The Puzzle of Democratic Divergence in the Arab World: Theory Confronts Experience in Egypt and Tunisia.

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  • Author(s): BELLIN, E. V. A.
  • Source:
    Political Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell). Fall2018, Vol. 133 Issue 3, p435-474. 40p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      DEMOCRATIZATION; ARAB Spring Uprisings, 2010-2012; DEMOCRACY; SOCIAL movements; SOCIAL history
    • Subject Terms:
      TUNISIA; EGYPT
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the lessons taught by the Arab uprisings in countries such as Tunisia and Egypt to theorists of democratization and discusses the possibility of future democratization in the Arab world. Topics include the divergent trajectories taken by Tunisia and Egypt in their quest for democracy, the dynamics of democratization in Tunisia and Egypt, and why Tunisia is considered to be a case of successful democratic transition and Egypt is viewed to be a case of authoritarian reversion.