Vol. 6 No. 032 (2018): Issue 032

The thirty-second issue of Siyasat Arabiya, the bi-monthly Political Science and International Relations journal, published by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies is now available. This issue comprises a special section on youth and democratic transition, with articles that include: "Generational Movements in the Context of Democratic Transition: A Theoretical Introduction to the Concepts and Foundational Statements" by Ahmed Tohamy; "Does Generational Theory Provide an Explanation for the Tunisian Revolution?" by Chaker Houki; "From the 20 February Movement to the Rif Movement: Does Morocco Fear Democracy, or the Youth Generation?" by Ahmed Elkatabi; "Youth in Sudan and the Reformation of the Public Sphere:  A Study of the Dynamics of Social Action and the Potentialities for Public Involvement" by Ashraf Osman Mohammed Elhassan; and "Democratic Transition in Somalia: Somali Youth as Influencers" by Abdirahman Issa.This issue further contains two studies: "The Status of Jerusalem in Israeli Law and the Trump Announcement: The Repercussions and the Prospects for Confrontation" by Alaa Mahajna; and "Participatory Democratic Transition in Tunisia: Elitist Answers in a Revolutionary Context" by Ayman Bouganmi. Additionally, Ahmed Qasem Hussein offers a review of the book Smart Power Approach as a Mechanism for International Change: the case of USA by Saif Al-Hirmizi, alongside reports on the conferences, "The Syrian Revolution: Seven Years On, What Went Wrong?" by the editorial board, and "Indo-Arab Relations:  The Evolving Dynamics with a Rising Power" by Ihab Maharmeh. Dana El Kurd provides a report on "Evaluating the General Living Conditions of the Egyptian Citizenry: from the January, 2011 Revolution to the 2018 Presidential Elections" and the documentation series for this edition covers "Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World 111 1/3/2018 - 30/4/2018" and "Palestine over Two Months 116 1/3/2018 - 30/4/2018".

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Published: 2018-05-01

Articles

  • Generational Movements in the Context of Democratic Transition: A Theoretical Introduction to the Concepts and Foundational Statements

    Author: Ahmed Tohamy
    7-23

    This study explores the concepts and premises related to youth movements, particularly as they relate to the democratic transition within the Arab Spring countries.

  • The Status of Jerusalem in Israeli Law and the Trump Announcement: The Repercussions and the Prospects for Confrontation

    Author: Alaa Mahajna
    75-86

    This paper analyses of some of the most salient Israeli laws and legal instruments used to entrench control over Jerusalem and alter the city spatially and demographically.

  • Smart Power Approach as a Mechanism for International Change: the case of USA

    Author: Ahmed Qasem Hussein
    123-130

    The book focused on the study of the US case, examining the approaches of the force on which it relied to control the course of change in the international system, and analyzing it for its own...

  • Youth and the Revolution: Does Generational Theory Provide an Explanation for the Tunisian Revolution?

    Author: Chaker Houki
    24-37

    This paper will demonstrate that a demographic approach can illuminate not only an understanding of the Tunisian Revolution, but also of the wider social and political changes which have shaped...

  • From the 20 February Movement to the Rif Movement: Does Morocco Fear Democracy, or the Youth Generation?

    Author: Ahmed Elkatabi
    38-50

    This study examines the role played by the youth of Morocco.

  • Youth in Sudan and the Reformation of the Public Sphere: A Study of the Dynamics of Social Action and the Potentialities for Public Involvement

    Author: Ashraf Osman Mohammed Elhassan
    51-62

    This study attempts to understand the impact of non-protest youth action, specifically by focusing on the some civic initiatives.

  • Democratic Transition in Somalia: Somali Youth as Influencers

    Author: Abdirahman Issa
    63-71

    This study seeks to find a deeper and more complete understanding of how Somali youth played a role in bringing down Somalia’s junta led by Mohammed Said Barre in 1991.

  • Participatory Democratic Transition in Tunisia: Elitist Answers in a Revolutionary Context

    Author: Ayman Bouganmi
    87-98

    This study addresses the extent to which the “participatory” framework is compatible with the networks of Tunisian elites since the Revolution of 2011.

  • Evaluating the General Living Conditions of the Egyptian Citizenry: from the January, 2011 Revolution to the 2018 Presidential Elections

    Author: Dana El Kurd
    101-108

    This paper presents an overview of evolving trends in Egyptian public opinion towards a host of security-related and political issues during the period between January 2011 and the 2018...

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    111-115

    ​يرصــد هــذا التقريــر أبــرز محطــات التحــول الديمقراطــي فــي الوطــن العربــي فــي المــدة 1 آذار/ مارس - 30 نيسان/ أبريل 2018.

  • Palestine Over Two Months

    116-120

    ​يتضمــن هــذا التقريــر توثيقًــا لأهم الوقائــع الفلســطينية والأحداث المرتبطــة بالصــراع العربي - الإسرائيلي في المدة 1 آذار/ مارس - 30 نيسان/ أبريل2018.

  • Conference

    133-139

    يعرض التقرير أعمال الندوة الأكاديمية 'مآلات الثورة السورية: ماذا جرى؟ ولماذا؟'، التي عقدت يومَي 7-8 نيسان/ أبريل 2018.

  • Conference

    Author: Ihab Maharmeh
    141-147

    يعرض التقرير أعمال مؤتمر 'العرب والهند: تحولات العلاقة مع قوة ناشئة ومستقبلها'، الذي عقد يومّي 5و6 أيار/ مايو 2018.