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Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Journal

What Is Democracy? Promises and Perils of the Arab Spring

April 17, 2013 | Valentine M. Moghadam
Middle East

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Valentine M. Moghadam

Former Nonresident Fellow

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Abstract

The Arab Spring is still unfolding, as is the direction of change, and outcomes may be different for violent and nonviolent uprisings. This article focuses on three early cases of the Arab Spring – Tunisia, Egypt, and Morocco – to discuss causes and likely outcomes, gender dynamics, prospects for genuine democratization, and the connection between feminist movements and democratization. A comparative and international perspective highlights similarities and differences across the Arab cases and between the Arab Spring and other ‘democracy waves’.

Published in Current Sociology.

https://doi.org/10.1177/0011392113479739
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