Beyond the Arab Spring in North Africa

Edited by Daniel Krížek and Jan Záhorík - Contributions by Dina Abdelrahman; Maximilian Benner; Christian Donath; Ncube Gibson; Muhammad Atif Khan; Daniel Krížek; Alexander Maxwell; Ola Raddaoui; Veronika Sobotkova; Zbynek Tarant and Jan Záhorík

This book deals with the waves of revolutions in North Africa labelled as the Arab Spring. Each of the countries in the region was affected by the Arab Spring and has experienced specific processes and consequences. Due to the complexity of the phenomenon, any kind of comprehensive research and analyses need an interdisciplinary approach to deal with the Arab Spring from multiple perspectives. This volume brings together a group of scholars from various disciplines covering different aspects of the revolutionary changes in the North African countries.Beyond the Arab Spring in North Africa collects diverse studies with an emphasis on specificity. Chapters deal with a wide range of topics that include both minor as well as major themes. These include the formation of youth movement in Egypt long before the Arab Spring and their subsequent participation in the revolution; analysis of Tunisian women's participation in Arab Spring events; spatial disparities in Tunisia and their impact on the revolution with special focus on Sidi Bouzid as one of the socio-economically weakest areas; rights and social status of sexual minorities in Tunisia; polemics over the role of New Media as both revolutionary and contra-revolutionary tools; broader discussion over the prospects for multilateral cooperation and regional integration in the studied area; reflection of the Arab Spring in the Czech media; impact of the work of 'Ali 'Abd al-Raziq on the debates over political secularism in Islamic society; as well as a general debate over democratization in North Africa, or Arab states as such. Beyond the Arab Spring in North Africa will find its readers in all relevant social sciences dealing in various contexts with the contemporary North Africa.

Chapter 1. Introduction, Daniel K¿ížek and Jan ZáhöíkChapter 2. From Revolution to Disillusion: The Story of Egyptian Youths within the Arab Spring, Dina AbdelrahmanChapter 3. Competing Perspectives on Women's Rights Before and After the Arab Spring: The View from Tunisia, Ola RaddaouiChapter 4. The Legacy of Sidi Bouzid: Overcoming Spatial Inequalities in Tunisia, Maximilian BennerChapter 5. Winter Still for LGBT Individuals in the Maghreb After the Arab Spring?, Ncube GibsonChapter 6. From Khaled Said to Moaz al-Kasasba: Critical Thoughts on the Role of New Media in the Arab Uprisings, Zbyn¿k TarantChapter 7. Regionalism in MENA in Arab Spring and Post Arab Spring Milieu: Problems and Prospects, Muhammad Atif KhanChapter 8. North African Arab Spring in the Czech Dailies, Veronika SobotkováChapter 9. 'Ali 'Abd al-Raziq and the Politics of Secularism: Breaking the Islamist-Liberal Impasse, Christian DonathChapter 10. Demotic Legitimacy and Modernization: A Case for Optimism about Islamic Democracy, Alexander Maxwell