The People Want to Topple the Regime

Chad Spindel

SAGE Open, 2011, vol. 1, issue 3, 2158244011428648

Abstract: For most observers, the Arab Spring seemed to come out of nowhere. Although it would be difficult to label the Middle East as stable, the autocratic regimes of the area have, for the most part, customarily managed to preserve the delicate balance needed to govern the states of the region. Was the act of an individual enough to fundamentally shift this balance or was it the catalyst for a revolution destined to happen? Moreover, why were some governments in the region overthrown while others remained in power? This article explores possible answers to these questions.

Keywords: conflict; conflict resolution; criminology and criminal justice; human rights; international security; revolution; violence; terrorist studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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