The Unfinished Arab Spring

Micro-Dynamics of Revolts between Change and Continuity

Fatima El Issawi,Francesco Cavatorta

• Editore: Gingko
• Anno: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781909942493
• Argomento: History
• Categoria: World History

The aim of this volume is to adopt an original analytical approach in explaining various dynamics at work behind the Arab Spring, through giving voice to local dynamics and legacies rather than concentrating on debates about paradigms. It highlights micro-perspectives of change and resistance—as well of contentious politics—that are often marginalized and left unexplored in favor of macro-analyses. First, the story of the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Morocco and Algeria is told through diverse and novel perspectives, looking at factors that have not yet been sufficiently underlined, but carry explanatory power for what has occurred. Second, rather than focusing on macro-comparative regional trends, the contributors to this book focus on the particularities of each country, highlighting distinctive micro-dynamics of change and continuity. The essays collected here are contributions from renowned writers and researchers from the Middle East and North Africa, along with Western experts, brought together to form a sophisticated dialogic exchange.

Indice dei contenuti

• Cover Page
• Halftitle Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Introduction. The Arab Uprisings: Micro-Dynamics of Activism and Revolt between Change and Continuity
• Part 1: Paths to Success, Paths to Failure: Democratic Transitions after the Arab Uprisings
• 2. The Democratic Transition in Tunisia: Three Keys to Understanding a Success Story
• 3. Post-2013 Egypt: On Delegitimising Democratic Demands
• 4. Syria: Causes and Consequences of the Popular Uprising
• 5. Libya: The Altered Resource Competition
• 6. The Moroccan Spring is Back: The Rif Hirak
• 7. Algeria; or, The Limits of the Democratic Facade
• Part 2: Dynamics of Change and Dynamics of Continuity: Social Transformations after the Uprisings
• 8. Guardians of Change
• 9. Politics: The Mainstream, the Marginal and the Alternative
• 10. Youth Activism and the Politics of ‘Mediapreneurship’: The Effects of Political Efficacy and Empowerment on Mediated Norm Conveyance in Tunisia and Morocco
• 11. Judicial Activism, Women’s Rights and Cultural Change in Post-Uprising Tunisia
• 12. The Secular–Islamist Divide in Tunisia: Myth or Reality?
• Contributors