We seek to better understand recent changes in social mobilization in the MENA region by
analysing the formation and evolution of social networks. We propose an interactive …

The massive mobilization known as the Hirak (movement) which gathered millions of
protesters in weekly demonstrations against the Algerian regime throughout 2019 …

Episodes of mass political violence, such as genocide and civil war, have been thought to
both encourage and discourage future political mobilization. We square these competing …

In The Two Logics of Autocratic Rule, Gerschewski argues that all autocracies must fulfil
three conditions to survive: the co-optation of key elites into their inner sanctum, the …

The EU's external promotion of norms and the idea of normative power Europe itself are
increasingly contested, which is especially true in the EU's southern neighbourhood …

1. Nazih N. Ayubi, Over-stating the Arab State (London: IB Tauris, 1995).“Sulta,” lit., the
“Official Authority” or “Sovereign Power.” 2. Marc Lynch,“Obama's 'Arab Spring'?,” Foreign …

This article critically reviews the issues of the failure of democratic and political transition in
Egypt and Libya in the post-Arab Spring Revolution. Several factors have been identified as …

In this article, we aim at sharpening common understandings of the notion of political crisis
to better explain the trajectories of authoritarian transformations during popular uprisings …

In order to better understand the dynamics of international cooperation on democracy
promotion with authoritarian regimes, this article looks into the processes and results of …

The literature specifically on Mediterranean politics has grown impressively since the 1990s,
with interest rekindled by developments such as the (short-lived) promise of an end to the …