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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255322203321

Autore

Fergany Nader

Titolo

Arab Revolution in the 21st Century? : Lessons from Egypt and Tunisia / / by Nader Fergany

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-59094-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 215 p.)

Classificazione

POL004000POL011000POL034000POL035000POL042000

Disciplina

909/.097492708312

Soggetti

International relations

Middle East—Politics and government

Political economy

Peace

Political science

Political theory

International Relations

Middle Eastern Politics

International Political Economy

Conflict Studies

Political Science

Political Theory

Arab countries Politics and government 21st century

Egypt History Protests, 2011-2013

Tunisia History Demonstrations, 2010-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: ALT, STATE AND PROSPECTS -- 1.State of the Arab Liberation Tide: Origins, Features, Extent of Success of Popular Uprisings, Implications, and Future Prospects. -- 2. Why Did the Arab Popular Uprisings Erupt? -- 3.To Falter or Not to Falter, Lessons from Egypt and Tunisia -- 4.Injustice Persists, Even after ALT Popular Revolts -- 5. The Worst Case Scenario, Protracted Regional War Likely to Escalate and a Fragmented New Map



of the Region -- 6. Two Additional Major Impediments to Sustainable Human Development -- PART II: CONTOURS OF THE HUMAN RENAISSANCE SCENARIO -- Introduction -- 7. Essential Features of a Human Renaissance Path -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

In Arab Revolution in the 21st Century?, Nader Fergany presents a compassionate analysis of the Arab popular uprisings in the 21st century, with particular reference to the cases of Egypt and Tunisia. Under authoritarian rule, relentless injustice creates the objective conditions for expressions of popular protest which may culminate in popular uprisings, as witnessed in many Arab countries at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. Unsurprisingly, the slogans of the Arab Liberation Tide (ALT) popular revolts centered around freedom, implying sound democratic governance, social justice, and human dignity for all. In reality, the short-lived governance arrangements which followed the January 2011 popular revolt in Egypt, for example, were little more than extensions of the authoritarian governance system the revolt set out to overthrow. There were differences, of course, between the three short-lived regimes that took power since then, but in form, rather than substance. This book uses a structuralist political economy framework rather than a detailed historical account as it considers how the ALT may prove to be an historic opportunity for human renaissance in the Arab World – or alternatively a disaster of epic proportions.