TY - GEN digital ID - 131908091 TI - New Wave of Revolutions in the MENA Region : A Comparative Perspective AU - Issaev, Leonid AU - Korotayev, Andrey PY - 2022 SN - 9783031151354 9783031151347 9783031151361 9783031151378 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Political sociology KW - Sociology KW - Political systems KW - Politics KW - Criminology. Victimology KW - sociologie KW - politiek KW - terrorisme KW - Middle East UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131908091 AB - This book offers a comparative perspective on the new wave of revolutions in the MENA region. Recently, a new wave of revolutions has swept the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, comparable in some respects to the events of the Arab Spring. Revolutionary events have significantly changed the political regimes in Sudan, Algeria and Mali, while Lebanon and Iraq have also witnessed serious revolutionary episodes. Further, a new quality of protests has manifested in Iran, Egypt, Morocco and Jordan. Presenting a variety of country studies, this book identifies similarities and differences between the events of the Arab Spring and the current upheavals in the MENA region and examines their causes and world-system context. It also analyzes the motivating forces, goals and organizational forms of the protesters and other actors involved, as well as the political and economic consequences of these revolutionary events. Moreover, it seeks to understand why some countries that were actively involved in the Arab Spring have remained largely unaffected by these developments. The book appeals to scholars of political science with a focus on comparative politics, Middle Eastern politics and political sociology. ER -