics of economic policy under Roh Moo Hyun, 2003–08. Mo is Professor of International Political Economy in the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University. Weingast is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Ward C. Krebs Family Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University.”

scholarly journals Penggunaan Social media influencer Sebagai Usaha Membangun Budaya Masyarakat Digital Tentang Konsep Tubuh Ideal dan Kepercayaan Diri

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Azizun Kurnia Illahi ◽  
Dewanto Putra Fajar ◽  
Muhammad Irawan Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
The Ideal

Social media influencers have a wide influence on users of social media, by entering new messages or popularizing certain issues. This makes the audience more aware of a particular issue in society, including on the topic of self-confidence or about the ideal body shape for women. The discussion about self-confidence or ideal body shape becomes a serious and important discourse for modern society. So that the activity of spreading information about it becomes important for the audience, because of that the role of influencer social media is important to know, especially on messages presented in social media. This research uses qualitative methods, with qualitative content analysis methodology. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of influencers in social media in providing messages relating to the ideal body concept to build self-confidence. The use of content analysis makes the writer have a better chance to provide deeper observation and analysis of the textual aspects of messages in social media, especially messages related to self-confidence and ideal body shape. This article finally gets important empirical findings that social media influencers have a big role to play in important information for social media users, which traditional media cannot tend to provide. Content created by social media influencers as communicators provides a new understanding of ideal body concepts that are not only related to physical appearance and beauty but also relate to the way individuals maintain body health. Social media influencer memberikan pengaruh luas kepada pengguna media sosial, dengan cara memasukkan sejumlah pesan baru atau mempopulerkan isu tertentu. Hal itu menjadikan audiens menjadi lebih sadar tentang suatu isu tertentu dalam masyarakat, termasuk juga pada topik tentang kepercayaan diri atau tentang bentuk tubuh ideal bagi perempuan. Adanya bahasan mengenai kepercayaan diri atau pun bentuk tubuh ideal menjadi wacana serius dan penting bagi masyarakat modern. Sehingga aktivitas penyebaran informasi tentang hal itu menjadi penting bagi audiens, karena itu peran sosial media influencer menjadi penting untuk diketahui, khususnya pada pesan-pesan yang disajikan di dalam media sosial. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, dengan metodologi analisis isi kualitatif. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui peran social media influencer dalam memberikan pesan berkaitan dengan konsep tubuh ideal untuk membangun kepercayaan diri. Penggunaan analisis isi menjadikan penulis memiliki kesempatan lebih baik untuk memberikan pengamatan dan analisis lebih dalam terhadap aspek teksktual pesan dalam media sosial, khususnya pesan-pesan terkait dengan kepercayaan diri dan bentuk tubuh ideal. Artikel ini pada akhirnya mendapatkan temuan empiris penting bahwa social media influencer memiliki peranan besar untuk memasukkan sejumlah informasi penting bagi pengguna media sosial, yang cenderung tidak bisa diberikan oleh media-media tradisional. Konten-konten yang dibuat oleh social media influencer sebagai komunikator memberikan pemahaman baru tentang konsep tubuh ideal yang tidak hanya berkaitan dengan penampilan fisik dan kecantikan tetapi juga berhubungan dengan cara individu menjaga kesehatan tubuh.

Comparative Political Economy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Menz
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Adam Smith ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Comparative Political Economy ◽  
Technological Parameters ◽  
Private Debt

This new and comprehensive volume invites the reader on a tour of the exciting subfield of comparative political economy. The book provides an in-depth account of the theoretical debates surrounding different models of capitalism. Tracing the origins of the field back to Adam Smith and the French Physiocrats, the development of the study of models of political-economic governance is laid out and reviewed. Comparative Political Economy (CPE) sets itself apart from International Political Economy (IPE), focusing on domestic economic and political institutions that compose in combination diverse models of political economy. Drawing on evidence from the US, the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, and Japan, the volume affords detailed coverage of the systems of industrial relations, finance, welfare states, and the economic role of the state. There is also a chapter that charts the politics of public and private debt. Much of the focus in CPE has rested on ideas, interests, and institutions, but the subfield ought to take the role of culture more seriously. This book offers suggestions for doing so. It is intended as an introduction to the field for postgraduate students, yet it also offers new insights and fresh inspiration for established scholars. The Varieties of Capitalism approach seems to have reached an impasse, but it could be rejuvenated by exploring the composite elements of different models and what makes them hang together. Rapidly changing technological parameters, new and more recent environmental challenges, demographic change, and immigration will all affect the governance of the various political economy models throughout the OECD. The final section of the book analyses how these impending challenges will reconfigure and threaten to destabilize established national systems of capitalism.

scholarly journals Therapeutic Alliance in Interpreter-Mediated Psychotherapy from the Perspective of Refugee Patients: Results of Qualitative Interviews

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Saskia Hanft-Robert ◽  
Nadine Janis Pohontsch ◽  
Cornelia Uhr ◽  
Alexander Redlich ◽  
Franka Metzner
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Therapeutic Alliance ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Therapeutic Treatment ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Recommendations For Action ◽  
Patients Perspective

