dc.contributor.author
Shikaki, Khalil
dc.date.accessioned
2020-08-05T11:14:41Z
dc.date.available
2020-08-05T11:14:41Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/28008
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-27760
dc.description.abstract
Confronted in its southern neighborhood with the choice between continued promotion of democratic transitions and the need for stability in the post Arab-Spring environment, the EU is tilting to the latter. Past EU efforts reflected the conviction that peace, stability, and prosperity were the outcomes of democracy. But threats of regional conflict, civil wars, waves of immigrants, and rise in terror is forcing a rethinking. While searching for stability is understandable, supporting a return of authoritarianism is counterproductive. Indeed, a return to tyranny in the Arab world has already created significant public discontent that has led to a second wave of Arab uprisings. The EU should seek to strengthen societal resilience by supporting democratic reforms, for example, by supporting local Arab civil society initiatives. Such support should be guided by local priorities, those that address the economic and well as the political, educational, and health needs of the Arab public.
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dc.format.extent
7 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/refubium/rechtliches/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject
Arab Barometer
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dc.subject
Arab Democracy Index
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dc.subject
Civil society
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dc.subject
Democracy promotion
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dc.subject
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
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dc.subject
European Union
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dc.subject
Southern neighborhood
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dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::300 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie::300 Sozialwissenschaften
dc.title
Stability vs. Democracy in the post Arab-Spring
dc.identifier.urn
urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-refubium-28008-0
dc.title.subtitle
What choice for the EU?
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.5281/zenodo.3631252
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://www.eu-listco.net/publications
refubium.affiliation
Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
yes
refubium.series.issueNumber
4
refubium.series.name
EU-LISTCO Policy Papers Series
dcterms.accessRights.dnb
free
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
2604-6237