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People have been taken by surprise by the persistent demonstrations in Turkey against Prime Minister Erdogan and his style of government. Turkey seemed to be more a
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Tag: Arab spring
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The Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies is now an institutional columnist for the Global Policy Journal. The first in this series of posts comes from Dr Andrew Mumford who has … Read the rest
In November 2011 Samir Amin, one of the leading political thinkers of the past half century was in Nottingham, for a series of lectures and seminars organised by the … Read the rest
As dictatorships crumble in Tunisia, Egypt and possibly Libya leaders in the West glibly talk about the spread of democracy to North Africa and the Middle East, For example David … Read the rest
The current Arab ‘revolutions’, pose anew some venerable questions of revolutionary transformation, not least whether they will result in fundamental changes to economic life in the region or, as Antonio … Read the rest