Post-Arab Spring: changes and challenges

Salamey, Imad

doi:10.1080/01436597.2015.976025

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“…Furthermore, officially reported unemployment prior to the Arab Spring was between 15-20% in many Middle Eastern countries, however, the non-working population was easily double this statistic (Salamey, 2015). Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation, after all, was out of defiance against this very system of economic corruption.…”

Section: Middle East and North African Leaders-including Egypt's Hosnmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Tunisia, President Ben Ali made sure the military was always on the periphery and played a minimal role in the political affairs of the state (Gordner 2012;Salamey, 2015). Due to this peripheral role, the military was unable to respond with foresight, anticipation or warning that could favorably entrench it within the new power vacuum formed by revolution.…”

Section: Comparative Analysis Of the Egyptian And Tunisian Revolutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The emergence of transnational armed groups (such as al-Qaeda and affiliated Islamist groups), increased rivalries within the region (Israel being the largest but also Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia) and miscellaneous international challenges (such as increased counter-terrorism activities after the September 11 th attacks and the placement of strategic weapons in the region) all contributed to instability within the Middle East and North Africa (Salamey, 2015). Meanwhile, much of the corrupt leadership from the security apparatuses were draining funds from the budget amid increasing requests to police and military forces by the ruling class to silence dissenters and opposition leaders (Ulfelder, 2005).…”

Section: Middle East and North African Leaders-including Egypt's Hosnmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The economy around the Arab world was chief among the drivers of change coming into the Arab Spring Revolutions due factors that included global economic deregulation, the privatization of the public sector and massive wealth inequality (Salamey, 2015). Global economic agendas from agencies such as the World Bank, IMF, WTO and the G8 world summit have pushed for deregulation, which has caused serious challenges for closed and/or centralized economies-the economy of choice within autocratic Arab states (Salamey, 2015).…”

Section: Drivers Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Global economic agendas from agencies such as the World Bank, IMF, WTO and the G8 world summit have pushed for deregulation, which has caused serious challenges for closed and/or centralized economies-the economy of choice within autocratic Arab states (Salamey, 2015).…”

Section: Drivers Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Social Media and Power Relations during the Arab Spring Revolutions with Comparative Focus on Egypt and Tunisia

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2017

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The rate and degree of success among the Arab Spring revolutions has varied. While the reasons for this variation is undeniably complicated, one behavior that continues to have a significant effect on the dynamics of these social movements is the use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. This paper explores the role that these communication tools played in the 2011 Egyptian revolution where the revolution succeeded in overthrowing the Mubarek regime. Compiled from local social media reports, the data has been analyzed and displays a direct correlation between the use of social media and the organization of mass protest. Furthermore, the dissemination of the local’s emotional responses via social media sites allowed for a stronger personal association from the global community. There is enough evidence to show that social media directly assisted with the organization of protests and demonstrations that helped force leaders to either step down or start reforms. Furthermore, social media spread news about these revolutions across the world, educating and humanizing the activists, which in turn helped secure international support for their cause.

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Section: Middle East and North African Leaders-including Egypt's Hosnmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Comparative Analysis Of the Egyptian And Tunisian Revolutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%