Unfinished Revolutions: Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia after the Arab Spring
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (737 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300215630 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fraihat’s research shows how some aspects of transitions have been politicized and that each country has taken a specific approach, raising or diminishing the chances of civil war or a healthy transition. This book is based on the original field research Fraihat conducted over three years in Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia. It is the result of over 200 interviews with key figures including senior government officials, heads of political parties, revolutionary youth activists, former regime loyalists, representatives of women’s and civil society organizations, military and militia commanders, tribal leaders, and members of displaced communities.. Women, civil society, and tribes, among other social forces, can support the transition process. A respected commentator on Middle Eastern politics, Ibrahim Fraihat compares three countries grappling with political transitions in the wake of the Arab Spring: Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia. Fraihat argues that to attain enduring peace and stability, post-revolution states must engage in inclusive national reconciliation processes which include a national dialogue, a truth seeking effort, the reparation of victims’ past injuries, dealing with the former regime, and instituti
Khouri, Senior Fellow, Issam Fares Institute, American University of Beirut, and Harvard University. "Based on rigorous, on-the-ground research and conversations with hundreds of political actors, Ibrahim Fraihat has produced a unique political guidebook to the critical processes that will preoccupy Arab countries for decades—reconciliations, new social contracts, and transitions to democracy—on their elusive path towards stable and legitimate statehood."—Rami G
"Compelling" according to Dr. N. Aboueldahab. Dr. Fraihat’s well-researched and analytical book is a timely and important contribution not just to Middle East politics, but also to transitional justice scholarship and practice. His in-depth analysis of the various national reconciliation efforts taken in Yemen, Libya and Tunisia brings to the fore the complexities of each context and the resulting impact on these post-transition societies. Fraihat. Must read for anyone interested in the complexities of post-Arab Spring reconciliation! Amazon Customer “Unfinished Revolutions” provides a long-overdue angle on the aspect of reconciliation after the Arab Spring. Thereby, Fraihat’s book moves away from merely presenting another account of the empirical causes of the Arab revolutions post 2011. It looks both empirically and conceptually at the triggers of the current socio-political fragmentation of the Arab World. Amid the resulting climate . Exceptional! Jamal Unfinished Revolutions is a unique study of the current affairs of the region. The author's analytical approach to the root causes leading up to these conflicts and the study of the underlying social, economical and political factors which contributed to their ultimate eruption is brilliant! What makes this study exceptionally different is the local expertise of the region's history the author commands, in a