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The Arab Spring

Will It Lead to Democratic Transitions?

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Asan-Palgrave Macmillan Series (APMS)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-11
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Clement Henry, Jang Ji-Hyang, Robert P. Parks
      Pages 12-22
  3. Domestic Political Transition and Regional Spillover

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 24-25
  4. Economic Correlates of Political Mobilization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 50-51
    2. Political Economies of Transition

      • Clement Henry
      Pages 53-75
  5. Social Networks and Civil Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 76-77
    2. Algeria and the Arab Uprisings

      • Robert P. Parks
      Pages 101-125
    3. The Plurality of Politics in Post-Revolutionary Iran

      • Arang Keshavarzian
      Pages 127-131
  6. Varieties of Political Islam

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 132-133
    2. The Evolution of Islamist Movements

      • Fawaz Gerges
      Pages 135-140
    3. Islamic Capital and Democratic Deepening

      • Jang Ji-Hyang
      Pages 141-158
  7. Protracted Violence in Syria and Libya

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 182-183
  8. Dilemmas of the United States

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 228-229
    2. US Middle East Policy and the “Arab Spring”

      • Michael C. Hudson
      Pages 231-239

About this book

This timely project on the Arab Spring was initiated to provide The Asan Institute's own assessment of the changes currently taking place in the region and their significant implications for South Korea.

Editors and Affiliations

  • American University, Cairo, Egypt

    Clement Henry

  • University of Texas, Austin, USA

    Clement Henry

  • Asan Institute for Policy Studies, Seoul, South Korea

    Jang Ji-Hyang

About the editors

Professor at University of Texas at Austin

Bibliographic Information

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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