Means to an End: Arab Spring
diploma thesis (DEFENDED)
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Author
Advisor
Referee
Hesová, Zora
Faculty / Institute
Faculty of Social Sciences
Discipline
International Economic and Political Studies
Department
Department of Political Science
Date of defense
4. 2. 2016
Publisher
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních vědLanguage
English
Grade
Good
Keywords (Czech)
Arab Spring, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, democratisation, revolutionKeywords (English)
Arab Spring, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, democratisation, revolutionThe thesis discusses the progress or lack thereof of in the Middle East, specifically Egypt to achieve "democracy". It will critically explore the reasons why the Arab Spring happened, what were the factors and what changed in Egypt during those times until the present. I will show how it was before the revolution in Egypt which toppled ex-president Mubarak, examine the transition phase when ex-president Morsi was in power, and at the end the second revolution or coup d'état by current president El-Sisi. With that said Egypt will be compared with the other countries in the region; Tunisia, Libya and Syria, and we will see what are some of the similarities in the revolutions as well as some of the differences.