AuthorFraihat, Ibrahim
TitleUnfinished revolutions : Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia after the Arab Spring / Ibrahim Fraihat
ImprintNew Haven : Yale University Press, 2016
Descript xvi, 287 pages : maps, charts ; 24 cm

SUMMARY

Post-revolution states often find that once a transition process begins, challenges can arise, such as political polarization and the threat of civil war. 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 institutional reform. Women, civil society, and tribes, among other social forces, can support the transition process. 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


CONTENT

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Issues of Reconciliation -- One. Libya -- Two. Yemen -- Three. Tunisia -- Four. Issues of Reconciliation: A Comparative Perspective -- pt. II Approaches of Reconciliation -- Five. National Dialogue -- Six. Truth Seeking and Grappling with the Past -- Seven. Reparations -- Eight. Dealing with the Former Regime: Accountability and Lustration -- Nine. Institutional Reform -- pt. III Agents of Reconciliation -- Ten. Civil Society Organizations -- Eleven. Women -- Twelve. Tribes


SUBJECT

  1. Arab Spring
  2. 2010-
  3. Revolutions -- Arab countries
  4. Revolutions -- Yemen (Republic)
  5. Revolutions -- Libya
  6. Revolutions -- Tunisia
  7. Reconciliation -- Political aspects -- Arab countries
  8. Reconciliation -- Political aspects -- Yemen (Republic)
  9. Reconciliation -- Political aspects -- Libya
  10. Reconciliation -- Political aspects -- Tunisia
  11. Democratization -- Arab countries
  12. Democratization -- Yemen (Republic)
  13. Democratization -- Libya
  14. Democratization -- Tunisia
  15. Peace-building -- Arab countries
  16. Peace-building -- Yemen (Republic)
  17. Peace-building -- Libya
  18. Peace-building -- Tunisia
  19. Yemen (Republic) -- Politics and government -- 21st century
  20. Libya -- Politics and government -- 21st century
  21. Tunisia -- Politics and government -- 21st century

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