The Arab Spring from a Different Dimension: Predispositions and Preconditions in Tunisia and Egypt
Journal Title: Journal of Middle East Perspectives - Year 2022, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
This article analyses how the Arab Spring broke out in Egypt and Tunisia from a democratization theory perspective. It will look closely at the link between social movements and democratization through exploring the three-step democratization theory of Samuel Huntington. Besides, this piece examines the predispositions and preconditions which pave the way for the overthrow of authoritarian regimes through social uprisings. Predispositions are characteristics of authoritarian regimes including average democracy level and the level of civil liberties and political rights. Preconditions are typology of authoritarian regimes and labour movements in Tunisia and Egypt. Although democratization is a very long process, different factors and elements prepared a ground for the beginning of the change in the Arab region. According to this, in support of my argument, the initial phase of social uprisings which made people unite against authoritarian regimes despite repression will be explored.
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Efser Rana Coşkun
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