Bank customers protested in Henan, China. Who attacked them? Lynette H. Ong - July 14, 2022 Research on ‘contractors for hire’ explains the extraordinary attempt to disperse angry crowds who wanted local banks to return their deposits
Iraqis have been holding peaceful mass protests. The U.S. strike and its aftermath are undermining that. Zahra Ali - January 7, 2020 Here’s what Iraqi protesters want.
Iraqi protesters are mostly Shiite. And this identity is shaping how they protest. Marsin Alshamary - December 13, 2019 They are using religious symbolism to oppose the government.
Iraq’s protests haven’t yet changed the system — but they’re transforming Iraqis’ belief in themselves Munqith Dagher - December 9, 2019 New survey data shows that demonstrators feel more important, and prouder to be Iraqi, than before
Lessons for Algeria from the 2011 Egyptian uprising Anna Jacobs and Adel Abdel Ghafar - March 13, 2019 Bouteflika promises not to run again, but the Algerian deep state remains.
Eight years after Egypt’s revolution, here’s what we’ve learned about social media and protest Korhan Koçak and Killian Clarke - January 25, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83047" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Egyptians wave the national flag in
Military defections didn’t determine the Arab uprisings Kevin Koehler and Amy Holmes - December 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81832" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Egyptian security forces reach Tahrir Square
Protests are mounting in Iraq. Why? Benedict Robin-D’Cruz - July 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76040" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Iraqis react to tear gas fired
Why many failed to predict the leftist-Islamist alliance that won Iraq’s 2018 elections Benedict Robin - June 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this May 14 photo, supporters
How 9/11 created a feedback loop for international jihadism Martha Crenshaw and Lisa Blaydes - September 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63827" align="aligncenter" width="960"] U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians pull
How Egypt’s generals used street protests to stage a coup Neil Ketchley - July 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60579" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Egyptian man holds a newspaper
Hosni Mubarak is free again. What does this say about Egypt? Mieczyslaw Boduszynski - March 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55949" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak looks
How Twitter can empower opposition forces in authoritarian countries Mareike Transfeld and Isabelle Werenfels - December 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50469" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] The United States
How social media undermined Egypt’s democratic transition Sean Aday, Marc Lynch, and Deen Freelon - October 7, 2016 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A shop in Tahrir Square is
How Arab authoritarian regimes learned to defeat popular protests Marc Lynch - August 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45579" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Riot police chase Bahraini anti-government protesters
Why unarmed revolutions topple some dictators but not others Daniel Ritter - May 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40505" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An anti-government protester flashes a V
The changing face of women’s political participation in the Middle East Vickie Langohr, Marc Lynch, and Lauren Baker - May 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40311" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptian women ink their fingers after
Why Egyptians have mobilized against public sexual violence Vickie Langohr - April 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38721" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (FILE) A file photo dated 22
Why it’s wrong to say that the Arab uprisings failed Marc Lynch - March 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37971" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptians wave their nation's flag in
Online activists support uprisings around the world. Here’s what we know about them. Marco Bastos and Dan Mercea - March 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34939" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptian army soldiers take their positions
What has changed in the five years since Egypt’s police sparked a revolution — and what hasn’t Dina Rashed - February 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35319" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Riot police guard the site of
Contrary to popular opinion, Egypt’s transition wasn’t always doomed to fail Michael Hanna - January 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34939" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptian soldiers take up positions atop and
What was the Egyptian military thinking after the revolution? Ellis Goldberg - January 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34882" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A pro-government protester chants slogans Jan.
How the world is proving Martin Luther King right about nonviolence Maria Stephan and Erica Chenoweth - January 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34516" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman (right, white
Premature excitement about Iraq’s new government reforms Al Ali - August 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28575" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Demonstrators chant in support of Iraqi
Premature excitement about Iraq's new government reforms - August 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28575" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Demonstrators chant in support of Iraqi
‘Protest is always hopeful’: Examining the third wave of popular protest in Africa Zachariah Mampilly, Kim Yi Dionne, and Adam Branch - June 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25936" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] People waving branches celebrate
'Protest is always hopeful': Examining the third wave of popular protest in Africa - June 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25936" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] People waving branches celebrate
Arab transitions and the old elite Ellis Goldberg - December 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18811" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Beji Caid Essebsi, leader of Tunisia's
The resurgence of Arab militaries Robert Springborg - December 5, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18665" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A supporter of Egyptian President Abdel
Reflections on the Arab uprisings Marc Lynch - November 17, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18237" align="aligncenter" width="5616"] Egyptian anti-government protesters chant slogans as
Arab youth activism for gender equality Vickie Langohr - November 10, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17946" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Moroccan protesters attend a women's rights
Want to create activists? Here's how. John Sides - October 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17170" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] File: Gay rights demonstrators in Arizona.
Want to create activists? Here’s how. John Sides - October 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17170" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] File: Gay rights demonstrators in Arizona.
Why Egypt’s military orchestrated a massacre Amy Holmes - August 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14786" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A poster of deposed Egyptian President
Explaining the Arab uprisings Marc Lynch - August 19, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14646" align="aligncenter" width="650"] More than a quarter-million people flooded
How Islam mattered in the Arab uprisings Michael Hoffman and Amaney Jamal - July 17, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13093" align="aligncenter" width="454"] A man reads the Koran to
Arabs do care about Gaza Marc Lynch - July 14, 2014 Since the Arab uprisings began in late 2010, Palestine has
What really made the Arab uprisings contagious? Merouan Mekouar - June 13, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11833" align="aligncenter" width="460" special=""] Egyptian anti-government protesters gather at
Why Egypt's new constitution may not turn out as badly as you think Joshua Tucker - January 16, 2014 [caption id="attachment_5425" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] A man holds a poster
Why Sit-Ins Succeed – Or Fail Joshua Tucker - August 14, 2013 In view of today's events in Egypt, I wanted to
Egypt: What Comes Next? Joshua Tucker - July 2, 2013 The following is a guest post from Elizabeth Nugent, a PhD student
Brazil is a Stable and Growing Democracy – And We’re Not Going to Take It Any More!!! Joshua Tucker - June 24, 2013 The following guest post is from University of Minnesota political
An Arab Spring in Moscow? John Sides - June 13, 2012 This is a guest post from Vsevolod Gunitskiy, a native
Cross-National Diffusion of Protest Joshua Tucker - February 29, 2012 Why does protest that starts in one country sometime spread
The Photocopy-and-Furtive-Conversation Revolution John Sides - December 13, 2011 bq. P. took the subway to Bowling Green. On his
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood’s Seat Bonuses Confirmed John Sides - December 7, 2011 More from Andrew Reynolds: Yesterday on the Monkey Cage I
A First Look at Egypt’s Election John Sides - December 6, 2011 This is a guest post by Andrew Reynolds. He is
Democracy and Islam in the Arab Elections Erica Chenoweth - December 6, 2011 The following guest post is from revolutions expert Jack A.
Tunisia Pre-Election Report: Hope and Angst in Tunisia’s Elections Joshua Tucker - October 21, 2011 Continuing our series of election reports, we are pleased to
Overcoming collective action problems in Egypt Henry Farrell - February 11, 2011 Via Marc Lynch's "Twitter Feed":http://twitter.com/abuaardvark, this "Wall Street Journal article":http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704132204576135882356532702.html#