Bibliograph

The Arab Uprisings, Catalysts, Dynamics, and Trajectories

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The Arab Uprisings, Catalysts, Dynamics, and Trajectories

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Arab Uprisings

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

896793836

Sub title

Catalysts, Dynamics, and Trajectories

Summary

This collection of essays uses the term "Arab Uprisings" as the organizing frame to address numerous socio-cultural, economic, political, experiential, and communicative aspects of the uprisings. The text is organized around three themes: origins, experiences, and trajectories. The first section addresses catalyzing factors that help explain the emergence of the uprisings from various political, economic, and socio-cultural perspectives. The second section examines the functions and responses of diverse people, institutions, and ideologies during the initial years of the uprisings. It includes

Table Of Contents

Foreword. The Long View of the Arab Uprisings; PART I. CATALYSTS; Chapter 1. Introduction: Broadening Conversations on the Arab Uprisings: Crossing Disciplines, Approaches, and Geographies; Chapter 2. Transition to What? Reflections on the Arab Uprisings; Chapter 3. The Arab Revolts: Local, Regional, and Global Catalysts and Consequences; Chapter 4. The Political and Socioeconomic Origins of the Arab Uprisings: A Trinomial Probability Analysis; Chapter 5. Dissident Tunisia: Culture and Revolt; PART II. DYNAMICSChapter 6. Reassessing the Recent History of Political Islam in Light of the Arab UprisingsChapter 7. Protest Mobilization in the Age of Twitter; Chapter 8. Free? Not So Fast! The Fourth Estate Flourishes and Falters with the Arab Uprisings; Chapter 9. The Arab Uprisings in Tunisia: Parity, Elections, and the Struggle for Women's Rights; PART III. TRAJECTORIES; Chapter 10. The Arab Uprisings: Alignments and the Regional Power Balance; Chapter 11. Turkey's Ordeal of Democratic Consolidation: A Possible Model for the Arab Uprisings?Chapter 12. Democratic Contagion versus Authoritarian Resilience: Jordan's Prospects for ChangeChapter 13. Remaking the People: The Arab Uprisings and Democratization; Index; About the Editors and Contributors

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