Arab Spring or Arab Autumn: A Case Study of Eygpt and Syria

This study aims to identify causes and consequences of Arab Uprising in Egypt and Syria. The main objective of this research is to understand the terminologies that have been used to define the situation and major implications that have influenced the outcome of the revolution. Primary data has been...

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Main Author:	Mutlaq M, Al Qahtani Mhani
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Published:	2014
Subjects:	JQ Political institutions and public administration (Asia)
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description	This study aims to identify causes and consequences of Arab Uprising in Egypt and Syria. The main objective of this research is to understand the terminologies that have been used to define the situation and major implications that have influenced the outcome of the revolution. Primary data has been generated to solve research problem. The methods used in this study to collect data were qualitative method and semi-structured interview. The findings of the study indicate that the term of ―Arab Spring is wrongly used in Syria and Egypt. Instead, the study found the best terminology that should be used in describing Arab Uprising is ―Arab Nightmare or ―Arab Autumns since the happiness of the people and prosperity of the country has fallen off. Also, the life of citizens after uprising become miserable and both countries have fallen in major aspects. The study also determined the factors that have caused the emergence of riots and protests in Egypt and Syria including unemployment, inflation, poverty, the lack of public services, the lack of freedom, domination, political exploitation, segregation, abusing power and corruption. The consequences of the uprising are the death of more than 140,000 Syrians, and more than 7000 others in Egypt despite the economic, social and political downturn. The study founds negative international role and indicates that international community failed to stop bloodshedding in Syria and military involvement in Egypt. In all, the study founds negative involvement of some countries such as Russia and Iran that are responsible for the killing of thousands in Syria. The findings of this study also identifies other factors that caused the failure of opposition groups in toppling Assad down from presidency other than Iran and Russia including Jihadist, Al-Qaeda affiliated groups and division between opposition groups. In conclusion, based on the consequence of the revolution and respondents, the Arab Autumn can become the most relevant terminology to define the uprising.
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title	Arab Spring or Arab Autumn: A Case Study of Eygpt and Syria
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spelling	my-uum-etd.40252022-08-03T02:01:32Z Arab Spring or Arab Autumn: A Case Study of Eygpt and Syria 2014 Mutlaq M, Al Qahtani Mhani Abdul Rahman, Mohd Fitri Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government JQ Political institutions and public administration (Asia) This study aims to identify causes and consequences of Arab Uprising in Egypt and Syria. The main objective of this research is to understand the terminologies that have been used to define the situation and major implications that have influenced the outcome of the revolution. Primary data has been generated to solve research problem. The methods used in this study to collect data were qualitative method and semi-structured interview. The findings of the study indicate that the term of ―Arab Spring is wrongly used in Syria and Egypt. Instead, the study found the best terminology that should be used in describing Arab Uprising is ―Arab Nightmare or ―Arab Autumns since the happiness of the people and prosperity of the country has fallen off. Also, the life of citizens after uprising become miserable and both countries have fallen in major aspects. The study also determined the factors that have caused the emergence of riots and protests in Egypt and Syria including unemployment, inflation, poverty, the lack of public services, the lack of freedom, domination, political exploitation, segregation, abusing power and corruption. The consequences of the uprising are the death of more than 140,000 Syrians, and more than 7000 others in Egypt despite the economic, social and political downturn. The study founds negative international role and indicates that international community failed to stop bloodshedding in Syria and military involvement in Egypt. In all, the study founds negative involvement of some countries such as Russia and Iran that are responsible for the killing of thousands in Syria. The findings of this study also identifies other factors that caused the failure of opposition groups in toppling Assad down from presidency other than Iran and Russia including Jihadist, Al-Qaeda affiliated groups and division between opposition groups. In conclusion, based on the consequence of the revolution and respondents, the Arab Autumn can become the most relevant terminology to define the uprising. 2014 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/4025/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/4025/1/s812439.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/4025/2/s812439_abstract.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Acemoglu, D., Ticchi, D. and Vindigni, A. (2008).A Theory of Military Dictatorship. Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor. Adegboye, A. A. (2013). Consolidating Paticipatory Democracy in Africa: The Challenges and the way forward. 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