After the Arab Uprisings: Between Democratization, Counter-Revolution and State Failure

ISBN-13: 9781138502512 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 176 str.

Raymond Hinnebusch

Opis

This book examines the varying aftermaths of the Arab Uprisings, explaining the trajectories of different states, in particular Tunisia, Egypt and Syria, and, specifically, the limits of the democratization originally demanded by those who launched the Uprisings.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: understanding the consequences of the Arab uprisings – starting points and divergent trajectories 2. Reflections on self-reflections – On framing the analytical implications of the Arab uprisings for the study of Arab politics 3. Social movements, protest movements and cross-ideological coalitions – the Arab uprisings re-appraised 4. Fragmenting states, new regimes: militarized state violence and transition in the Middle East 5. Islamism and the state after the Arab uprisings: Between people power and state power 6. Class forces, transition and the Arab uprisings: a comparison of Tunisia, Egypt and Syria 7. Back to the future: the Arab uprisings and state (re)formation in the Arab world 8. Globalization, democratization, and the Arab uprising: the international factor in MENA’s failed democratization 9. Conclusion: agency, context and emergent post-uprising regimes

O autorze

Raymond Hinnebusch is professor of International Relations and Middle East politics at the University of St. Andrews. His works include Egyptian Politics Under Sadat (1985); Syria: Revolution from above (2001) and Syria: From Reform to Revolt: Politics and International relations, edited with Tina Zintl, (2014).