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8 - Conclusion

Where Is Counter-Revolution Going?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2022

Jamie Allinson
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University of Edinburgh
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The conclusion returns to the general questions raised in the first two chapters of the book. Reiterating and summarising the argument about counter-revolution from above, below and without, the chapter turns to the transformation in revolutions that occurred after 1975 – initially towards political revolutions and transitions towards liberal democracy, and then towards mass, urban-based uprisings frustrated by counter-revolutions. Drawing on the work of Mark Beissinger, the chapter shows that, far from being regionally unique, the Arab uprisings were the beginning of a decade of increasing mass protest that did not bring forth profound social – or in many cases, political – transformation. Nonetheless, as the example of the return of the slogans and tactics of 2011 with new forms of learning in uprisings in the region before the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrate, the success of counter-revolution cannot be assumed.

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The Age of Counter-Revolution
States and Revolutions in the Middle East
, pp. 243 - 260
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Conclusion
  • Jamie Allinson, University of Edinburgh
  • Book: The Age of Counter-Revolution
  • Online publication: 06 May 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108633062.008
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  • Conclusion
  • Jamie Allinson, University of Edinburgh
  • Book: The Age of Counter-Revolution
  • Online publication: 06 May 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108633062.008
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  • Conclusion
  • Jamie Allinson, University of Edinburgh
  • Book: The Age of Counter-Revolution
  • Online publication: 06 May 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108633062.008
Available formats
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