Armies and insurgencies in the Arab Spring

Following the popular uprisings that swept across the Arab world beginning in 2010, armed forces remained pivotal actors in politics throughout the region. As demonstrators started to challenge entrenched autocratic rulers in Tunis, Cairo, Sana'a, and Manama, the militaries stormed back into th...

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Other Authors: Albrecht, Holger (Editor) , Croissant, Aurel (Editor) , Lawson, Fred Haley (Editor)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 2016
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DOI:10.9783/9780812293241
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Author Notes:edited by Holger Albrecht, Aurel Croissant, and Fred H. Lawson
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • ; CONTENTS
  • ; INTRODUCTION: Military Engagement in Mobilizing Societies: The Research Agenda Albrecht, Holger / Croissant, Aurel / Lawson, Fred H.
  • PART I. Military Politics and Regime Dynamics
  • ; CHAPTER 1. Military Relations in Comparative Perspective Pion-Berlin, David
  • CHAPTER 2. Officers and Regimes: The Historical Origins of Political-Military Relations in Middle Eastern Republics Koehler, Kevin
  • CHAPTER 3. Armed Forces, Internal Security Services, and Popular Contention in the Middle East and North Africa Lawson, Fred H.
  • CHAPTER 4. A Shifting Role of the Military in Arab Politics? Cross-Regional Perspectives and Implications for the Future of Civil-Military Relations in the Region Springborg, Robert
  • PART II. Military Engagement in the Arab Uprisings
  • ; CHAPTER 5. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Comparing Military (Non-)Cooperation During Authoritarian Regime Crises in the Arab World and Asia Croissant, Aurel / Selge, Tobias
  • CHAPTER 6. Cain and Abel in the Land of Sheba: Elite Conflict and the Military in Yemen Albrecht, Holger
  • CHAPTER 7. Bahrain’s “Cohesive” Military and Regime Stability amid Unrest Oh, Dorothy
  • CHAPTER 8. The Syrian Military and the 2011 Uprising Droz-Vincent, Philippe
  • PART III. Trajectories of Political-Military Relations: Beyond the Arab Spring
  • ; CHAPTER 9. Egypt: From Military Reform to Military Sanctuarization El-Dine, Chérine Chams
  • CHAPTER 10. The Tunisian Military and Democratic Control of the Armed Forces Brooks, Risa A.
  • CHAPTER 11. Building an Army to Build the State? The Challenge of Building Security Institutions in Post-Qaddafi Libya Collombier, Virginie
  • CHAPTER 12. Military Prestige, Defense-Industrial Production, and the Rise of Gulf Military Activism Marshall, Shana
  • REFERENCES
  • ; CONTRIBUTORS
  • ; INDEX