Digital Political Cultures In The Middle East Since The Arab Uprisings

Author : Dounia Mahlouly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Arab Spring, 2010-
ISBN : 0755645200

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Digital Political Cultures in the Middle East Since the Arab Uprisings by Dounia Mahlouly Pdf

This book offers a ten-year perspective on ongoing and evolving practices of digital activism across the Middle East and North Africa, drawing on interviews and ethnographic evidence collected between 2012 and 2022. It examines the shifting narrative around digital activism in the region, from the wake of the 2011 uprisings to the 2019 series of protests coined 'the second wave of the Arab Spring'. It considers how media activists navigate the transition from the emergent to the mainstream in a climate of contentious politics, following the civil mobilisations of the pro-revolutionary youths in Tunisia, Egypt, and Lebanon. It outlines the particularities of these three different political contexts and media environments, featuring case studies of the Tunisian blogosphere, online campaigning in the Egyptian elections and interviews with social media activists. In light of this empirical evidence, the book offers a critique of the increasing prevalence of a security perspective through which online activism has been viewed and its deleterious effect on digital political engagement in the region.

Author : Eid Mohamed,Aziz Douai
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780755640522

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New Media Discourses, Culture and Politics after the Arab Spring by Eid Mohamed,Aziz Douai Pdf

This book investigates the interplay between media, politics, religion, and culture in shaping Arabs' quest for more stable and democratic governance models in the aftermath of the “Arab Spring” uprisings. It focuses on online mediated public debates, specifically user comments on online Arab news sites, and their potential to re-engage citizens in politics. Contributors systematically explore and critique these online communities and spaces in the context of the Arab uprisings, with case studies, largely centered on Egypt, covering micro-bloggers, Islamic discourse online, Libyan nationalism on Facebook, and a computational assessment of online engagement, among other topics.

Author : Fawaz A. Gerges
Publisher : Springer
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137530868

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Contentious Politics in the Middle East by Fawaz A. Gerges Pdf

While the Arab people took center stage in the Arab Spring protests, academic studies have focused more on structural factors to understand the limitations of these popular uprisings. This book analyzes the role and complexities of popular agency in the Arab Spring through the framework of contentious politics and social movement theory.

Author : Philip N. Howard,Muzammil M. Hussain
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199323654

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Democracy's Fourth Wave? by Philip N. Howard,Muzammil M. Hussain Pdf

Did digital media really "cause" the Arab Spring, or is it an important factor of the story behind what might become democracy's fourth wave? An unlikely network of citizens used digital media to start a cascade of social protest that ultimately toppled four of the world's most entrenched dictators. Howard and Hussain find that the complex causal recipe includes several economic, political and cultural factors, but that digital media is consistently one of the most important sufficient and necessary conditions for explaining both the fragility of regimes and the success of social movements. This book looks at not only the unexpected evolution of events during the Arab Spring, but the deeper history of creative digital activism throughout the region.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780190859329

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Author : Elie Kedourie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135234850

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Democracy and Arab Political Culture by Elie Kedourie Pdf

Except for Israel, the Middle East remains largely untouched by the democratic revolution that swept across Eastern Europe and the former USSR. This book aims to explain and analyze the reasons why despotism or religious fundamentalism continue to control the Middle Eastern countries.

Author : Eberhard Kienle,Nadine Sika
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857726957

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The Arab Uprisings by Eberhard Kienle,Nadine Sika Pdf

The uprisings which spread across the Middle East and North Africa in late 2010 and 2011 irrevocably altered the way in which the region is now perceived. But in spite of the numerous similarities in these protests, from Tunisia and Egypt to Yemen and Bahrain, their broader political effects display important differences. This book analyses these popular uprisings, as well as other forms of protest, and the impact they had on each state. Why were Mubarak and Bin Ali ousted relatively peacefully in Egypt and Tunisia, while Qadafi in Libya and Saleh in Yemen fought violent battles against their opponents? Why do political transformations differ in countries that were able to shed their autocratic presidents? And why have other regimes, including Morocco and Saudi Arabia, experienced only limited protests or managed to repress and circumvent them? Looking at the aftermath and transitional processes across the region, this book is a vital retrospective examination of the uprisings and how they can be understood in the light of state formation and governmental dynamics.

