1st Edition
The Role of the Military in the Arab Uprisings The Cases of Tunisia and Libya
By Ali Sarihan
Copyright 2023
246 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Focused on the 2010-2011 Arab Uprisings, this book examines the role of the military in Tunisia and Libya, arguing that both armies contributed decisively to the outcome and form of the respective uprisings.
The book begins by contextualizing the uprisings, with both countries plagued by anti-democratic politics and unequal social and economic structures in the 2000s. Alongside this, the book... Read more
Introduction 1. Civil-Military Relations and Uprisings 2. Methodology: Comparative Case Study Part I: Tunisia 3. The Genesis of the Tunisian Uprisings 4. Actors and Factors in Tunisia 5. Tunisia: Energy Capacity, Military, and Protests: Energy Capacity, Military Structure, and the Strength of Protests Part II: Libya 6. The Genesis of the Libyan Uprisings 7. Actors and Factors in Libya 8. Libya: Energy Capacity, Military, and Protests: Energy Capacity, Military Structure, and the Strength of Protests Conclusion
Biography
Ali Sarihan is a research fellow in the Department of Political Sciences at Missouri State University. He has previously studied at Indiana University (Bloomington), Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.), and the University of Nottingham in the UK. His studies focus on Civil-Military Relations, Social Movements, Revolutions, Democracy, and Democratization. His work has been published in Democratization, Alternatives, and Turkish Journal of Politics, among other journals.
