Too Important to Democratize: Lessons from the Arab Spring
Description:
While the Arab Spring has resulted in numerous different political outcomes across the Arab world, conventional theories of democratization are lacking in explaining these divergent outcomes. Developing a theory of democratization, strategic importance and external intervention, I examine the relationship between national strategic importance and democratization. I argue that strategically important states will be targeted by external actors in attempts to stifle or thwart democracy because dem…
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Date:
May 2020
Creator:
Lookabaugh, Brian Scott
Partner:
UNT Libraries