1st Edition

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

Edited By Raymond Hinnebusch Copyright 2016
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

The Arab Uprisings that began in 2010 removed four presidents and made more mobilized mass publics an increased factor in the politics of regional states. The main initial problematic of the Arab Uprising was how to translate mass protest into democratization and ultimately democratic consolidation; yet four years later, there was little democratization. This book explores various aspects of this... Read more

1. Introduction: understanding the consequences of the Arab uprisings – starting points and divergent trajectories
Raymond Hinnebusch

2. Reflections on self-reflections – On framing the analytical implications of the Arab uprisings for the study of Arab politics
Morten Valbjørn

3. Social movements, protest movements and cross-ideological coalitions – the Arab uprisings re-appraised
Vincent Durac

4. Fragmenting states, new regimes: militarized state violence and transition in the Middle East
Joshua Stacher

5. Islamism and the state after the Arab uprisings: Between people power and state power
Frédéric Volpi and Ewan Stein

6. Class forces, transition and the Arab uprisings: a comparison of Tunisia, Egypt and Syria
Jamie Allinson

7. Back to the future: the Arab uprisings and state (re)formation in the Arab world
Adham Saouli

8. Globalization, democratization, and the Arab uprising: the international factor in MENA’s failed democratization
Raymond Hinnebusch

9. Conclusion: agency, context and emergent post-uprising regimes
Raymond Hinnebusch

Biography

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).