The 'Fall' of the Arab Spring: Democracy's Challenges and Efforts to Reconstitute the Middle East

ISBN-13: 9781316519325 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 288 str.

Chicago) Maboudi Tofigh (Loyola University

Opis

It examines the wave of constitutions following the Arab Spring, considering when constitutional bargains are likely to yield democracy.

Recenzje

'The Arab Spring uprisings generated hope that new constitutional orders would yield more democratic politics. The ensuing decade brought no shortage of constitutional change, but democratic aspirations have (mostly) been disappointed. Maboudi shows us how participation in constitutional moments shapes their outcomes, emphasizing not just how participation unfolds but who is, and is not, involved. The result is a keener appreciation of the role of civil society organizations for whether democratic ambitions are realized. This is an essential book for readers seeking to understand prospects for democracy in the 21st Century.' John Carey, Wentworth Professor in the Social Sciences, Dartmouth College

Spis treści

1. Constitutions, civil society, and democratization in the Arab world; 2. Democratizing the parchments: the impact of process on the democratic content of constitutions; 3. Constitutional negotiations and the pathway to democratic transition: The case of Tunisia; 4. Pathways of Failure: the importance of the process; 5. Pathways of failure: the importance of civil society; 6. Pathways of failure: the importance of constitutional design; 7. Lessons from the 'Fall' of the Arab Spring.