Author : Mohammad-Munir Adi
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783643904683

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The Usage of Social Media in the Arab Spring by Mohammad-Munir Adi Pdf

The unrests, riots, revolutions, and civil wars throughout the Arab Spring have undoubtedly initiated a series of chain reactions on Arab and African soil. The research in this book analyzes the use of the Internet and social media platforms in Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria, in order to clarify the relevance to the Arab Spring uprisings. (Series: Internet Economics / Internetokonomie - Vol. 8)

Author : Shabnam J. Holliday,Philip Leech
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783484508

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Political Identities and Popular Uprisings in the Middle East by Shabnam J. Holliday,Philip Leech Pdf

Explores the articulation of identity in the context of popular uprisings in the Middle East, going beyond a focus on the Arab Spring

Author : Joe F. Khalil,Gholam Khiabany,Tourya Guaaybess,Bilge Yesil
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119637080

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The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East by Joe F. Khalil,Gholam Khiabany,Tourya Guaaybess,Bilge Yesil Pdf

The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to understand the profound and complex changes shaping the 21st century. With trans-regional contributions from established and emerging scholars, this ground-breaking volume offers conceptual essays and in-depth chapters that present rich analyses grounded in historical and geopolitical contexts, as well as key theory and empirical research. Rather than viewing the Middle East as a monolithic culture, this Handbook examines the diverse and multi-local characteristics of the region’s knowledge production, dynamic media, and rich cultures. It addresses a wide range of topics, including the evolving mainstream and alternative media, competing histories in the region, and pressing socio-economic and media debates. Additionally, the Handbook explores the impact of regional and international politics on Middle Eastern cultures and media. Designed to serve as a foundation for the next era of research in the field, The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East is essential reading for all academics, scholars, and media practitioners. Its comprehensive scope makes it an excellent primary or supplementary textbook for undergraduate or graduate courses in global studies, media and communication, journalism, anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, and history.

Author : Laila Shereen Sakr
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781503635890

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Arabic Glitch by Laila Shereen Sakr Pdf

Arabic Glitch explores an alternative origin story of twenty-first century technological innovation in digital politics—one centered on the Middle East and the 2011 Arab uprisings. Developed from an archive of social media data collected over the decades following the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, this book interrogates how the logic of programming technology influences and shapes social movements. Engaging revolutionary politics, Arab media, and digital practice in form, method, and content, Laila Shereen Sakr formulates a media theory that advances the concept of the glitch as a disruptive media affordance. She employs data analytics to analyze tweets, posts, and blogs to describe the political culture of social media, and performs the results under the guise of the Arabic-speaking cyborg VJ Um Amel. Playing with multiple voices that span across the virtual and the real, Sakr argues that there is no longer a divide between the virtual and embodied: both bodies and data are physically, socially, and energetically actual. Are we cyborgs or citizens—or both? This book teaches us how a region under transformation became a vanguard for new thinking about digital systems: the records they keep, the lives they impact, and how to create change from within.

Author : Inmaculada Szmolka
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781474415293

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Political Change in the Middle East and North Africa by Inmaculada Szmolka Pdf

Taking a comparative approach, this book considers the ways in which political regimes have changed since the Arab Spring. It addresses a series of questions about political change in the context of the revolutions, upheavals and protests that have taken place in North Africa and the Arab Middle East since December 2010, and looks at the various processes have been underway in the region: democratisation (Tunisia), failed democratic transitions (Egypt, Libya and Yemen), political liberalisation (Morocco) and increased authoritarianism (Bahrain, Kuwait, Syria). In other countries, in contrast to these changes, the authoritarian regimes remain intact (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Arab United Emirates.

