The Arab Spring: Ten Years On

The Arab Spring protests of 2010/11 brought political empowerment, social reform, and economic improvement to the Arab world, but they also deepened fractures along ethnic, religious, and tribal fault lines. Tunisia is a notable exception, where both factions in political society have resolved to settle their differences through dialogue and set the tone for democratic politics. However, little has changed in Yemen, Libya, and Syria, where long-drawn and bloody civil wars are raging.

Format: Hardback
Length: 380 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2022
Publisher: Gerlach Press

The Arab Spring, a series of pro-democracy protests that swept across the Arab world in 2010/11, resulted in the overthrow of long-standing authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and Libya. These protests, fueled by social media and mobilization, aimed to bring about political empowerment, social reform, and economic improvement. However, the political vacuum created by the elimination of regional dictatorships deepened fractures in many of these societies along ethnic, religious, and tribal fault lines. Islamists and secularists jockeyed for power, and Egypt's brief alliance with democracy was halted by a neo-militarist, counter-revolutionary takeover. Tunisia is a notable exception, where both factions in political society have resolved to settle their differences through dialogue and set the tone for democratic politics. However, Yemen, Libya, and Syria remain mired in long-drawn and bloody civil wars, with little change in the monarchies of the Gulf.

Weight: 452g
Dimension: 164 x 246 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783959941587