Go local, go global: Studying popular protests in the MENA post-2011. Issue 5 (20th October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Weipert-Fenner, Irene
• Is Part Of: Mediterranean politics. Volume 26:Issue 5(2021)
• Page Start: 563
• Page End: 585
• Publication Date: 2021-10-20
• Subjects: Social movement studies -- contentious politics -- democratization -- authoritarianism -- Arab uprisings; Mediterranean Region -- Politics and government -- 1945- -- Periodicals; 320.91822
• DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.1889286
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1362-9395

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The Arab Uprisings led to an increased interest in studying protests in the MENA region. The article examines this literature, provides suggestions for further research and reflects how the study of MENA protests can contribute to a cross-regional research agenda. It looks at rationalist-structuralist approaches, on studies in the framework of social movement theory, and political economy approaches. The article suggests combining the latter with SMT in broader concepts such as the 'incorporation crisis', originally developed for Latin America, allowing for more cross-regional comparisons. Finally, it discusses the latest methodological developments for collecting data on protests in the MENA post-2011.