<b><i>Background:</i></b> The therapeutic alliance is considered to be one of the most important factors of psychotherapy and is a necessary requirement for a successful treatment in interpreter-mediated psychotherapy. <b><i>Patients and Methods:</i></b> Using interpreter-mediated guided interviews, 10 refugee patients who experienced interpreter-mediated psychotherapy were asked about factors influencing the development of a trusting therapeutic alliance in the triad. The analysis of the interviews followed the rules of content-structuring qualitative content analysis. <b><i>Results:</i></b> A total of 11 factors were identified which could be assigned to the interpreter, therapist, or patient. In the analysis, the central role of the interpreter in establishing a therapeutic alliance in the triad became particularly clear. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Consideration of the factors that, from the patients’ perspective, influence the establishment and maintenance of a trusting alliance within the triad, as well as the recommendations for action derived from this for psychotherapists and interpreters can lead to an improvement in the therapeutic treatment of refugees.

Whose risk? Bank de-risking and the politics of interpretation and vulnerability in the Middle East and North Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Money Laundering ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Politics Of Interpretation

Abstract Following the events of 11 September 2001, measures aimed at countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) were intensified by States. Many countries around the world adopted strict anti-money laundering and CFT regulations for the transfer of funds globally. This process increased the costs of complying with regulatory requirements and imposed high penalties on banks for non-compliance. As a result, preventive measures – often known as “de-risking” – were taken up by banks, including terminating the accounts of clients perceived as “high-risk” for money laundering or terrorist financing, and delaying transfers. These measures, however, have had negative consequences, reducing financial access for local civil society organizations in conflict-affected contexts that are deemed high-risk for terrorist activities. Drawing on five years of research to understand the impact of de-risking on conflict-affected contexts from a local perspective, this paper reflects on the local political economy of CFT, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa. It explores two key areas of inquiry. The first of these is the politics of interpretation – how counterterrorism as a discourse and a set of practices, of which CFT is one, gets interpreted by local authorities and banks, and subsequently gets reinterpreted to the population. This also has implications for which local actors are better positioned to access funds than others, and why. The second area of inquiry is the politics of vulnerability – how the local political economy impact of CFT can increase the social and economic vulnerabilities of some groups more than others. This paper demonstrates that under the guise of “counterterrorism”, local authorities in conflict-affected contexts have used CFT to restrict the non-profit and philanthropic space and are using banking regulations to shape that space in ways that are bound to have negative medium- and long-term implications for it.

Events in Northern Africa and Middle East: Causes and Consequences

2011 ◽  
pp. 11-25
Author(s):  
I. Labinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Northern Africa ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Oriental Studies

Political developments in North Africa and the Middle East that have begun in January 2011 are gaining strength and involve an increasing number of Arab countries. The participants of the Roundtable – experts from IMEMO, Institute of Oriental Studies (RAS), Institute of the USA and Canada (RAS) and Mrs. E. Suponina from “Moscow News” newspaper analyzed a wide range of issues associated with these events. Among them are: 1) the reasons for such a large-scale explosion, 2) the nature of the discussed developments (revolutions, riots?) and who are the subjects of the current “Arab drama”, 3) the role of Islam and political Islamism, 4) the role of external factors.

scholarly journals Diet, Genetics, and Disease: A Focus on the Middle East and North Africa Region

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akl C. Fahed ◽  
Abdul-Karim M. El-Hage-Sleiman ◽  
Theresa I. Farhat ◽  
Georges M. Nemer
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Mena Countries ◽  
Nutritional Genomics

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region suffers a drastic change from a traditional diet to an industrialized diet. This has led to an unparalleled increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases. This review discusses the role of nutritional genomics, or the dietary signature, in these dietary and disease changes in the MENA. The diet-genetics-disease relation is discussed in detail. Selected disease categories in the MENA are discussed starting with a review of their epidemiology in the different MENA countries, followed by an examination of the known genetic factors that have been reported in the disease discussed, whether inside or outside the MENA. Several diet-genetics-disease relationships in the MENA may be contributing to the increased prevalence of civilization disorders of metabolism and micronutrient deficiencies. Future research in the field of nutritional genomics in the MENA is needed to better define these relationships.

scholarly journals Media, Culture and Indigenous Languages in Pakistan: A Critical Review

2020 ◽  
Vol V (IV) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Irem Sultana ◽  
Malik Adnan ◽  
Muhammad Imran Mehsud
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Indigenous Languages ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Native Languages ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Media ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research paper inspected the role of Pakistani media to protect indigenous languages and culture in Pakistan. The study examined the situation; if Pakistani media outpours concern with the native languages or not. The article also checked the media landscape, its language-wise segregation and scenario of literacy in different areas of the country. The outcomes of the study showed that Pakistani media is neglecting the indigenous languages. The study results exhibited clearly that media houses’ focus on protecting native languages, is not profound. The findings also showed that foreign ownership of Media houses plays a role in neglecting indigenous language promotions. The current study presented that Pakistani mainstream media is damaging the local and native languages. The study was the outcome of qualitative content analysis and in-depth interviews of senior communication experts.

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