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The Unfinished Arab Spring | Politics: The Mainstream, the Marginal and the Alternative

The aim of this volume is to adopt an original analytical approach in explaining various dynamics at work behind the Arab Spring, through giving voice to local dynamics and legacies rather than concentrating on debates about paradigms.

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By Sarah Yerkes
Published on Apr 1, 2020

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Sarah Yerkes
Sarah Yerkes

Acting Co-Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Sarah Yerkes is acting co-director and a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on Tunisia’s political, economic, and security developments as well as state-society relations in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Sarah Yerkes
Acting Co-Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Sarah Yerkes
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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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