Information on "Social Movements" and "Political Regions"
October 2012
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10 Oct 2012
Economic Policies in Egypt: Populism or Reforms?
Author: Mohsin Khan, Svetlana Milbert
Publisher: Atlantic Council
The Arab Spring that swept the Middle East last year dramatically altered the political landscape of the region but also generated considerable uncertainty over the future of economic policies and economic reforms in the Arab world, according to this... More on «Economic Policies in Egypt: Populism or Reforms?»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan: Heading Towards a Regional Crisis?
Author: Konrad Zasztowt
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This paper argues that the revolutionary turmoil in the Middle East is bringing to the fore the deep, structural differences inherent in the Turkish-Iranian-Azerbaijani triangle. More on «Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan: Heading Towards a Regional Crisis?»
August 2012
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Aug 2012
Political Change in the Middle East
Author: Martin Beck, Simone Hüser
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper applies central social science approaches to analyze recent developments in the Arab world. More on «Political Change in the Middle East»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
Which Democracy After the "Arab Spring"
Author: Roberto Toscano
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
The experience of the “Arab Spring”, with its achievements and its failures, raises several fundamental questions about democracy that are valid beyond the region. More on «Which Democracy After the "Arab Spring"» -
Jun 2012
Why Some Yes and Others No?
Author: Priscilla Álamos-Concha
Publisher: British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES)
This paper researches the causes of the emergence of collective action based on popular developments of the so-called ‘Arab Spring’. More on «Why Some Yes and Others No?»
May 2012
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May 2012
Arab Muslim Women After the Uprisings: The Encounter Between the Liberalisation of Islamist Politics and the Feminisation of Islamic Interpretation
Author: Aitemad Muhanna
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
Women’s participation in the Arab uprisings has been inspired by the expansion of an Islamist-based model of Arab women’s activism and a gradual shrinking of secular liberal women’s activism. More on «Arab Muslim Women After the Uprisings: The Encounter Between the Liberalisation of Islamist Politics and the Feminisation of Islamic Interpretation»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Political Protest in Central Asia
Author: Andrea Schmitz, Alexander Wolters
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
This paper examines the likelihood of political protests in several Central Asian countries, such as Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. More on «Political Protest in Central Asia»
March 2012
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12 Mar 2012
Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East (IX)
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report discusses that the season of Arab uprisings neither engulfed Jordan nor entirely passed it by. More on «Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East (IX)» -
Mar 2012
Islamist Mobilisation and Prospects for Change in the Upcoming Algerian Parliamentary Elections
Author: Jenny Holmsen
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This article provides a brief assessment of the Algerian political context, the strategies of the most relevant Islamist contenders and their prospects for success. More on «Islamist Mobilisation and Prospects for Change in the Upcoming Algerian Parliamentary Elections» -
Mar 2012
The GCC Countries and the Arab Spring. Between Outreach, Patronage and Repression
Author: Silvia Colombo
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
This paper aims at assessing the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' reaction to the Arab Spring pointing to the striking “double standard” between its response in its own physical and symbolic space and outside it. More on «The GCC Countries and the Arab Spring. Between Outreach, Patronage and Repression»
