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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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