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The Arab Spring: Looking Forward

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The wave of uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa in 2011 set a precedent for political and social change in the region. This special issue, jointly produced by Muftah.org and Democracy & Society, a publication of the Center for Democracy and Civil Society at Georgetown University, looks at some of the challenges facing these nascent democratic movements.

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Dreams Deferred; Co-opting the Mideast Revolts

A dream haunts the people of the Middle East. Since the decline of the Ottoman Empire, this dream has motivated movements seeking collective dignity, whether...
Yousef K. Baker
May 29th, 2012
 

A Turkish Model for the Arab Spring?

The uprisings of 2011 have transformed the Arab world. Long-standing regimes – such as those in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya – have fallen or been radically...
Aslı Ü. Bâli
May 29th, 2012
 

State-Society Relations after the Arab Spring: New Rulers, Same Rules

The Arab Spring has brought into question long-held assumptions about the nature of state-society relations in the Arab world. During the protests and...
Sarah Yerkes
May 29th, 2012
 

Stagnated Competition in Egypt’s People’s Assembly

On January 23, 2012, the lower house of Egypt’s Parliament, the People’s Assembly, came into session.  It was the first Parliament since the revolution...
David Jandura
May 29th, 2012
 

Civil Society and Democratization in Egypt: The Road Not Yet Traveled

In December 2011, the State Security apparatus cracked down on civil society institutions, mainly human rights organizations and international foundations,...
Nadine Sika
May 29th, 2012
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