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The arab spring was a series of prodemocracy uprisings that enveloped several largely muslim countries, including tunisia, morocco, syria, libya, egypt and. The civil resistance and social networks were typical of all these eruptions. This is an interesting index of unrest based off of the factors present in the initial arab spring. One of the primary influences that have been highlighted in the analysis of the arab spring is the relative strength or weakness of a societys formal and informal institutions prior to the revolts. Free download arab spring, libyan winter pdf full pdf. Morocco s king mohammed vi, right, and his brother prince moulay rachid in 2015. This handbook provides basic reference information on morocco, including the geography, history, government, military forces, and the communications, and transportation network morocco. Algeria, tunisia and morocco from independence to the arab spring willis, michael on. Disturbances have ranged from protests to full civil war and the overthrow of government. Ultimately, however, i argue that the contagion of the arab spring revolu. Arab spring libya 360 libya after moammar gaddafi the washington post. The arab spring the end of postcolonialism download the arab spring the end of postcolonialism ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Arab spring, wave of prodemocracy protests and uprisings that took place in the middle east and north africa beginning in 2010, challenging some of the regions entrenched authoritarian regimes.

Morocco, the arab spring, and the 2011 constitution in 2011 the revolutionary spirit of the arab spring spread throughout the middle east and north africa, and it continues to this day. Morocco s exceptional arab spring was characterized by a collected response by its leader and a desire for further progress by its populace. The main thrust of the article centers on the reforms of the constitution and on the role these. A year of revolution a year ago, a tunisian fruitseller set himself on fire after being humiliated by a police officer. Beginning in december, 2010 revolutions swept through tunisia, egypt, libya, bahrain, syria and yemen. Security forces stand guard as hundreds of rif movement supporters attend an antigovernment protest demanding release of nasser alzefzafi, who was arrested for organizing demonstration, morocco. Through interviews with some of the regions leading civic entrepreneurs, including political activists, artists, and technologists. The arab spring has so far resulted in the removal of the heads of the regimes in tunisia, egypt, yemen and libya and in persistent ongoing popular uprising in syria. The economics of the arab spring and its aftermath 5. The economic consequences of the arab spring by mohsin khan atlantic council rafik hariri center for the middle east the popular uprisings that swept the middle east in early 2011 dramatically altered the political landscape of the region with the overthrow of autocratic regimes in egypt, libya, tunisia, and yemen. Role of information communication technologies in the arab spring pdf. Morocco, arab spring, new social movement, social media, meaning making. Morocco simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

For decades, women in egypt as elsewhere in the region have been intimately involved with the reform movement from organizing labor union strikes and asserting their right to free speech. Human development in the arab spring foreign policy journal. When the arab spring began, tunisia had an established infrastructure and a lower level of petty corruption than did other states, such as libya. This essay provides programmatic and administrative recommendations for the effective building of civil, governmental, and private capabilities to help implement human development driven by local communities in morocco in light of the arab spring. Arab spring, democratization, gender, feminist mobilization. Download arab spring, libyan winter pdf for free now. Yet morocco appears to have escaped the arab spring relatively unscathed. Dec 16, 2011 european commission press release details page brussels, 16 december 2011 since the first demonstrations in tunisia in december 2010, a wave of popular discontent has shaken the arab world, with people calling for dignity, democracy, and social justice.

Over the past two years, ongoing political transitions in many arab countries have led to social unrest and an economic downturn. At the eve of the arab spring, one out of four egyptians and tunisians young was out of employment. Algeria, tunisia and morocco from independence to the arab spring. The future of the arab spring examines the spirit of civic entrepreneurship that brought once untouchable dictators to their knees and continues to shape the regions political, artistic, and technology sectors. The fragile conditions in the civilwar ridden and oildependent libya or the recent history of tunisia as the epicentre of the arab spring upheaval point to further risks that merit consideration. European commission press releases press release the eu.

The 2011 constitutional referendum was a success on the part of king mohammed vi in so far as the reforms calmed moroccans and satisfied their demand for an enumeration of human rights. Morocco s version of the arab spring morocco avoided much of the arab spring violence because the islamist justice and development party pjd had been a recognized opposition party in the years before its rise to power in the november 2011 elections. And if the arab spring taught us anything, it is that many stable regimes maintain a delicate balance until they. Morocco is a member of the arab league, the union for the mediterranean, and the african union. Triggers, dynamics and prospects stephan rosiny on 17 december 2010, the selfimmolation of tunisian vegetable vendor mohammed bouazizi sparked the arab spring. In morocco, the monarchy still appears popular with most moroccans.

