Essays about: "civil society in the arab world"

Found 4 essays containing the words civil society in the arab world.

  1. 1. Empowering Arab Women through Media Development : A case study

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Nabila Zayati; [2021]
    Keywords : media development; empowerment; gender; communication for development; participatory communication; social change; Arab region;

    Abstract : The media have power: they create frames of conceptions, influence attitudes and behaviour, and monitor the conduct of government officials. For women, the media can suggest ways and means to defend civil rights and gain access to society’s resources and opportunities. READ MORE

  3. 2. A New Era? Civil Society and the Tunisian Revolution

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : André Chiesa; [2013]
    Keywords : Tunisia; Civil Society; Revolution; Democratization; Grassroots; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : With the use of articles, reports and academic literature, I have analyzed the significant role civil society played during, and after, the Tunisian revolution in 2011. The purpose of this essay has been to understand the underlying social distress, under which Tunisians had lived in many years, and how this came to result in a contagious revolution that marked the start of the Arab Spring. READ MORE

  4. 3. Arab exceptionalism? A case study of Egypt’s regime breakdown

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nadim El Hamalawy; [2011]
    Keywords : Regime breakdown; Hybrid regime; Arab exceptionalism; 2011 revolts; Egypt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The focus of this study is to examine how an authoritarian regime within the Arab world, remarkably stable and long deemed as inhospitable to democratic tendencies, ‘suddenly’ witnessed mass pro-democracy movements and ultimately regime breakdown. In this thesis the case of Egypt is discussed. READ MORE

  5. 4. Civil Society and Political Democracy in Lebanon : A Minor Field Study in 2005

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Ladan Madeleine Moghaddas; [2006]
    Keywords : Lebanon; Civil Society; Democracy; Political System;

    Abstract : Background & Problem: Democracy in the Arab world has received much attention since the Kuwait war in 1991, both in academics and in the public debate. Lebanon in particular has through its history in the 20th century constantly been facing new challenges for its multicultural society of minorities. READ MORE