The Arab Spring: Pathways of Repression and Reform

This book examines the political consequences of the Arab Spring uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa. Challenging optimistic narratives of inevitable democratization, the authors analyze why some regimes collapsed while others survived, and why democratic transitions largely failed to consolidate outside Tunisia. Through comparative analysis of cases including Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria, the book explores how institutional structures, military behavior, political coalitions, and international influences shaped divergent trajectories of repression, instability, and limited reform following the uprisings.