Suchergebnisse

1. Revolution, revolt, and reform in North Africa / Ricardo Rene Laremont -- 2. Demographics, economics, and technology : background to the North African revolutions / Ricardo Rene Laremont -- 3. The Tunisian revolution : the revolution of dignity / Amira Aleya-Sghaier -- 4. The Egyptian revolution : the power of mass mobilization and the spirit of Tahrir Square / Emad El-Din Shahin -- 5. The February 17 intifada in Libya : disposing of the regime and issues of state-building / Youssef M. Sawani -- 6. Morocco : a reformist monarchy? / Mohammed Darif -- 7. Algeria : untenable exceptionalism during the spring of upheavals / Azzedine Layachi -- 8. Moving past revolution and revolt : transitions to democracy in North Africa / Ricardo Rene Laremont.

Providing an account of the recent revolutions or reform movements that constituted part of the Arab Spring, this book focuses on these transformative processes in a North African context. Whilst the longer term outcomes of the Arab Spring revolts are not entirely clear, the revolutionary or reform processes in North Africa are further along than the events taking place in Levant or the Arabian Peninsula, elections having now been held in the post-revolutionary/ post-revolt states. Understanding and examining North African events has become critical as the countries in q.