Arab Spring: Modernity, Identity and Change

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This book provides systematic, integrated analyses of emergent social and cultural dynamics in the wake of the so-called Arab Spring, and looks closely at the narratives and experiences of a people as they confront crisis during a critical moment of transition. Providing an interdisciplinary approach to interconnections across regional and communal boundaries, this volume situates itself at the intersection of political science, cultural studies, media and film studies, and Middle Eastern studies, while offering some key critical revisions to dominant approaches in social and political theory. Through the unique contributions of each of its authors, this book will offer a much-needed addition to the study of Middle East politics and the Arab Spring. Moreover, although its specific focus is on the Arab context, its analysis will be of issues of significant relevance to a changing world order. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Arab Spring: Modernity, Identity, and Change (Dalia Fahmy, Eid Mohamed)....Pages 1-12 Front Matter ....Pages 13-13 Whither Post-Islamism: Revisiting the Discourse/Movement After the Arab Spring (Mojtaba Mahdavi)....Pages 15-38 Islamists and Politics in Tunisia Today: Is the Foundation of a Democratic Islamic Party Possible? (Mouldi Lahmar)....Pages 39-53 The ‘Arab Spring’ and the End of Turkish Democracy (Pierre Hecker)....Pages 55-78 Re-examining Hasan al-Banna’s Model of Da’wah in the Post-Arab Spring Era (Khalidah Ali)....Pages 79-96 Front Matter ....Pages 97-97 Democracy Promotion 2.0: Barack Obama and the “Arab Spring” Conundrum (Aziz Douai)....Pages 99-117 The Struggle for Revolutionary Memory: Historiography and Documentation of the January 25 Revolution (Abdou Moussa El-Bermawy)....Pages 119-133 Affective Encounters: Women, Hope, and Activism in Egypt (Nermin Allam)....Pages 135-155 On Samir Murqus, the Narrative of Crisis and the Triumph of Tahrir (Isaac Friesen)....Pages 157-171 Arab Spring and the Issue of Democracy: Where Does Middle Eastern Studies Stand? (Ahmed Abd Rabou)....Pages 173-204 Front Matter ....Pages 205-205 Seeking New Metaphors: Gender Identities in Tunisia and Lebanon (Arnaud Kurze)....Pages 207-233 Unity–Consensus–Reconciliation: The Substance of Tunisia’s Elite Compromise—An Analysis of Post-Revolutionary Metaphors (Julius Dihstelhoff)....Pages 235-255 Constructing Civic Space: Civil Resistance, Sustainable Citizen Empowerment, and Transitional Justice as Pathways of Change in Contemporary Arab Politics (Nathan C. Funk)....Pages 257-277 Back Matter ....Pages 279-282