The Arab uprisings : catalysts, dynamics, and trajectories / / edited by Fahed Al-Sumait, Nele Lenze, and Michael C. Hudson

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (323 p.)
• Disciplina: 909/.097492708312
• Soggetto topico: Arab Spring, 2010-; Protest movements - Arab countries; Democratization - Arab countries
• Soggetto geografico: Arab countries Politics and government 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): Al-SumaitFahed Yahya; LenzeNele; HudsonMichael
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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. DYNAMICS ; Chapter 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The Arab uprisings
• ISBN: 1-4422-3901-8; 1-4422-3902-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463288303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II