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Turkey and the Arab Spring: Embracing “People’s Power”
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Turkey and the Arab Spring: Embracing “People’s Power”

This paper explores the new emphasis on Turkish foreign policy brought about by the Arab Spring and its possible ramifications for Turkey’s relations with external actors.

20 March 2012
The Middle East in Transition: Clues from Poland
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The Middle East in Transition: Clues from Poland

The paper underlines good practices and deficiencies of the transition period in Poland and provides a comparative framework to evaluate recent experiences in Southern Mediterranean countries.

12 March 2012
The Spanish Transition and the Arab Spring
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The Spanish Transition and the Arab Spring

Very often presented as a model, the Spanish transition to democracy offers some lessons and errors to be taken into account by Southern Mediterranean countries.

12 March 2012
Le Maroc et le printemps arabe dans un monde en plein changement
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Le Maroc et le printemps arabe dans un monde en plein changement

Si l'agitation sociale se déroule dans des pays aux structures très différentes, l'histoire et le contexte de ces mouvements ont un point commun: des jeunes surqualifiés en situation de précarité.

7 March 2012
Talking about the Revolution: Narratives on the Origin and Future of the Arab Spring
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Talking about the Revolution: Narratives on the Origin and Future of the Arab Spring

The paper reviews the main structural, institutional, technological, and ideational explanations for the Arab Spring protests. What has been the explanatory value of each of these factors? How are they connected?

21 February 2012
Le monde arabe, un an après : les véritables enjeux
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Le monde arabe, un an après : les véritables enjeux

Si l’année 2011, par l’ampleur des bouleversements politiques qui l’auront marquée, aura constitué une nette rupture qualitative dans son histoire contemporaine, elle inaugure surtout une nouvelle et complexe étape historique.

21 February 2012