Stories about institutions and regimes that have failed us are
echoing worldwide. This book critically engages the multiple
uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) following the
self-immolation of Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi in
December 2010. It brings together authors who critically analyse
the unstoppable force unleashed in the streets of Tunisia, Egypt,
Bahrain, Syria, Libya and Yemen.
This book analyses the roots and trajectory of the recent
revolts in the context of the global transformations that have
redefined the politics of movement and revolution. For example,
some authors engage extensively with the strategies embraced by the
younger generation of activists. Others argue that the power of
these revolutions lies in the people s creative orientations
including their collaborations. While much of the mobilization
efforts in these different parts of the world happen through word
of mouth, radio, cartoons, placards, and SMS services; sites such
as Facebook helped people meet each other with a click, carrying
their claims through stories, songs, poetry and art of protest
across international borders quickly enabling them to rapidly bring
authoritarian regimes to the brink of collapse and make a
qualitatively different expression of uprisings.
All authors in this volume address the question of the stakes in
these revolts, as through them, spectacular and everyday violence
can be challenged, and alternative social projects can emerge.
Neither a footnote to the West's history, nor an appendix to
neoliberal capitalist global projects, people are actively drawing
on their power to disrupt domination and oppression, creatively
responding to global problems and calling for democratic
institutions with viable ecologies.
This book was published as a special issue of
"Globalizations.""
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