1st Edition

The Aftermath of the Arab Uprisings Towards Reconstruction, Democracy and Peace

Edited By Samir Makdisi, Raimundo Soto Copyright 2023
286 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

286 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

286 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Unlike other books on the Arab uprisings of 2010–2011 which focus on why they occurred, this book looks instead towards the future of three countries—Syria, Libya, and Yemen—where the violence and instability initiated by the uprisings persist. It additionally examines the case of Iraq which continues to suffer from a precarious political situation introduced by the US-led invasion of 2003. The... Read more

Introduction: On the Causes of Conflict and the Premises for Reconstruction

Samir Makdisi and Raimundo Soto

Part I: Post-Conflict Development and Democratic Governance

1. Economic Agenda for Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Samir Makdisi and Raimundo Soto

2. Grievances and Civil Wars: The State of The Literature

Cristina Bodea and Christian Houle

3 Power‐sharing and Peace-building

Nicholas Sambanis

Part II: Country Studies

4. Causes, Consequences, and Future Directions of the Syrian Conflict

Nader Kabbani and Alma Boustati

5. Conflict, Institutions and the Iraqi Economy, 2003–2020

Bassam Yousif, Rabeh Morrar, and Omar El-Joumayle

6. Conflict, Peace-Building, and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Yemen

Mahmoud Al Iriani, Hiba Hassan, and Irene Martinez

7. Investigating the Libyan Conflict and Peace-building Process: Causes and Prospects

Amal Hamada, Melike Sökmen, and Chahir Zaki

Concluding Remarks

Samir Makdisi and Raimundo Soto

Biography

Samir Makdisi is a Professor Emeritus of Economics at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Raimundo Soto is a Professor of Economics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.