Democracy and Democratization in the Arab World: Unending Struggle (original) (raw)

While the dust of Arab revolutions has not yet settled, calls for democracy have never stopped, even after toppling a number of dictators and holding apparently fair elections. Scholars started to focus on the issue of democracy in the Arab world, as it has gained a great deal of attention with the advent of the Arab Spring. This article espouses a nuanced approach in addressing the issue of democracy in the Arab world, where we will try to draw some relevant conclusions of the future course of events in the region in light of the ongoing Arab Spring. Keyword: Arabs, the Arab World, Islam, the Arab Spring, Democracy