After the Arab uprisings : between democratization, counter-revolution and state failure / edited by Raymond Hinnebusch.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: understanding the consequences of the Arab uprisings - starting points and divergent trajectories / Raymond Hinnebusch -- Reflections on self-reflections - on framing the analytical implications of the Arab uprisings for the study of Arab politics / Morten Valbjørn -- Social movements, protest movements and cross-ideological coalitions - the Arab uprisings re-appraised / Vincent Durac -- Fragmenting states, new regimes: militarized state violence and transition in the Middle East / Joshua Stacher -- Islamism and the state after the Arab uprisings: between people power and state power / Frédéric Volpi and Ewan Stein -- Class forces, transition and the Arab uprisings: a comparison of Tunisia, Egypt and Syria / Jamie Allinson -- Back to the future: the Arab uprisings and state (re)formation in the Arab world / Adham Saouli -- Globalization, democratization and the Arab uprising: the international factor in MENA's failed democratization / Raymond Hinnebusch -- Conclusion: agency, context and emergent post-uprising regimes / Raymond Hinnebusch.

The Arab Uprisings that began in 2010 removed four presidents and made more mobilized mass publics an increased factor in the politics of regional states. The main initial problematic of the Arab Uprising was how to translate mass protest into democratization and ultimately democratic consolidation; yet four years later, there was little democratization. This book explores various aspects of this question while, comparing outcomes in three states, Egypt, Syria and Tunisia. The introduction by Raymond Hinnebusch explores how far different starting points - the features of the regime and of the uprising - explain these pathways. Morten Valbjorn then considers the consequences of the Arab uprisings for the credibility of rival democratization and post-democratization paradigms. Vincent Durac examines the efficacy of anti-system social movements in challenging regimes but their inability to steer a democratic transition. Joshua Stacher examines the increased violence deployed by more conercive authoritarian regimes to prevent such a transition. Frede'ric Volpi and Ewan Stein examine the conseuences of the relative balance between different kinds of Islamists for outcomes.