The crisis of the Arab Authoritarian Regimes

The Crisis of the Arab Authoritarian Regimes

Authoritarian regimes: the case of the National Democratic Party in Egypt.

Egypt and Mubarak: leadership, ideology, pluralism and mobilization.

The Arab Spring: a social, liberal, Islamic, military, youthful revolution.

From Tunisia to Syria: a revolutionary wave (1848, 1968, 1989).

Armed forces and social movements: their relations with political power.

Political Islam – The Muslim Brotherhood: an international organization.

The revolts: Tahrir Square, social networks and media, the Fridays, pacifism.

Religious sectarianism and confessional challenges: Christians, Sufis and Salafists.

Iran and the “Green Movement” (2009): anticipating the revolts.

Israel and the Palestinian Territories: the consequences of the revolts.

Cultural movements and revolution: civil society and new techniques in the cultural industry.

Giuseppe Acconcia

Bocconi, Milano, 19 maggio 2011