Aili Mari Tripp explains why autocratic leaders in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria embraced
more extensive legal reforms of women's rights than their Middle Eastern counterparts. The …

Protest has been a key method of political claim-making in Jordan from the late Ottoman
period to the present day. More than moments of rupture within normal-time politics, protests …

As the hopeful dreams of the 2011 “Arab spring” have given way to anti-democratic
repression in most Arab-majority nations, the question of Islam and democracy in Indonesia …

1. Regarding the decolonization of its colonies, France preferred the phrase transfert des
compétences. According to historian Keith Panter‑Brick,“A transfert des compétences was …

This article traces the reign and downfall of Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's longtime autocrat. Like
other autocrats, al-Bashir attempted to prevent coups against his rule by crafting a …

This chapter analyzes the role of the military's position in the outcomes of civilian uprisings
and revolutions. Civilian protest campaigns (or revolutions) that appear to drive autocrats …

A multivocal account of why Egypt's defeated revolution remains a watershed in the
country's political history. Bread and Freedom offers a new account of Egypt's 2011 …

The Arab Spring revolutions of 2011 sent shockwaves across the globe, mobilizing diaspora
communities to organize forcefully against authoritarian regimes. Despite the important role …

The relationship between international linkages and the nature and survival of political
regimes has gained increasing attention in recent years, but remains one that is poorly …

Comparing Political Regimes provides a current and comprehensive empirical assessment
of the world's 195 sovereign states. Alan Siaroff analyses and classifies countries in terms of …