The Arab Uprisings in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia Social, Political and Economic Transformations /

• Main Authors: Teti, Andrea (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Abbott, Pamela (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Cavatorta, Francesco (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean
• Subjects: Middle East-Politics and government.; Africa-Politics and government.; Democracy.; Political sociology.; Middle Eastern Politics.; African Politics.; Political Sociology.

The Arab Uprisings were unexpected events of rare intensity in Middle Eastern history - mass, popular and largely non-violent revolts which threatened and in some cases toppled apparently stable autocracies. This volume provides in-depth analyses of how people perceived the socio-economic and politi...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Introduction and background
• 2.Understanding the Context: Hopes and Challenges in 2011
• 3: Political Challenges: Expectations and Changes 2011-2014
• 4: Unmet Challenges and Frustrate Expectations:  Economic Security and Quality of Life:  2011-2014
• 5. Unmet Challenges and Frustrated Expectations: Employment Creation, Corruption and Gender Equality 2011-2014
• 6. Conclusions: Resilient Authoritarianism and Frustrated Expectations.