Francesco Cavatorta: 3 books

The Arab Uprisings were unexpected events of rare intensity in Middle Eastern history – mass, popular and largely non-violent revolts which threatened and in some cases toppled apparently stable autocracies. This volume provides in-depth analyses of how people perceived the socio-economic and political...

This book examines the importance of international factors in determining the initiation, development and outcome of transitions to democracy. More specifically, the book analyses the failed Algerian transition in light of its international environment explaining the failure through a complex relationship between domestic and external actors.

The transition paradigm has traditionally viewed civil society activism as an essential condition for the establishment of democracy. The democracy promotion strategies of Western policy-makers have, therefore, been based on strengthening civil society in authoritarian settings in order to support...