Jul 31, 2019 in the wake of the arab spring, morocco witnessed street protests demanding, among other things, for the king to reign but not to rule. Its uprising also became one of the most consequential. Championing free speech and thoughtful debate through journalistic excellence. To politically analyze the neverending arab spring, is a difficult task today as the arab spring continues to evolve and change by daily events. Tunisia and the arab spring overview nc essential standards. This paper argues that we ought to understand the arab spring as transformative revolutionary movement, but one that will be faced with numerous bumps in the road ahead. Within a few months, a wave of protest had swept away the despots of tunisia, egypt and libya. Download this essay pdf t he arab spring signals a time of great potential to address the primary challenge currently facing governments and people in the middle east and north africa. Analysis of the arab spring 3 blunders in state response, in particular using a heavyhanded approach and trying to crush opposition, had the reverse effect of galvanising more people to join the protests icg, 2011b and 2011d. Pdf encouraged by the uprisings in tunisia and egypt, and the arab spring, young moroccans began to organise. This article focuses on the reform policies enacted by mohammed vi, king of morocco, in response to the uprisings which took place during the arab spring. In jordan and morocco, for instance, arab spring campaigns had an essentially reformist character. The reform of judiciaries in the wake of the arab spring. Demonstrators expressing political and economic grievances faced violent crackdowns by.

Evidence from moroccos february 20th movement volume 47 issue 3 adria k. Chapter on morocco has been translated from french translation into english and arabic. We currently reach six million readers annually and growing fast. To identify a possible policy change concerning eudp in the southern mediterranean neighbourhood, this paper is aimed to answer the following research question. Reverberations from the arab spring of 2011 continue to rock the middle east. The arab spring refers to a period of protests beginning on december 18, 2010 in tunisia, which quickly spread to numerous other arab nations and resulted in regime change in tunisia, libya, egypt, and yemen, and repression andor violence in syria, bahrain, sudan, and elsewhere. Women are newcomers to the political scene in morocco. This pioneering explanation of the arab spring will define a new era of thinking about the middle east. You also should pack a pair of closed toed shoes for days when youll be doing more. The arab spring and moroccos reforms osgood center. The battle for recognition of the sahrawis right to selfdetermination or morocco s claim over the territory is one that is waged country by country, and after the arab spring toppled trusted allies, both morocco and the sadr launched diplomatic campaigns to claim or reclaim allies in libya a supporter of the sadr under gaddafi and. Moroccan constitution, article 41 maintains the kings status as commander of the faithful, but ensures.

These are fashionable to wear out but still casual enough for poolside lounging. Here we assess the consequences in 16 arab spring states six years after the original predictions. Momani bessma arab spring a genuine revolutionary movement. This paper examines comparable historical episodes of political instability to derive implications for the near and mediumterm economic outlook in the arab countries in transition. Adopted by referendum on 1 july 2011, the latest moroccan constitution was prepared through a yearlong participatory process led by a consultative commission. Sign up for free newsletters and get more cnbc delivered to your inbox. A popular saying has it that morocco is a cold country with a hot sun, and you shouldnt underestimate the extremes of. Inform students that they are going to learn about a recent struggle for freedom that took place during the arab spring in tunisia. Polyvocal, leaderless and using new styles of communication, the post arab spring voices do not seek power but seek to defy the state and push it to address the hitherto taboo topics such as. In general, past episodes of political instability were characterized by a sharp.

The protests in morocco were inspired by the arab spring protests and revolutions in other north african countries. This article argues that the moroccan spring provides a recipe for other countries in. Pdf the internet and democracy in arab spring morocco. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the strongest military state in north africa region. The study of democratization and the arab spring amel ahmed. Violent protests and civil conflict in egypt and syria appear in headlines daily.

Morocco is at its best in spring midmarch to may, when the country is lush and green, followed by autumn september to november when the heat of summer has eased. The focus instead shifted to individual freedoms and free market. Arab spring in morocco, and the way activists in the 20 february movement, named after the. Repression and activism among the arab springs first movers. An index of unrest in the arab world by the economist online, february 9, 2011.

In 2011 a wave of prodemocracy protests known as the arab spring spread across the arab world. Free trade agreements through its links with efta and the arab free trade zone, morocco provides investors with duty free. Womens rights, and the arab spring fact sheet on egypt, tunisia, morocco and jordan egypt. The armed forces played a decisive role in many of the arab. Encouraged by the uprisings in tunisia and egypt, and the arab spring, young moroccans began to organise huge demonstrations across the country demanding more democracy, social justice and anticorruption measures. To gauge the class prior knowledge of the arab spring, ask for a show of hands as to how many students have heard the term arab spring on the news.

They were centred around demands for political reform, which included reform against police brutality, electoral fraud, political censorship and high unemployment. Protests occurred on a large scale in algeria, jordan, morocco and oman. Morocco world news is dedicated to bringing the news of morocco and the mena region to a wide. The changing state of morocco s economy following the arab spring led the kingdom to diversify and solidify its economic partnerships by seeking out. The roots and causes of the 2011 arab uprisings kamal eldin osman salih abstract. Briefly after the revolution, libya experienced a period of calm before it was plunged yet again into another conflict. The revolutionary wave spread to the far corners of the arab world, from morocco to bahrain. While the socalled arab spring has so far toppled despotic regimes in tunisia, egypt. Imf working papers imf international monetary fund home page. Examining the durability of political islam in morocco working paper avi spiegel summary. Commentators, including noam chomsky, have said that gdem izik marked the start of the arab spring. Of the arab spring countries, only tunisia has seen a relatively successful transition to democracy.

