Open AccessThe People Want to Topple the Regime
Author(s) -
Chad Spindel
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/2158244011428648
Subject(s) - autocracy , balance (ability) , power (physics) , political economy , political science , history , sociology , law , psychology , democracy , politics , neuroscience , quantum mechanics , physics
For most observers, the Arab Spring seemed to come out of nowhere.Although it would be difficult to label the Middle East as stable, the autocraticregimes of the area have, for the most part, customarily managed to preserve thedelicate balance needed to govern the states of the region. Was the act of an individualenough to fundamentally shift this balance or was it the catalyst for a revolutiondestined to happen? Moreover, why were some governments in the region overthrown whileothers remained in power? This article explores possible answers to thesequestions
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