Arab Revolutions and Beyond

This edited volume brings together global perspectives on twenty-first century Arab revolutions to theoretically and methodologically link these contemporary uprisings to resistance and protest movements worldwide, above all in the Americas. In their analyses of these transformations, the international contributors engage in an exploration of a variety of themes such as social movements and cultures of resistance, geopolitical economics, civic virtue, identity building, human rights, and foreign economic and political influence. What is the historical significance of these revolutions? What are the implications beyond the Middle East? And how are struggles in other regions of the world being influenced by these events? These heretofore largely unanswered questions are addressed in this collection, developed from presentations at a 2013 international conference on the Arab Revolutions and Beyond at York University, Toronto, Canada.

Examines the many facets of the Arab Revolutions, including democratization, social movements, cultures of resistance, internationalization, and foreign influence Asks pivotal questions on the political transitions in the Middle East and their implications for the region and abroad Offers multidimensional perspectives from individuals with expertise on the Middle East region

Autorentext
Sabah Alnasseri is Professor of Middle East Politics at York University, Toronto, Canada. Born in Basra, Iraq, he earned his PhD at the Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. His publications cover topics in political economy; Marxist state theory in the tradition of Gramsci, Poulantzas and Althusser; regulation theory; and Middle East politics and economy.

Inhalt
Introduction; Sabah Alnasseri.- 1. The Geopolitical Economy of the Arab Revolutions; Radhika Desai.- 2. Dignity" as Global Civic Virtue: Redefining Democracy in the Era of Neoliberal Governmentality; F. Tsibiridou and M. Bartsidis.- 3. The Arab Revolutions of 2011 and Iran 2009: Identities and Differences; Kevon B. Anderson.- 4. Human Rights from Below and International Poverty Law: Comparative Aspects of the Arab Spring and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, and Their Lessons for Latin America and Mexico; Camilo Pérez-Bustillo.- 5. Public Space without Demands: Understanding Travelling Theory and Practice in Occupy and Transnational Protests; Martha Balaguera.- 6. Class, State, and the Egyptian Revolution; Sabah Alnasseri.- 7. A War of Position in Palestine; Phillip Leech.- 8. Resistant Rationalities? Some Reflections on Shi'i Movements in Lebanon; Sarah Marusek.- 9. Coda; Sabah Alnasseri.