A rough journey - nascent democratization in the Middle East, Albrecht Schnabel; Democratic peace, conflict prevention, and the United Nations; Democratization and peacebuilding, Albrecht Schnabel; Toward a democratic peace in the Middle East, Etel Solingen; The United Nations and the Middle East, Amin Saikal; Secularization and democracy; Disenchanted worlds - secularization and democratization in the Middle East, Majid Tehranian; The influence of Islam on attitudes toward democracy in Morocco and Algeria, Mark Tessler; National and regional experiences; The democratic process in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan, Kamel S. Abu Jaber; "Democratic peace" and the Jewish political tradition, Gerald M. Steinberg; Democracy and peace in Iran and Iraq, Amin Saikal; State power and democratization in North Africa - developments in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, Tom Pierre Najem.
