The Arab Spring abroad : diaspora activism against authoritarian regimes / Dana M. Moss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moss, Dana M., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in contentious politics.

Cambridge studies in contentious politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab Spring, 2010-.

Arabs--Foreign countries.

Arabs.

Arab countries--Politics and government--21st century.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 270 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

The Arab Spring revolutions of 2011 sent shockwaves across the globe, mobilizing diaspora communities to organize forcefully against authoritarian regimes. Despite the important role that diasporas can play in influencing affairs in their countries of origin, little is known about when diaspora actors mobilize, how they intervene, or what makes them effective. This book addresses these questions, drawing on over 230 original interviews, fieldwork, and comparative analysis. Examining Libyan, Syrian, and Yemeni mobilization from the US and Great Britain before and during the revolutions, Dana M. Moss presents a new framework for understanding the transnational dynamics of contention and the social forces that either enable or suppress transnational activism.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Oct 2021).

ISBN:

1-108-98518-1

1-108-98003-1

1-108-98259-X

OCLC:

1281967720