Strategies to control the arab spring: the tunisian and jordanian strategies and their results

The year of 2011 witnessed a strong movement for change in the Middle Eastern region. The strategies adopted by Tunisia and Jordan to control the protests and the results such strategies achieved are the subject of this paper. It will study both countries’ history and political system to analyze the...

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Author: Spohr, Alexandre Piffero
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repository:Conjuntura Austral
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/45247
Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/45247
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Arab Spring
Tunisia
Jordan
Primavera Árabe
Tunísia
Jordânia
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Summary:The year of 2011 witnessed a strong movement for change in the Middle Eastern region. The strategies adopted by Tunisia and Jordan to control the protests and the results such strategies achieved are the subject of this paper. It will study both countries’ history and political system to analyze the reasons why they employed similar strategies and reached different outcomes.