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Many states and societies across the so-called Arab World witnessed protests, upheavals, and political violence during 2011 and since. In this seminar we compare various protest movements and how the authoritarian regimes reacted and evolved across the region since 2011. Therefore, we start by introducing concepts and methods for analyzing contentious politics in authoritarian regimes in the first sessions. In the second part we then look into the effects of the uprisings on democratization and human rights in several countries affected by the protests during 2011. We will discuss in depth the transition trajectories of cases of: Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, Morocco and Jordan. In the third part we then compare the consequences of different transition trajectories during the Arab Uprisings for democracy, civic space and the human rights situation in the region. After the seminar students will be able to compare and explain trajectories and outcomes of the Arab Uprisings and conduct independent empirical analysis on human rights and governance.

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