It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in tunisia noueihed, 2011. Six years after the arab spring, morocco is experiencing its own unrest. Aug 28, 2019 the arab spring was a series of antigovernment protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across the middle east in early 2011. It seemed as if all the authoritarian states would finally be freed, even those of the. Home highlights on morocco the impact of the arab spring. Thi s researc h articl e attempts to scrutinize the nature and cause s of the ara b uprising s which too k people by surpris e globall y throughou t 2011 and int o 2012. Their presence has not been substantially felt or taken into consideration in moroccan politics until the last two decades. Jun 26, 2015 the implications of decentralization for societies in the context of human development. In the aftermath of the arab spring, many hoped that the. Womens rights and the arab spring middle eastnorth. Nope its not too cold in spring for sandals so feel free to pack a pair. The event set off uprisings across north africa and the.

Yemen became one of the first countries to experience the protests. Moroccos stability in the wake of the arab spring combating. Sixyear report on the arab spring new england complex. In this landmark book, hamid dabashi argues that the revolutionary uprisings that have engulfed multiple countries and political climes from morocco to iran and from syria to yemen, were driven by a delayed defiance a point of rebellion against domestic tyranny and globalized. The arab spring in egypt religious literacy project. But their purpose, relative success, and outcome remain hotly disputed in arab countries, among foreign observers, and between world powers looking to cash in on the changing map of the middle east.

The gaddafi archives libya before the arab spring view gallery an exhibition of photographs, documents and artefacts from the human rights watch archive paints a portrait of libya in the four decades prior to the arab spring. Moroccos version of the arab spring morocco avoided much of the arab spring violence because the islamist justice and development party pjd had been a recognized opposition party in the years before its rise to power in the november 2011 elections. Morocco s predominant religion is islam, and the official languages are arabic and tamazight. Along with the decrease in production, the demographic boom was also responsible for increasing unemployment. Why jordan and morocco are doubling down on royal rule. The initial events of the arab spring occurred in tunisia, where on december 14, 2010, a street vendor named mohammad bouazizi carried out an act of selfimmolation, after a tunisian police officer was alleged to have taken his fruit stand from him, restricting him from selling fruit at his location. We find that with the one exception of tunisia, none of the other 16 states became more democratic as a result of the arab spring, and three countries, libya, yemen, and syria, became failed states with governance failures and civil wars. Arab spring research guide and notes sheet targets.

Dec 07, 2016 how morocco s grand experiment went wrong heralded as a third way amid the uprisings and crackdowns of the arab spring, morocco introduced a new constitution and other reforms. Click download or read online button to the arab spring the end of postcolonialism book pdf for free now. Sustained street demonstrations took place in morocco, iraq, algeria, iranian. The spring of 2011 produced a wave of demonstrations and revolution in the arab world. Therefore, the struggle for individual free doms in morocco is set between two ideologically opposed sides, the liberals versus the isla. Morocco, arab spring, new social movement, social media, meaningmaking. Morocco, and south africaare excluded from muchneeded relief. To what extent has eus democracy promotion strategy in relation to tunisia and morocco changed after the arab spring. The arab spring has broken out in morocco pushing king mohammed vi to put forth in lightning speed a new constitution requiring an elected rather than an appointed prime minister, the first such step in any of the eight monarchies or even most of the democratic republics of the arab world. Download pdf the arab spring the end of postcolonialism. Its february 20th movement was perhaps smaller and lesser known.

But, however new, their strong presence has been very noticeable in. Yet morocco appears to have escaped the arab spring. The moroccan dialect, referred to as darija, and french are also widely spoken. Wife of jailed sahrawi activist calls on morocco to free political prisoners. Lawrence skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Six years after the arab spring, morocco is experiencing. Nadine sika the role of women in the egyptian revolution of 25 january manal alnatour arab spring and women in kuwait muhamad s. This information is intended to familiarize military personnel with local customs and area knowledge in an effort to assist them during their assignment to morocco. Demonstrators expressing political and economic grievances faced violent crackdowns by their countries security forces. Pdf the role of constitutional reforms in morocco during. Its causes and consequences 3 arab countries barany, 2011.

Moroccan islamists have proven resilient in the wake of the arab spring and have. Arab spring in tunisia and how the movement spread throughout the region. European union institute for security studies may 2017 1 when the arab spring occurred in 2011, many observers both in the middle east and north africa menaope,and saweur the popular uprisings as a chance to enact regionwide reforms and advance towards more accountable, democratic and economically sus. Pdf as a key channel, especially in twentyfirst century middle east north africa mena, the internet has been positioned. Olimat prospects for women in new libya wafa bugaighis the struggle for womens rights in morocco. The g20s action on debt is an important first step.