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Analyzing the obvious: is it the culture of civil unrest or the culture of uncivil rest that needs to be revisited in the Arab World? / Dajani, Munther

Dajani, Munther	Journal Article
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2012.

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Unemployment ; Corruption ; Arab World ; Political Reform ; Barack Obama ; Arab Youth ;
Muslim Leader ; Civil Unrest ; Uncivil Rest ; Iran - Democracy - 1941-1953

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ID: 187018

Fault lines for unrest in the Pacific: Youth, livelihoods and land rights in driving and mitigating conflict / Craney, Aidan

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Instances of civil unrest and disorder have pockmarked the mainly peaceful functioning of multiple Pacific states in recent decades. This paper examines factors which can be seen as fault lines for predicting and mitigating such unrest, with a particular focus on Fiji and Solomon Islands. Drawing on data collected through interviews with youth advocates and activists, it becomes clear that the common justification of ‘ethnic tensions’ for past unrest and fears of future unrest being necessitated by a ‘youth bulge’ oversimplifies the complexity of factors that lead to disorder. Issues of land rights, uncertain livelihood futures and public perceptions of inequality provide more salient framings for understanding why citizens engage in unrest. Indeed, it is perceptions of injustice and inequality which may well prove to be the greater indicator of the likelihood of any future destabilisation.

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Conflict ; Youth ; Pacific ; Livelihoods ; Land Rights ; Civil Unrest

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ID: 134151

Freedom of foreign movement, economic opportunities abroad, and protest in non-democratic regimes / Barry, Colin M; Clay, K Chad; Flynn, Michael E; Robinson, Gregory

Barry, Colin M	Journal Article
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2014.

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Allowing or restricting foreign movement is a crucial policy choice for leaders. We argue that freedom of foreign movement reduces the level of civil unrest under non-democratic regimes, but only in some circumstances. Our argument relies on the trade-offs inherent in exit and voice as distinct strategies for dealing with a corrupt and oppressive state. By permitting exit and thereby lowering its relative costs, authoritarians can make protest and other modes of expressing dissatisfaction less attractive for potential troublemakers. Liberalizing foreign movement can thus function as a safety valve for releasing domestic pressure. But the degree to which allowing emigration is an effective regime strategy is shaped by the economic opportunities offered by countries receiving immigrants. We find that freedom of foreign movement and the existence of economic opportunities abroad reduce civil unrest in non-democratic states. However, at high levels of unemployment in the developed world, greater freedom of foreign movement actually increases protest.

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Immigration ; Integration ; Protest ; Economic Opportunities ; Autocracies ; Civil Unrest ;
Political Circumstances ; Freedom of Foreign Movement ; Non-Democratic Regimes ; Iran - Democracy - 1941-1953

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ID: 106135

New security concerns: civil unrest in India / Karim, Afsir

Karim, Afsir	Journal Article
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2011.

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Security ; Civil Society ; India ; Maoist Insurgency ; Maoist ; Anna Hazare ;
Civil Unrest

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