POL-UA 540 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Well-Founded Relation, Neoconservatism, Islamization
25 Sep 2016
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A sense of crisis, desires for change, and. Though not always in the ways the arab spring protesters wanted since 2010 there has been dramatic changes to the political order in many countries. Islamist parties came to power, coup, civil wars, Many countries now want gradual over dramatic reforms. Concerned about the effects of rapid political change. Support for dem remains high and support for pol islam has decreased. Democracy is still overwhelmingly the most popular system according to o o o citizens. Least popular in iraq 76% and yemen 73% Support for dem with islam has declined across the region. Arab voices: the human rights debate in the middle east -dwyer. Morocco, tunisia, and egypt --> human rights violations in context. Economic despair - not the worst, but not good o. Uneven income distribution, negative trade balances, unemployment, insufficient food production. Egypt - contains 1/3 of the arab world"s population --> often seen as the center.
