Managing Contention: Divergent Government Responses to Youth Protests in the Arab World
Abstract: Why do some authoritarian governments respond beneficently to political protest while others opt for repression? This article argues that beneficent government responses in the form of concessions or institutional inclusion are fostered by three interrelated mechanisms working at three distinct levels: institutionalization of political protest within the polity, external certification of protest demands by legally legitimized authorities, and interest polarization between protesting groups and the government. Empirical comparison of government responses to youth protests before and during the 2011 uprisings in Morocco and Egypt proves that the divergent strategies in the two countries were not the result of spontaneous decision-making in times of heightened regime contention. Rather, they mirror established patterns of protest politics that are relatively resistant to ad-hoc manipulations. By extending the focus beyond a particular episode of contention, this study offers important
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Middle East Law and Governance ; 10 (2017) 1 ; 91-116
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Politik
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Mannheim
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2017
- Creator
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Thyen, Kressen
- DOI
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10.1163/18763375-01001003
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56681-1
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Thyen, Kressen
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- 2017
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