Unfortunately, tunisia is now considered as an outlier of success from the arab spring. It set the motion in the socalled arab spring and successfully demonstrated that social and political transformation is possible without resorting to. It is the birth pangs of a new order ugly in its development. View tunisian revolution arab spring research papers on academia.
Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the strongest military state in north africa region. Nahid afrose kabir 1 he arab spring was a civil uprising mainly of arab youths in tunisia and egypt which commenced in december 2010 and january 2011 respectively. The common slogan of the protesters throughout arab spring was the people want to bring down the regime aissa, 2012. The only country to emerge from the arab spring with anything close to a democracy, tunisia has become a beacon of hope for the arab world. In egypt, libya, tunisia, and the republic of yemen, the. Tunisia and the arab spring powerpoint, available in the carolina k12 database of k12 resources. The arab spring refers to a period of protests beginning on december 18, 2010 in tunisia, which quickly spread to numerous other arab nations and resulted in regime change in tunisia, libya, egypt, and yemen, and repression andor violence in syria, bahrain, sudan, and elsewhere. Tunisia has been a model of successful democratic transition in the arab world since its revolution in 2011, despite socioeconomic difficulties, with other arab spring. Tunisian revolutionarab spring research papers academia. In december 2010, protests began against the autocratic government in the northern african country of tunisia. What does the arab spring imply for democratization theory.
In the post arab spring, liberalized environment, entrepreneurs were no longer afraid of entering parliament. Democratization theory and the arab spring journal of. Egypt, libya, syria, and yemen quickly emulated tunisia s example, giving hope to the citizens of those countries that major political and economic transformations were underway. It set the motion in the socalled arab spring and successfully demonstrated that social and political transformation. Egyptian military is not only in charge of the defence of the country but also. Case studies of tunisia and egypt abdulsattar, tammam omer msc. As protest and revolution shake the arab world, this series of films document the arab awakening, offering fresh insights into what happened and why. The arab spring of discontent einternational relations. Spring was a movement of violent and violence less protests and civil wars started from tunis on december 18, 2010 and extended all over the arab world.
Change and purification are two key words you often hear nowadays among egyptian and tunisian journalists. Pdf this chapter studies the different concepts, notions and visions of the civil state in the postarab spring countries of tunisia, egypt and libya find, read. For he who is not embraced by a passion for life will dissipate into thin air, at. Country by country following the fall of leaders in tunisia, egypt, libya and yemen, unrest has. Arab spring research guide and notes sheet introduction. Jessie deeter reports, as part of a collaboration with the pulitzer center on. Thi s researc h articl e attempts to scrutinize the nature and cause s of the ara b uprising s which too k people by surpris e globall y throughou t 2011 and int o 2012. The endgame is a series of films exploring the fall of the gaddafi regime from the perspective of those who helped to bring it down al jazeera tv the long road to tripoli. Tunisia triggered a wave of protests that has been sweeping all over the north africa and the middle east since the early 2011. Arab spring in tmisia and egypt 53 in this paper i focus on the arab spring outbreaks in tunisia and egypt and document how disenfranchised youth took advantage of emerging wired technological formats in their respective countries to create mediated communities, networks and identities that decolonized. The economics of the arab spring and its aftermath world bank. Wednesday, january 11, 2012 abstract tunisia triggered a wave of protests that has been sweeping all over the north africa and the middle east since the early 2011. European commission press release details page brussels, 16 december 2011 since the first demonstrations in tunisia in december 2010, a wave of popular discontent has shaken the arab world, with people calling for dignity, democracy, and social justice.
Notwithstanding all the abovementioned academic work, recent research has yet to develop a systematic comparison of the wider arab spring region to investigate the general, structural. While the activities of his family business were mainly located in libya, he returned to tunisia in 2011 to create a new political party, the free patriotic union upl. Newspapers have made the greatest inroads here so far, with most offering at least some form of digital content, while still maintaining print versions for. The tunisian revolution as a catalyst to the arab spring. In egypt, protests and strikes began on january 25, 2011 national police day and lasted for 18. The arab spring and the saudiled counterrevolution. Hundreds of thousands of tunisians took to the streets calling for an end to authoritarian rule.
