Assad regime resilience during the syrian civil war an historical perspective social studies unit. F august 16 the future of authoritarianism brooker, the future of nondemocratic regimes, pp. Request pdf reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Assad regime resilience during the syrian civil war an. Bellin reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism. The robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Thus, authoritarianism has proven exceptionally robust in the middle east and. Lessons from the arab spring in comparative politics, 44, 2, january 2012, p. The arab spring has proven astonishing and exhilarating to middle east analysts and activists alike.
Reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east lessons from the arab spring eva bellin the arab spring has proven astonishing and exhilarating to middle east analysts and activists alike. Lessons from the arab spring, comparative politics 442. Jul, 2011 middle east centre public lecture democracy, authoritarianism and regime change in the arab world professor lisa anderson provost, american university in cairo london school of economics and political science wednesday july 2011 check against delivery. Lessons from the arab spring, comparative politics 44 2. Conclusion 1 introduction about the author 2 summary for the text and its main arguments the thesis and the main. Exceptionalism in comparative perspective, comparative politics, 36 2, pp. Starting in tunisia and spreading quickly to egypt, bahrain, yemen, libya, syria and beyond, a wave of political protest, unprecedented in scope and ambition, swept the region. Eva bellin, the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Reconsidering durability of authoritarian regime and possibilities of democratization in tunisia yaar, nebahat msc. Valeriia gladkaia, uco reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east.
Barany, unrest and state response in arab monarchies see note 5 above, 6. Anatomy of authoritarianism in the arab republics by. Name institution course instructor date the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east bellin wrote an article describing the causes that have prevented the middle studentshare our website is a unique platform where students can share their papers in a matter of giving an example of the work to be done. While sectarianism figures prominently in this debate. Authoritarianism and protest politics in the middle east. Reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in. Springborg 1990 politics in the middle east, 3rd edn. Programs in political science, city university of new york stable url. Repression, cooptation, and movement fragmentation in.
Meliha altunk july 2014, 146 pages this thesis analyzes the variables that have impacts on durability and stability of the. Fall of the autocrats in 2011 has questioned the mythical paradigm of persistent authoritarianism in the middle east. The robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east essay. Bellin, reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Primarily, one should overcome conceptual or definitional problems which blurred. Nyu classes eva bellin, reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Bellin, e 2012 reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Bellin, reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism. Lessons from the arab spring the events of the arab spring. Starting in tunisia and spreading quickly to egypt, bahrain, yemen, libya, syria and beyond, a wave of political protest, unprecedented in scope and ambition. Eva bellin, reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east, comparative politics 44 2012. Ellen lustokar, lisa anderson, steve heydemann and mark tessler, comparative politics of the middle east and academic freedom, apsacp newsletter.
Debating the dynamics and durability of nondemocratic. Authoritarian stability through perpetual democratisation iai. Lessons from the arab spring, comparative politics 44. Anatomy of authoritarianism in the arab republics by joseph. Evidence from the youth movement in egypt show all authors. Bellin, eva, reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. Lessons from the arab spring, comparative politics january.
Thus, the solution to the puzzle of middle eastern and north african exceptional ism lies less in absent prerequisites of democratization and more in present condi tions that foster robust authoritarianism, specifically a robust coercive apparatus in these states. The ethics of research in the middle east, pomeps studies 8, 2 july 2014. A few years earlier, in 2004, eva bellin had written an article entitled. Bellin reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in. Lessons from the arab spring the events of the arab spring have suggested the necessity of rethinking the logic. Exceptionalism in comparative perspective, comparative politics, vol. Pdf reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the. Democracy and authoritarianism in the middle east 22 dec 2009 introduction over the past few decades and especially at the turn of the century, there has been a flurry of reforms proposed and passed by governments in the middle east, seeking to of modernization, as well as promising progress towards a more democratic, politicallyopen society. Readings comparative politics and international relations. Starting in tunisia and spreading quickly to egypt, bahrain. Nyu dc polua 9540001 dc1 politics of the near and middle east. Democracy, authoritarianism and regime change in the arab world. The robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east scholars at. Her 2012 paper reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east is a thoughtful reprise of.
Attend every class meeting and participate in discussion. Middle east centre public lecture democracy, authoritarianism and regime change in the arab world professor lisa anderson provost, american university in cairo london school of economics and political science wednesday july 2011 check against delivery for decadescertainly since the fall of the berlin wall, and for some among the older of. Democratic transitions in the arab world edited by ibrahim. Democracy, authoritarianism and regime change in the arab. There are different taxonomies of cultures, each proposed by a different thinker, and not neccessarily these classifications should contradict each other. A theory of distorted change in arab society oxford university press, 1992. Comparative politics and international relations of the middle east.
The robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east, bellin, 2004. Explanations of the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east and north africa have focused on absent prerequisites of democratization in. Our teams are looking into this as we speak and we hope to be able to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Lessons from the arab spring, comparative politics. The authors eschew cultural explanations, highlighting instead the importance of robust coercive apparatuses in the region and the context of incumbentopposition. The roots of authoritarianism in the middle east springerlink. Politics of knowledge in middle east political science. Middle east and north africa is not why democracy has failed to consolidate in this region failure would be expected but rather why the vast majority of middle. I believe they are all explaining the same phenomenon from a different angle or just measuri. Lessons from the arab spring, comparative politics, vol. This is the most sophisticated and powerful interrogation of the function of civil society in the arab world available today. Through an effective historical analysis of the interplay of socioeconomic development, ideology and institutional structures, pratt explores how the space for political action across the arab world has been defined.
Lessons from the arab spring the events of the arab. Repression, cooptation, and movement fragmentation in authoritarian regimes. Explanations of the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east and north africa have focused on absent prerequisites of democratization in the region, including weak civil society, state. Authoritarianism in the middle east addresses this question, focusing on the role of political institutions and the strategic choices made by both rulers and opposition challengers. Reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east lessons learned from the arab spring by eva bellin 2012 outline. Reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle. Massachusetts institute of technology political science. First, the article briefly surveys how the arab uprisings have influenced debates on arab authoritarianism and identity politics in the middle east regarding a new and darker form of authoritarianism drawing on exclusionary and xenophobic forms of identity politics. Reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the. Robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east, in comparative politics 36. Lessons from the arab spring, in comparative politics. Reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east.
Bellin, the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east. However eva bellins paper the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east argues that none of those factors seem to adequately explain the situation in the middle east, especially in light of the relative success of democracy in places like subsaharan africa. Why does authoritarianism tend to persist in the middle east. Citeulike uses cookies, some recpnsidering which may already have been set. Feb 09, 2018 there are different taxonomies of cultures, each proposed by a different thinker, and not neccessarily these classifications should contradict each other. Reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east lessons from the arab spring eva bellin valeriia gladkaia, uco 454490. Lessons from the arab spring, comparative politics january 2012. Lessons of the arab spring, comparative politics, 44 2 2012. Comparative politics and international relations of the. Her 2012 paper reconsidering the robustness of authoritarianism in the middle east is a thoughtful reprise of her earlier views. Schooling, economic opportunities, and the arab spring, journal of economic perspectives.