Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government Edited by Larbi Sadiki, Qatar University This series examines new ways of understanding democratization and gov ernment in the Middle East The vaned and uneven processes of change, occurring in the Middle Eastern region, can no longer be read and interpreted solely through the prism of Euro-Amencan transitology. Seeking to frame critical parameters m Hght of these new horizons, this series mstigates rem- terpretations of democracy and propagates formerly subaltem,narratives of democratization. Remvigoratmg discussion on how Arab and Middle Eastern peoples and societies seek good government, Routledge Studies m Middle Eastern Democratization and Government provides tests and contests of old and new assumptions For a full list of titles in the series: https://www.routledge.com/middleeaststudi es/series/RSMEDG 17. Tunisias International Relations since the Arab Spring Transition Inside and Out Edited by Tasnim Abderrahim, Laura-Theresa Kruger, Salma Besbes and Kathanna McLarren 18. EU Foreign Policy and Hamas Inconsistencies and Paradoxes Adeeb Ziadeh 19. Politics and Revolution in Egypt Rise and Fall of the Youth Activists Sarah Anne Renmck 20. Kurdistan in Iraq The Evolution of a Quasi-State Aram Rafaat 21. Political and Institutional Transition in North Africa Egypt and Tunisia in Comparative Perspective Silvia Colombo 22. Clientelism and Patronage in the Middle East and North Africa Networks of Dependency Edited by Laura Ruiz de Elvira, Christoph H Schwarz and Irene Weipert-Fenner Clientelism and Patronage in the Middle East and North Africa Networks of Dependency Edited by Laura Ruiz de Elvira, Christoph H. Schwarz and Irene Weipert-Fenner Routledge Taylor&Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORK