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Democracy and Autocracy, Volume 19(2), September 2021
September 2021 issue of the Democracy and Autocracy newsletter, dedicated to the theme "The International Aftermath of the Arab Spring."
POMEPS Studies 43: Digital Activism and Authoritarian Adaptation in the Middle East
The Project on Middle East Political Science partnered with Stanford University’s Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law and its Global Digital Policy Incubator for an innovative...
Reforming the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Post-Revolutionary Egypt and Tunisia
April 2014
Ongoing upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia since the 2011 revolutions indicates high levels of dissatisfaction with the political order, and expresses a deep desire for a drastic remodeling of the...
Personnel Change or Personal Change? Rethinking Libya’s Political Isolation Law
March 2014
Nearly three years after the fall of the Qaddafi regime, Libya’s revolution has stalled. Militias continue to run rampant as the government struggles to perform basic functions.
Understanding the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Tunisia and Egypt
December 2013
Why has private entrepreneurship in Egypt and Tunisia remained underdeveloped despite decades of economic liberalization and private sector-friendly incentives and reforms?
Myopic Solutions to Chronic Problems: The Need for Aid Effectiveness in Yemen
August 2013
This paper offers a close analysis of the key challenges facing the foreign aid sector in Yemen, and presents recommendations to the government of Yemen and the international donor community to...
Sectarianism and Political Participation in Iraq
July 2013
This short paper addresses the relationship between sectarianism and political participation in Iraq.
The Copts, the Nation, and the Revolution
July 2013
This paper addresses the position of Copts in Egypt during the transition period in 2013.
Syrian Minorities between Underprivileged Protection and Due Political Representation
July 2013
This paper addresses the future of the political representation of minorities in Syria following the 2011 uprising and the ensuing period of unrest.
Yemen’s Transition: Electoral Challenges and Opportunities for Reform
July 2013
This paper addresses electoral reform in Yemen in the transitional period following the 2011 uprising.
Yemeni Women in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities
July 2013
This paper addresses the role of women in the political process in Yemen during the transitional period following the 2011 revolution.
Reforming the Yemen Security Sector
June 2013
This paper reviews the process of security sector reform taking place in Yemen during the transitional period after the 2011 uprising.
Political Participation and Democratic Transition in the Arab Word
April 2013
A paper released by CDDRL Arab Reform and Democracy Program Manager, Lina Khatib addresses the challenges and opportunities for political participation in Tunisia and Egypt post-Arab Spring....
Qatar's Foreign Policy: The Limits of Pragmatism
March 2013
Qatar has become an Arab country with a high international profile and an ambitious foreign policy, particularly as a result of its role in the Arab Spring.
Morocco: Outfoxing the Opposition
December 2012
Morocco was not immune to the 2011 upheavals in the Arab world, but the country’s monarchy deftly managed the crisis through cosmetic constitutional reform.
Social Entrepreneurship: Why is It Important Post Arab Spring?
December 2012
This white paper comments on the challenges and opportunities facing social entrepreneurship in the Arab world after the Arab Spring, with policy recommendations for the development community.
Crisis, Coercion, and Authoritarian Durability: Explaining Diverging Responses to Anti-Regime Protest in Egypt and Iran
December 2012
Focusing on Iran in 2009 and Egypt in 2011, this paper examines the role of the coercive apparatus in responding to crises triggered by mass anti-regime protest.
Democracy, Political Parties, and Reform: A Review of Public Opinion in Yemen
October 2012
“Democracy, Political Parties and Reform: A Review of Public Opinion in Yemen,” by Chris Miller, Hafez al-Bukari and Olga Aymerich provides a rare glimpse into Yemeni public opinion.
Image Politics in the Middle East: The Role of the Visual in Political Struggle
October 2012
Image Politics in the Middle East: The Role of the Visual in Political Struggle (IB Tauris 2012) examines the power struggles among states, other political actors, and citizens in the region that...
Establishing a Lebanese Senate: Bicameralism and the Third Republic
August 2012
The Ta’if Accords, which ended Lebanon’s civil war, called explicitly for the dismantling of political confessionalism through the election of a Chamber of Deputies on “a national, non-confessional...
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Hesham Sallam Research Scholar, CDDRL Associate Director and Research Scholar, Program on Arab Reform and Democracy 