Open AccessWhither 'Arab Spring?
Author(s) -
Christoph Marcinkowski
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
islam and civilisational renewal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-8728
pISSN - 2041-871X
DOI - 10.52282/icr.v3i3.537
Subject(s) - censorship , spring (device) , political science , state (computer science) , resistance (ecology) , social media , civil society , face (sociological concept) , media studies , ancient history , political economy , law , development economics , sociology , history , politics , social science , engineering , economics , computer science , mechanical engineering , ecology , algorithm , biology
Since December 2010, the ‘Arab Spring’ has featured techniques of civil resistance in sustained campaigns involving strikes, demonstrations, marches and rallies, as well as the use of the new social media to organize, communicate, and raise awareness in the face of state attempts at repression and censorship. In the case of Tunisia, Egypt, and - most dramatically - Libya, the protests have actually led to the departure of long-established regimes, whereas the situation in Syria and Bahrain remains unsettled to date.