THE FORCES OF GLOBALIZATION AND THE ARAB SPRING IN MODERN LIBYA
Journal Title: Journal of Globalization Studies - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper examines the influence of globalization on Arab Uprising in Libya in the twenty-first century. It would be recalled that Tunisia blazed the trail in the Arab Spring before it diffused to other Arabian countries where it was observed. The manner, in which the unrest unfolded in Libya, was not radically different from the general Arab Spring which also occurred in places like Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco. The events of the uprising put Arab identification differently on the political map in human history. The Arab uprising demonstrates popular revolts against authoritarian governments, calling for more open, accountable, and representative systems. In this article particular reference is given to Libya due to its peculiarity and concerns which Libya received from the West; the personality of Muammar Gaddafi, his despotic rule and his anti-Western stand make the Spring in Libya more dramatic. Popular access to a shared source of news and information, located within a common cultural context, enabled the spirit of resistance to spread from one Arab country to another. The paper concludes that the Libyan Revolution has irrevocably transformed Libya. The forces of globalization, arguably, though, did not cause the conflict, but rather played active role in the crisis with both local and global factors intertwining with global economic interests in modern Libya.
Authors and Affiliations
Ajibade-Samuel Idowu, Abiodun Akeem Oladiti
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