The arab spring was a series of prodemocracy uprisings that enveloped several largely muslim countries, including tunisia, morocco, syria, libya, egypt and. Saudis scramble in bid to contain regional unrest, p. Click download or read online button to get tunisia and the arab spring book now. When the arab spring overthrew zine alabidine ben alis 23year dictatorship in january 2011, tunisia had elements of a healthy political culture that other arab countries lacked. Later, similar rebellions followed in libya, bahrain, syria and yemen. It eventually led to a thorough democratisation of the country and to free and democratic elections.
These optimists see fallout from the arab spring and claim that all liberal democratic revolutions have been bloody and violent. The arab spring in tunisia forced ben ali from power, but the regime that was overthrown was actually. Alternatives turkish journal of international relations to cite this special issue. The arab spring started in tunisia in late 2010, when a selfimmolation of a street vendor in a provincial town of sidi bouzid sparked mass antigovernment protests. It describes the chain of events that took place and their geographical spread all over the country. The reasons and economic and political consequences of arab spring 43 egypt, where arab spring lasted longer, is one of the largest countries in africa with its advantages such as its location, tourism revenues and logistics moaddel, 2012. Why tunisia is the one lasting success of the arab spring. Arab spring used their powers vehemently to crush the demonstrators and consequently the peaceful protesters also became violent. Arab american news outlets find they must compete with this abundance of online content in order to evolve alongside readers who are increasingly turning to the internet for information. Arab spring, egypt, revolution, social media, tunisia. By early 2011 they had spread into what became known as the arab spring a wave of protests, uprisings, and unrest that spread.
Tunisians rose up after a fruit seller set fire to himself credit. The tunisian publics cry for democracy after decades of dictator rule spread to its middle eastern and north african neighbors. The russian government, like its counterparts in the west, the middle east, and elsewhere, was caught off guard by the outburst of arab uprisings beginning in january 2011 that swept away longruling authoritarian regimes in tunisia, egypt, libya, and it appears yemen, and have threatened to topple those in bahrain and syria. The role of social media in the arab uprisings pew. And their night will then begin to fade, and their chains break and fall. A year ago, a tunisian fruitseller set himself on fire after being humiliated by a police officer. We al jazeera tv follow a group of libyan exiles as they sacrifice everything to return home for the final assault on tripoli. A case study of revolution in north africa and the. The arab spring in egypt religious literacy project. Causes, consequences, and implications if, one day, a people desire to live, then fate will answer their call. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in tunisia noueihed, 2011.
Beginning in december 2010, antigovernment protests rocked tunisia. But elections arent everything, and not everyone has. Postrevolution tunisia attempts painful transition to democracy the pbs newshour feb. Tunisia was the country that gave hope to the arab spring optimists. To sum up, the stress of the arab spring has reignited the need for unity, this time under the auspices not of the fractious and divided arab kamrava 17macfarquhar. In tunisia, an elected assembly has produced the most liberal political groundrules in the arab. This report highlights the episodes, which led to the commonly called arab spring that originated in tunisia. The arab spring was caused by a multitude of factors economic, political, social, cultural and religious, but its origins also lay in belief. Arab spring, tunisia, economic impact, synthetic control methodology. Dissatisfaction with government services in arab spring. In this article, we first reexamine the relationship between democracy and the twin tolerations in the worlds muslimmajority countries that are democraciesindonesia, turkey, senegal and tunisia, as well as in muslimminority india. In egypt, protests and strikes began on january 25, 2011 national police day and lasted for 18 days, bringing. Tunisia celebrates fifth anniversary of the arab spring time.
The event set off uprisings across north africa and the middle east known as the arab spring. Causes of the arab spring causes of the arab spring may be described as following. The tunisian revolution, also called the jasmine revolution, was an intensive 28day campaign of civil resistance. It is widely accepted that the events of the arab spring began in december 19, 2010 when a tunisian named. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the. The series of revolutions that marked the arab world toppled dictators and transformed the map of the region, inspiring hope for permanent change in the middle east. They also wanted more democracy, and end to corruption, and economic opportunity. Despite the unexpected magnitude of these uprisings, the eu has been quick to recognise the challenges. Zulkuf aydin sep 2015, 108 pages arab spring is a political concept that spread widely in the media and academic art publications. Arab media during the arab spring in egypt and tunisia. Tunisia and the arab spring download ebook pdf, epub. Tunisia and egypt, others are teetering on the edge. European commission press releases press release the.
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