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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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ALT, State and Prospects
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Contours of the Human Renaissance Scenario
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About this book
In Arab Revolution in the 21st Century?, Nader Fergany presents a compassionate analysis of the Arab popular uprisings in the 21st century, with particular reference to the cases of Egypt and Tunisia. Under authoritarian rule, relentless injustice creates the objective conditions for expressions of popular protest which may culminate in popular uprisings, as witnessed in many Arab countries at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. Unsurprisingly, the slogans of the Arab Liberation Tide (ALT) popular revolts centered around freedom, implying sound democratic governance, social justice, and human dignity for all. In reality, the short-lived governance arrangements which followed the January 2011 popular revolt in Egypt, for example, were little more than extensions of the authoritarian governance system the revolt set out to overthrow. There were differences, of course, between the three short-lived regimes that took power since then, but in form, rather than substance. This book uses a structuralist political economy framework rather than a detailed historical account as it considers how the ALT may prove to be an historic opportunity for human renaissance in the Arab World – or alternatively a disaster of epic proportions.
About the author
Nader Fergany is Director of the Almishkat Center for Research in Cairo, Egypt, and Founding Lead Author of the Arab Human Development Report, 2002-2005, UNDP and AFESD. He obtained his BS from Cairo University, Egypt, and his PhD from the University of North Carolina, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Arab Revolution in the 21st Century?
Book Subtitle: Lessons from Egypt and Tunisia
Authors: Nader Fergany
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-59094-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57491-6Published: 28 January 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-99535-6Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59094-7Published: 08 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 215
Topics: International Relations, Middle Eastern Politics, International Political Economy, Conflict Studies, Political Science, Political Theory