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Incorporates the lessons learned from the 2011 Arab revolutions into democratic transition theory
Radically reclaims and reformulates democratic transition theory, taking the Middle East and not the West as its focal point
Argues that recent Arab transitions are central to our understanding of the dynamics of democratisation, even in advanced democracies
Features contributions from prominent authors and intellectuals such as Azmi Bishara, Hamid Dabashi and Asef Bayat
After the Arab Revolutions brings together experienced scholars from the region and beyond to cast new light on the challenges facing democratic transitions and democratic stability. Rather than taking refuge in 'context' and 'regional specificity' to excuse failures to unpack Arab politics, the book argues that sound political science should and could prove relevant across regions and cultures.
This radical critique reclaims and recasts the 'Transition Paradigm', countering the habit of using advanced and successful democratic transitions as a template to be followed in other regions. It argues that the Arab (and broader Middle Eastern) experience has important lessons to offer, even in its failures. For example, it could help to explain the West's recent populist upsurge and other democratic reversals.
Find out more
Watch Abdelwahab El-Affendi discuss the book on "Standing the Democratic Transition Paradigm on its Head: New Reflections after the Arab Revolutions" via the Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge [Youtube]
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Contents
Preface
Introduction: Rethinking Transition Theory after the 'Arab Moment'
Democratic Transition Studies: Lessons from another Region
The Moderation of Insecurity: Standing the Eurocentric Democratic Transition Paradigm on its Head
After the Arab Spring
Revolutions and the Colonial Question
Authoritarian Regime Types as an Alternative to the Transition Paradigm: A Critical Assessment
Visible and Invisible Political Actors and their Strategies during the Arab Spring Transitions
Elite Women and Democratisation in Morocco: 1998-2016
Rethinking Religion and Democratic Transition: Lessons from the Arab World
Democratic Transition in Rivalry Contexts
The 'Arab Spring' and the Challenges of Security Sector Reform
Concluding Remarks: On Viruses, Phantom Actors and Other Colonial Ghosts
