 | Politics of Change in Middle East and North Africa since Arab Spring: A Lost Decade? Subjects: Area Studies; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Middle East Studies; International Politics; African Studies; Government; Political Philosophy; Anthropology - Soc Sci; North Africa; Revolution - Government; Middle East Politics; Democracy; Social Democracy; Regional Anthropology; A decade since the eruption of Arab Spring protests in the Middle East and North Africa, the region continues to confront the primary causes of the popular disenchantment including economic deprivation, bad governance, corruption and limited avenues for political expression. Democratisation, the buzzword in 2011 has given way to debates around conflict management and resolution. Simultaneously, there are mounting economic challenges throughout the region that have been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. But there are some silver linings such as a focus on reforms, greater scrutiny against corruption, demand for better governance, and awareness regarding women empowerment and rights of minorities. The volume, Politics of Change in the Middle East and North Africa since Arab Spring: A Lost Decade? , commemorates the ten years of the eruption of Arab Spring protests. It captures some of the prevailing political, economic, strategic and social issues in MENA through thematic or country-specific essays that explore the ongoing transformations and underline how despite the hopelessness, the MENA societies have made progress on various fronts. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan). Md. Muddassir Quamar is Associate Fellow at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, and holds a Ph.D. in Middle East studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He has a wider research interest in politics and societies in the Arabian Gulf, political Islam, Middle East strategic affairs, and India's relations with the Middle East. Among other books and monographs, Dr. Quamar is the author of Education System in Saudi Arabia: Of Change and Reforms (2021)and co-author of India's Saudi Policy: Bridge to the Future (2019). More than a dozen of his research papers have appeared in international refereed journals besides he has contributed over 20 chapters for edited volumes. In 2014-15, he was Visiting Fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh. Dr. Quamar has been associated with the MEI@ND in various honorary capacities since its inception in 2010. |
