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Explores the different military responses to popular uprisings during the 2011 Arab Spring in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, and Libya.
Info autore
Hicham Bou Nassif is Assistant Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College. He is the author of numerous articles in academic journals including Democratization, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle East Journal, Political Science Quarterly, and The Journal of Strategic Studies.
Riassunto
Building on interviews with Arab officers, extensive fieldwork and archival research, as well as hundreds of memoirs published by Arab officers, this study explores the military politics of the 2011 Arab Spring in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, and Libya.
Testo aggiuntivo
'A refreshing take on military reactions to nonviolent mass protest in the Arab world. Drawing on a historical-institutionalist perspective, the empirically rich case studies generate new insights into the complicated interaction between autocratic leaders, military elites and protest movements during episodes of civic resistance. At a moment when democracy is in decline worldwide and elected civilian leaders in the West threaten peaceful protesters with military force, the understanding of military decisions about whether to support or withhold support from political leaders gains a new significance.' Aurel Croissant, Heidelberg University
