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Arab Uprisings and Mass Politics: Possibilities, Constraints, and Uncertainty

Arab Uprisings and Mass Politics: Possibilities, Constraints, and Uncertainty
Arab Uprisings and Mass Politics: Possibilities, Constraints, and Uncertainty

The uprisings that have swept across the Middle East and North Africa region have unleashed new or reenergized existing movements expressing deep dissatisfaction with the status quo. Popular demands for change have ranged from the clearly political to the strictly economic. Economic crises, unreformed security sectors, and corruption continue periodically to draw people into the streets to reassert the power that forced initial regime changes two years ago. Brand examines developments in Egypt and Jordan to explore both the forms of greater mass participation and their implications for regional foreign policy.  

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Laurie Brand

Robert Grandford Wright Professor and Professor of International Relations, Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California
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Middle East Program

The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.  Read more