It is taken for granted that the social networks, Internet and mobile phones have played a big part in the Arab Spring. How far do these media have a determining role?
The paper underlines good practices and deficiencies of the transition period in Poland and provides a comparative framework to evaluate recent experiences in Southern Mediterranean countries.
Very often presented as a model, the Spanish transition to democracy offers some lessons and errors to be taken into account by Southern Mediterranean countries.
Si l'agitation sociale se déroule dans des pays aux structures très différentes, l'histoire et le contexte de ces mouvements ont un point commun: des jeunes surqualifiés en situation de précarité.
Looking more in-depth at the effects and impact of the Arab Spring on Lebanon, it appears clear that the country had been affected by the ongoing social and political changes taking place within the region.
El document alerta que sense justícia social i millores econòmiques les transicions democràtiques de la Primavera Àrab es poden acabar frustrant. Després de la seva presentació a El Caire la setmana passada, l’informe es presenta a l’IEMed....
Mohamed Chérif Ferjani comenta en una conferència a l'IEMed la naturalesa de les revoltes de l'any 2011 a la regió, amb especial atenció als casos de Tunísia, Marroc i Egipte.
The paper reviews the main structural, institutional, technological, and ideational explanations for the Arab Spring protests. What has been the explanatory value of each of these factors? How are they connected?
Si l’année 2011, par l’ampleur des bouleversements politiques qui l’auront marquée, aura constitué une nette rupture qualitative dans son histoire contemporaine, elle inaugure surtout une nouvelle et complexe étape historique.
Tension in the Middle East region has reached unprecedented levels with crisis breaking out all over the place as a result of the so-called “Arab Spring”. Caught up in the middle of this whole regional mess is – as usual – Lebanon.
Il existe aujourd’hui 41 partis politiques en Égypte, dont 36 créés après la Révolution. À la veille des élections, plusieurs coalitions électorales ont été formées regroupant les partis de tendance ou d’intérêts communs.
The date of the 28th November marks the start of the first “relatively” free and fair elections, held just after the Egyptian Revolution. Challenges facing the next parliament are enormous but the opportunities are still here.