Arab Spring/General Facts
December 2010 when a Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire to protest harassment from police
What is the start of the Arab Spring?
The military-security complex and state control over the economy
What are the two reasons given by Gause for regime stability in the MENA region before the Arab Spring?
The Cammett and Diwan readings focus on which field of political science?
What is political economy?
Provide 1 explanation Yom gives for the varying regime outcomes of the Arab Spring.
What is ...
Coercion?
The defection and betrayal of the army during the 2011 protests caused the demise of this leader
Why did Hosni Mubarak lose his power in Egypt?
Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain
What are the countries impacted by the Arab Spring?
Arab Rulers versus the US, colonialism, and Israel
Who were the enemies in the Arab Spring versus who were the enemies in wars/revolts prior to the Arab Spring?
Beginning in the 1980s and continuing until the outbreak, of the Arab Spring, regimes underwent state rollback and increased their authoritarian grip on society. Cammett and Diwan characterize this using three key terms, name one of them.
What is selective repression, co-optation, and crony capitalism?
What is 1 way digital media was a mechanism of ideational diffusion?
Infrastructure for communication and organizing before and during
Density, speed, and responsiveness of communications across borders
Harder for governments to control
Content shared online helped create a shared mental frame/clear opponent
This country’s support is crucial to stay in power
How is Saudi Arabia important according to this guide?
Intra state movement with the aim of mobilizing Arab political power
What is New pan-Arabism?
The face of the Egyptian revolution in 2011
Who was Wail Ghonim?
Governments in the Middle East attempted to co-opt the middle classes through the use of what economic strategy?
What are subsidies/what are energy subsidies?
What is the “punishment puzzle”?
Trying to make sense of why violent repression in some instances discouraged opposition, but in other instances encouraged movements
Ali Abdallah Saleh succeeded at ending his rule like any good tyrant should try to
What can one say about Ali Abdallah Saleh’s immunity deal, overlooking 33 years of abusive rule?
Overthrown during the Arab Spring protests in 2011 due to citizen protest in Tahrir Square
Who is former president Hosni Mubarak?
Some became revolutionary leaders, some fled the states, and some ended up in postrevolutionary prison
What happened to the upper class and the state-bred tycoons in Egypt and Tunisia during and after the Arab Spring?
The article cites a Pew Research survey that asked the Egyptian people what their primary concern regarding the Mubarak regime was. Earning just over 46%, which key issue was their top concern?
What is corruption?
How is dynastic personalism related to the outcome of mass mobilization in the Arab Spring?
When ruler monopolizes power by dispersing family members across state institutions in high positions, keeps the coercive apparatus loyal
This is a major threat for authoritarian rulers, one that brought some of them down during the Arab Springs.
What role do social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, play in the revolts?
This family had been in power since 1971 and maintained institutional influence through familial ties which were powerful in the face of mass social mobilization
Who is the Al Assad family?
The revived form of an old ideology which does not include challenges to regional maps, unlike its predecessor
What is new pan-Arabism?
Due to the patrimonial ties within many Middle Eastern regimes, educated workers entering the labor market found “personal connections and status were more important than diplomas in getting good jobs.” What is the Arabic word Cammett and Diwan mention for these personal connections/nepotistic ties?
What is wasta?
What is a shortcoming of Social Movement Theory in explaining variations in length and escalation of national insurrections?
Movement was a result of the mobilization
According to Machiavelli, a leader should be both a lion and fox
According to Machiavelli, what are the two animals associated with cunning and strength, qualities that a leader must have to remain in power?