The Arab Spring and its different outcomes: Explaining the variation in the state of democratisation
(2013) SIMV07 20131Department of Political Science
Master of Science in Global Studies
Graduate School
- Abstract
- The theme of this study is the Arab Spring and democratisation. The Arab Spring affected every country in the region very differently. This study aims to explain the variation of the state of democratisation in the different countries, as well as identify the factor(s) behind this variation. Six countries are selected for the analysis; half of them experienced major changes, the other half just minor political changes. These are tested against the modernisation theory, while controlling for Huntington's theory about waves of democratisation. The chosen method is a comparative politics method, together with quantitative analysis. The result shows that, contrary to the modernisation theory and the hypothesis, economic and socioeconomic... (More)
- The theme of this study is the Arab Spring and democratisation. The Arab Spring affected every country in the region very differently. This study aims to explain the variation of the state of democratisation in the different countries, as well as identify the factor(s) behind this variation. Six countries are selected for the analysis; half of them experienced major changes, the other half just minor political changes. These are tested against the modernisation theory, while controlling for Huntington's theory about waves of democratisation. The chosen method is a comparative politics method, together with quantitative analysis. The result shows that, contrary to the modernisation theory and the hypothesis, economic and socioeconomic development does not explain the variation in the state of democratisation. Countries with minor political changes are, to some extent, also more developed. The result further suggests that other factors such as economic failure and monarchy’s resilience could possibly explain the variation in the state of democratisation. (Less)
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- author
- Carbonnier, Joakim LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SIMV07 20131
- year
- 2013
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Arab Spring, Democratisation, Modernisation theory, Huntington, Quantitative, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Monarchy, Economic Growth, Economic Failure, Arab World, MENA, Democracy, North Africa
- language
- English
- id
- 4001341
- date added to LUP
- 2013-09-03 08:16:44
- date last changed
- 2014-06-10 13:18:34
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