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From violence to voting: War and political participation in Uganda
Source: JournalistsResource.orgElephants, ivory and trade
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The frequency of wars
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One school of thought in international affairs theorizes that globalization is good for peace and security, and that increased economic interdependency will decrease the likelihood of war. Likewise, some think that the proliferation of democracy makes peace more likely. However, both propositions continue to be debated by academics and foreign policy observers.
Youth exclusion in Syria: Social, economic and institutional dimensions
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Since the beginning of the 2011 Arab Spring, observers have been examining the various underlying factors that may have helped fuel revolution and unrest across North Africa and the Middle East. One of the factors frequently cited is the unusually high rate of youth unemployment throughout the region.
Food crises and political instability in North Africa and the Middle East
Source: JournalistsResource.orgInequality of opportunity in Egypt
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Since the beginning of the “Arab Spring” in December 2010, governments in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have fallen, while protests and strife continue in Syria, Yemen and other nations. The source of the discontent was diverse, but deeply felt — decades of struggling under authoritarian regimes, certainly, but also high rates of unemployment and a grinding sense of inequality.
Views on democracy in the Muslim world: Pew Global Attitudes Project 2012 report
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Following the initial euphoria of the 2011 Arab Spring, citizens in countries such as Libya, Egypt and Tunisia set about the hard work of reforming and rebuilding their public institutions. One central question, particularly in the wake of the Muslim Brotherhood’s electoral victory in Egypt and the killing of the U.S. ambassador in Libya, remains how truly democratic these societies will become. Will they favor Western-style politics, Islamist rule or a distinctive hybrid?
People power or a one-shot deal? A dynamic model of protest
Source: JournalistsResource.orgCivil movements: Facebook and Twitter in the Arab Spring
Source: JournalistsResource.orgNews coverage of the “Arab Spring” has often focused on the potential role of social media in facilitating the Middle East’s ongoing political upheaval. Tools such as such as Facebook and Twitter, it has been suggested, helped citizens communicate and organize when governments were persistently unresponsive to their requests, and may have played a central role in the still-unfolding events.