The Arab Awakening

The Arab Awakening

Author: Kenneth M. Pollack

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0815722265

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"Analyzes key aspects of the 2011 Mideast turmoil, such as Arab public opinion; socioeconomic and demographic conditions; the role of social media; influence of Islamists; the impact of political changes on the Arab-Israeli peace process; and ramifications for the United States and the rest of the world. Also provides country-by-country analysis of Middle East political evolution"--Provided by publisher.


The Second Arab Awakening

The Second Arab Awakening

Author: Marwan Muasher

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2014-01-28

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 0300186398

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A knowledgeable insider provides the first clear view of what has happened in the Arab world and why


From Political to Economic Awakening in the Arab World

From Political to Economic Awakening in the Arab World

Author: Jean-Pierre Chauffour

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2012-12-05

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0821396706

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The popular grievances that have fueled the Arab Spring since 2010 demonstrate that past development paradigms have failed to achieve the inclusive and sustainable growth expected by Arab populations. Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have failed to develop a strong private sector that is linked with global markets, survives without state assistance, and generates productive employment for young people. One key symptom of this maldevelopment is that, with the exception of the petroleum sector, MENA remains the least trade-integrated region in the world. The Deauville Partnership, launched by the Group of Eight (G8) in Deauville, France, in May 2011, is thus strategic and timely. At the request of the G8, this report provides an analytical framework for increasing trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) for Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia (the Partnership countries ). Increased trade and FDI is a key means by which Partnership countries can achieve a path of sustainable growth that reduces youth unemployment. Moreover, trade and investment can also show short-term results. The G8 countries, Turkey, the Gulf states, and other Deauville partners can help the new Arab democracies achieve their objectives in two main ways: by effectively expanding market opportunities and by supporting domestic regulatory reforms. To start implementing a long-term vision of increased trade and investment integration, based on an integrated economic space in the Mediterranean basin, the Deauville Partnership could focus on five priority areas. These are helping Partnership countries adapt to a fast-changing trade, FDI, and jobs landscape; improving market access opportunities and market regulations; fostering competitiveness, diversification, and employment; facilitating trade and mobilizing trade finance and diaspora resources; and promoting inclusiveness, equity, and sustainability of the structural transformation brought about by the process of integration. The success of the Arab political awakening will greatly depend on the emergence of such an economic awakening that can generate quality employment for the millions of young Arab men and women who seek jobs and a decent life.


Young Generation Awakening

Young Generation Awakening

Author: Edward Sayre

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0190224614

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The Arab Spring uprisings of 2011-2012 across the Middle East have been associated with the underlying grievances of young people. This volume examines the prevailing socioeconomic conditions of youth the eve of the uprisings and assess their role in fomenting the youth-led protests.


The Reawakening of the Arab World

The Reawakening of the Arab World

Author: Samir Amin

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2016-04

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1583675973

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Previously published by Pambazuka Press in 2012 under the title of 'The People's Spring: the Future of the Arab Revolution.' This edition contains a new chapter analyzing U.S. geo-strategy.


Islam and the Arab Awakening

Islam and the Arab Awakening

Author: Tariq Ramadan

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0199933731

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Explores the "Arab Spring" uprisings of 2010 through today--their origin, significance and possible futures.


The Awakening of Muslim Democracy

The Awakening of Muslim Democracy

Author: Jocelyne Cesari

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-04-14

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 1107513294

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Why and how did Islam become such a political force in so many Muslim-majority countries? In this book, Jocelyne Cesari investigates the relationship between modernization, politics, and Islam in Muslim-majority countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Turkey - countries that were founded by secular rulers and have since undergone secularized politics. Cesari argues that nation-building processes in these states have not created liberal democracies in the Western mold, but have instead spurred the politicization of Islam by turning it into a modern national ideology. Looking closely at examples of Islamic dominance in political modernization, this study provides a unique overview of the historical and political developments from the end of World War II to the Arab Spring that have made Islam the dominant force in the construction of the modern states, and discusses Islam's impact on emerging democracies in the contemporary Middle East.


A Political Economy of Arab Education

A Political Economy of Arab Education

Author: Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-09-07

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1317589297

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The failure of reform policies in areas of critical importance to Arab populations such as health and education played a central role in igniting the Arab Awakening, yet this policy perspective has been largely absent from recent studies of the region. Arab regimes most reliant on repression to guarantee their survival were also those most vulnerable to mass politics. Where threats to regime survival have been limited, so have more meaningful reforms been possible, finding an alternative to political change through focusing on "soft policy" areas such as education. A Political Economy of Arab Education offers a comprehensive analysis of K-12 education systems in Arab countries, deepening understanding of their administrative structures and outcomes, and exploring how political considerations have impacted the ability of Arab regimes to engage in meaningful reform. Taking a unique comparative political economy perspective, it examines the reasons behind policy stagnation in Arab countries, addressing the effects of size, history and political stability on the design and implementation of policies and administrative structures. Its informed analysis and comparison of education systems provides new insight into Arab regimes and highlights factors pulling them towards either stagnation or reform. Examining the sustainability of reforms and establishing the benefits of engaging in meaningful change, this book sheds light on why some regimes survived the Arab Spring while others crumbled and formulates convincing predictions on the potential for future regime change in the region. This book will be of key interest to students and scholars of Middle Eastern Studies, International and Comparative Education and Development Studies.


The New Arab Wars

The New Arab Wars

Author: Marc Lynch

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 2016-04-26

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1610396103

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Less than twenty-four months after the hope-filled Arab uprising, the popular movement had morphed into a dystopia of resurgent dictators, failed states, and civil wars. Egypt's epochal transition to democracy ended in a violent military coup. Yemen and Libya collapsed into civil war, while Bahrain erupted in smothering sectarian repression. Syria proved the greatest victim of all, ripped apart by internationally fueled insurgencies and an externally supported, bloody-minded regime. Amidst the chaos, a virulently militant group declared an Islamic State, seizing vast territories and inspiring terrorism across the globe. What happened? The New Arab Wars is a profound illumination of the causes of this nightmare. It details the costs of the poor choices made by regional actors, delivers a scathing analysis of Western misreadings of the conflict, and condemns international interference that has stoked the violence. Informed by commentators and analysts from the Arab world, Marc Lynch's narrative of a vital region's collapse is both wildly dramatic and likely to prove definitive. Most important, he shows that the region's upheavals have only just begun -- and that the hopes of Arab regimes and Western policy makers to retreat to old habits of authoritarian stability are doomed to fail.


The Arab Revolution

The Arab Revolution

Author: Jean-Pierre Filiu

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011-11-23

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0199898294

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"First published in the United Kingdom in 2011 by C. Hurst & Co."--T.p. verso.