democratization

"The Arab uprisings that engulfed the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) produced domestic shocks to a regional state system known for its authoritarian durability and resistance to democracy. Beginning in Tunisia in late 2010 and quickly spreading to Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, the uprisings differed in degree and scope, resulting in divergent outcomes for the people and places of the region. As the uprisings grew, state responses varied significantly. Some regimes were overthrown following decades of rule while others acquiesced to citizen demands by engaging in various concessionmaking processes. Several states repressed the protest movements to sustain their hold on power, and Egypt's authoritarianism reemerged following regime change. Only Tunisia embarked on a procedural and consensual democratic transition that won international accolades and a 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for four civil society organizations called the National Dialogue Quartet"--.

Hackers as vital disruptors, inspiring a new wave of activism in which ordinary citizens take back democracy. Hackers as vital disruptors, inspiring a new wave of activism in which ordinary citizens take back democracy. Hackers have a bad reputation, as shady deployers of bots and destroyers of infrastructure. In Coding Democracy, Maureen Webb offers another view. Hackers, she argues, can be vital disruptors. Hacking is becoming a practice, an ethos, and a metaphor for a new wave of activism in which ordinary citizens are inventing new forms of distributed, decentralised democracy for a digital era. Confronted with concentrations of power, mass surveillance, and authoritarianism enabled by new technology, the hacking movement is trying to "build out" democracy into cyberspace.

A collection of twenty-four essays that provides varying perspectives on issues related to Afghanistan, discussing the military situation, the status of human rights, progress toward democracy, and the economy.

Explores how and why democracy progresses and discusses why many democratic governments are faltering at the start of the twenty-first century, with insight into the causes of the latest democratic recession in key parts of the world.

Chronicles the transitions from Soviet or authoritarian order in Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, the Baltic States, Serbia, Georgia, and Ukraine since 1977, covering processes of political change and integration as depicted in "The New York Times" articles, with biographies of key figures and analyses of pivotal events.

Explores how the United States attempts to control the political and economic problems of the world have failed and endangered the American people, and argues that in order to create a safer world for everyone the government must completely rethink its approach to rogue nations and governments.

Twelve essays present opposing viewpoints on the future of democracy in the Middle East, including whether it can succeed in Iraq, whether Islamic culture is compatible with it, whether women's rights are essential to it in the region, and other related topics.

Discusses the "Arab Spring", a series of uprisings in Arab countries due to the beginnings of democracy.

Presents articles and essays with opposing viewpoints on matters concerning the Arab Spring of 2010, such as whether or not the U.S. should have intervened in Libya and if the new governments in place of the old ones are really any better.

Addresses the political, social, and historical events that led to the upheaval within the nation of Iraq, and examines the Baath Party, Shiite and Kurdish opposition movements, economic crisis, and democratic transition.