POLI 340 Lecture 6: Lecture 6
20 Jan 2016
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Over 3 million syrians are refugees, 6. 5 million internally displaced. Over 1. 3 million iraqis are idps or refuges. 62,000 palestinian refugees in syria are once more, 270,000+ displaced. 60,000+ gazans still in un emergency shelters, more than 80,000 receiving emergency un food supplies. More than 3,500 migrants/refugees have drowned in the mediterranean this year en route to europe. Mohamed bouazizi in sidi bouzid lights himself on fire december 17 2010 sparks local protests. Protests spread to tunis december 27: backed by ugtt, lawyers" syndicate, other groups, cabinet shuffle, concessions fail to stem protests, military refuses to escalate force. Preference falsification: can be solved when a signal shows everyone that private beliefs are actually shared by everyone (such as protests, violence) Not voicing your true opinion about leader for fear of retribution (the regime will kill you if you speak out against it)
