| ID | 125075 |
| Title Proper | Arab spring - inching towards a dead end? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Nuruzzaman, Mohammed |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A high degree of pessimism continues to hold a strong grip over the enthusiasts of democracy in the Arab world. In the last more than two years, the popular uprisings for social and political change have stalled in Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen. In Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia, where the populace succeeded in toppling the authoritarian rulers, the situation did not change that much. Violence, conflicts, and killings of political opponents disturbingly characterize all the Arab countries affected by the popular uprisings. In Syria, the government and opposition forces are locked in a deadly conflict with neither side being able to make a decisive breakthrough. The Egyptian army overthrew the country's first democratically elected government, headed by the Muslim Brotherhood, on 3 July 2013. On the whole, the success rate of democratization is so far disappointing. That begs the question whether the Arab popular uprisings for democratic change, what the media has conveniently dubbed the 'Arab Spring', are failing or still enduring. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Change Peace and Security Vol.25, No.3; 2013: p.357-362 |
| Journal Source | Global Change Peace and Security Vol.25, No.3; 2013: p.357-362 |
| Key Words | Enthusiasts of Democracy ; Conflicts ; Ethnic Violence ; Political Change ; Bahrain ; Syria ; Yemen ; Egypt ; Libya ; Tunisia ; Democratization ; Democratic Change, ; Political Opponents ; Arab Spring ; Contemporary Islam ; Middle East ; Politics ; Society and Religion |