Issue indivisibility as an explanatory model for the Arab Spring

This thesis examines the Arab Awakening in four countries—Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria—and argues that Ron Hassner’s model of issue indivisibility (2009) rather than James Fearon’s model of the commitment problem (2004) provides the best explanation for these uprisings. In each case, the presiden...

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Main Author: Halderman, Frank Douglas
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44406

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