Middle East Reloaded
Subtitle: Revolutionary Changes, Power Dynamics, and Regional Rivalries since the Arab Spring
Publisher: Academica Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781680530704
Subjects: Middle east, politics and government; Africa, north, politics and government
Description: The Middle East is a center of ceaseless global attention. Since 2011, the long awaited and much celebrated Arab Spring uprisings portended a major shift in the politics of the Arab World. Notably, a number of Arab states witnessed institutional and constitutional shifts that put them on the path of transition to liberalization and democracy. Nevertheless, the Arab Spring followed a violent and unpredictable course. Although its events marked a break in the continuity of authoritarian dominance, most of its changes have not ultimately proved to be turning points in democratic development. The Arab Spring phenomenon witnessed a set of uprisings and even would-be-revolutions, but no great revolutionary change.