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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 an in-depth case study on women's changing political situation in the catalyzing country of Tunisia, as well as discussions about the roles of political Islam, new mass media, and social networks in these rapidly changing contexts. The third section discusses cross-national implications and the multitude of repercussion the uprisings are having on the global system.
List of contents
Foreword: The Long View of the Arab Uprisings
Rami Khouri
Chapter 1: Introduction: Broadening Conversations on the Arab Uprisings
Fahed Al-Sumait, Nele Lenze, and Michael Hudson
PART I: CATALYSTS
Chapter 2: Transition to What? Reflections on the Arab Uprisings
Michael Hudson
Chapter 3: The Arab Revolts: Local, Regional, and Global Catalysts and Consequences
Mark Farha
Chapter 4: The Political and Socio-Economic Origins of the Arab Uprisings: A Trinomial Probability Analysis
Peter Tikuisis and Anton Minkov
Chapter 5: Dissident Tunisia: Culture and Revolt
Nouri Gana
PART II: DYNAMICS
Chapter 6: Reassessing the Recent History of Political Islam in Light of the Arab Uprisings
James L. Gelvin
Chapter 7: Protest Mobilization in the Age of Twitter
Silvana Toska
Chapter 8: Free? Not So Fast! The Fourth Estate Flourishes and Falters With the Arab Uprisings
Adel Iskandar
Chapter 9: The Arab Uprisings in Tunisia: Parity, Elections, and the Struggle for Women's Rights
Lilia Labidi
PART III: TRAJECTORIES
Chapter 10: The Arab Uprisings: Alignments and the Regional Power Balance
Raymond Hinnebusch
Chapter 11: Turkey's Ordeal of Democratic Consolidation: A Possible Model for the Arab Uprisings?
Ergun Özbudun
Chapter 12: Democratic Contagion versus Authoritarian Resilience: Jordan's Prospects for Change
Lars Berger
Chapter 13: Remaking the People: The Arab Uprisings and Democratization
Larbi Sadiki
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Edited by Fahed Al-Sumait; Nele Lenze and Michael C. Hudson
