Lessons of Experience in International Democracy Support: Implications for Supporting Democratic Change in North Africa

Peter J. Burnell

No wp-2011-084, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The so-called 'Arab spring' in North Africa and the Middle East in early 2011 took many political commentators by surprise. It challenged international democracy support to learn from its own limitations while potentially offering exciting new opportunities. The global momentum of democratization, which had appeared to run out of steam, could be reinvigorated. The decline in fortunes that democracy support had sustained in recent years might be reversed.

Keywords: Democracy; Democratization; International security; Social movement; World politics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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