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RE-CONCEPTUALIZING ORDERS IN THE MENA REGION
The aim of this work is to set the conceptual architecture for the MENARA Project. It is articulated in
five thematic sections. The first one traces back the major historical junctures in which key powers
shaped the defining features of the present-day MENA region. Section 2 sets the geographical
scope of the project, maps the distribution of power and defines regional order and its main
features. Section 3 focuses on the domestic orders in a changing region by gauging and tracing
the evolution of four trends, namely the erosion of state capacity; the securitization of regime
policies; the militarization of contention; and the pluralization of collective identities. Section 4
links developments in the global order to their impact on the region in terms of power, ideas,
norms and identities. The last section focuses on foresight studies and proposes a methodology
to project trends and build scenarios. All sections, as well as the conclusion, formulate specific
research questions that should help us understand the emerging geopolitical order in the MENA.
five thematic sections. The first one traces back the major historical junctures in which key powers
shaped the defining features of the present-day MENA region. Section 2 sets the geographical
scope of the project, maps the distribution of power and defines regional order and its main
features. Section 3 focuses on the domestic orders in a changing region by gauging and tracing
the evolution of four trends, namely the erosion of state capacity; the securitization of regime
policies; the militarization of contention; and the pluralization of collective identities. Section 4
links developments in the global order to their impact on the region in terms of power, ideas,
norms and identities. The last section focuses on foresight studies and proposes a methodology
to project trends and build scenarios. All sections, as well as the conclusion, formulate specific
research questions that should help us understand the emerging geopolitical order in the MENA.
115 pages, ebook
Published November 1, 2016
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