Author : Marc Lynch
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231158848

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The Arab Uprisings Explained by Marc Lynch Pdf

Why did Tunisian protests following the self-immolation of Mohammed Bouazizi lead to a massive wave of uprisings across the entire Arab world? Who participated in those protests, and what did they hope to achieve? Why did some leaders fall in the face of popular mobilization while others found ways to survive? And what have been the lasting results of the contentious politics of 2011 and 2012? The Arab uprisings pose stark challenges to the political science of the Middle East, which for decades had focused upon the resilience of entrenched authoritarianism, the relative weakness of civil society, and what seemed to be the largely contained diffusion of new norms and ideas through new information technologies. In this volume, leading scholars in the field take a sharp look at the causes, dynamics, and effects of the Arab uprisings. Compiled by one of the foremost experts on Middle East politics and society, The Arab Uprisings Explained offers a fresh rethinking of established theories and presents a new framework through which scholars and general readers can better grasp the fast-developing events remaking the region. These essays not only advance the study of political science in the Middle East but also integrate the subject seamlessly into the wider political science literature. Deeply committed to the study of this region and working out the kinks of the discipline, the contributors to this volume help scholars and policymakers across the world approach this unprecedented historical period smartly and effectively.

Author : David McMurray,Amanda Ufheil-Somers
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253009784

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The Arab Revolts by David McMurray,Amanda Ufheil-Somers Pdf

A collection of essays examining the underlying causes of 2011’s Arab uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen. The 2011 eruptions of popular discontent across the Arab world, popularly dubbed the Arab Spring, were local manifestations of a regional mass movement for democracy, freedom, and human dignity. Authoritarian regimes were either overthrown or put on notice that the old ways of oppressing their subjects would no longer be tolerated. These essays from Middle East Report—the leading source of timely reporting and insightful analysis of the region—cover events in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen. Written for a broad audience of students, policymakers, media analysts, and general readers, the collection reveals the underlying causes of the revolts by identifying key trends during the last two decades leading up to the recent insurrections. “This is easily the best volume on the Arab uprisings yet published. The material is very strong and accessibly written, providing rich background on the political and economic contexts in the region prior to the uprisings as well as after the events of 2011 unfolded, based on substantive knowledge. . . . Ideal for students, policymakers, and general readers.” —Jillian Schwedler, University of Massachusetts “For anyone trying to understand the processes of popular revolt and mechanisms of repression, The Arab Revolts is a good place to start.” —Anthropology of Contemporary Middle-East and Central Eurasia “This excellent collection of articles from Middle East Report provides an unusually deep and wide analysis of the phenomena collectively known as the Arab Spring. . . . The articles are well written and accessible to students, as well as to general readers, and hold much interest to specialists in Middle East politics as well.” —Review of Middle East Studies “The editors of this exceptionally well-conceptualized collection have chosen writings that complement each other well. Each section begins with the present-day situation, and the subsequent essays describe the historical background of mass protests. At the end of each section is a writing that connects the historical themes back to the modern protest movements.” —Against the Current

Author : Paola Rivetti,Rosita Di Peri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317374350

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Continuity and change before and after the Arab uprisings by Paola Rivetti,Rosita Di Peri Pdf

The Arab uprisings of 2011 have sparked much scholarly discussion with regards to democratisation, the resilience of authoritarian rule, mobilisation patterns, and the relationship between secularism and Islam, all under the assumption that politics has changed for good in North Africa and the Middle East. While acknowledging the post-2011 transformations taking place in the region, this book brings to the forefront an understudied, yet crucial, aspect related to the uprisings, namely the interplay between continuity and change. Challenging simplified representations built around the positions that either ‘all has changed’ or ‘nothing has changed’, the in-depth case studies in this volume demonstrate how elements both of continuity, and rupture with the past, are present in the post-uprising landscapes of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. Public policy, contentious politics, the process of institution making and re-making, and the relations of power connecting national and international economies are at the core of the comparative investigations included in the book. The volume makes an important contribution to the study of North African politics, and to the study of political change and stability, by contrasting the different trajectories of the uprisings, and by offering theoretical reflections on their meaning, consequences and scope. This book was originally published as a special issue of the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.