Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Social Movements and the MENA State


You have two readings for this week - one on the potential of social movements as an avenue of democratic representation and one on the state in the MENA region. I want you to try to make a link between the two - how might social movements work/not work in the different types of states you find across the region? In other words, what opportunities and/or challenges do you see to social movements  functioning as an avenue of democratic participation in the region? And, in light of our conversation with Dr. Gene Sharp, how do you think these opportunities/challenges differ between revolutionary and non-revolutionary movements?
 

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