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Introduction

The Arab Winter: Democratic Consolidation, Civil War, and Radical Islamists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2020

Stephen J. King
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Stephen J. King
Stephen J. King
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Georgetown University, Washington DC
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Summary

This chapter introduces the democratic consolidation framework utilized in the book to explain divergent outcomes of the Arab Spring. It argues for the desirability of socioeconomic pacts and analyzing the history and contours of nation and state formation in analysis of democracy.

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Pactsdemocratic transitiondemocratic consolidationEgyptTunisiaLibyaYemen
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The Arab Winter
Democratic Consolidation, Civil War, and Radical Islamists
 , pp. 1 - 29
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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