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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9780300220957 (ebook) :

Content: While toppling decades-old authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen took only months, rebuilding these states will likely take years. This work argues that to transition to sustainable peace and stability, these societies must engage in an inclusive national reconciliation process. Based on over 200 interviews with key figures in Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen, this text identifies the greatest drivers of the polarization afflicting each country and the specific national reconciliation processes that can best address them.

Note: Previously issued in print: 2016.

Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9780300215632

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

URL: Yale scholarship online

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Format: 1 online resource (304 p.)

ISBN: 0-300-22095-2

Content: Post-revolution states often find that once a transition process begins, challenges can arise, such as political polarization and the threat of civil war. A respected commentator on Middle Eastern politics, Ibrahim Fraihat compares three countries grappling with political transitions in the wake of the Arab Spring: Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia. Fraihat argues that to attain enduring peace and stability, post-revolution states must engage in inclusive national reconciliation processes which include a national dialogue, a truth seeking effort, the reparation of victims' past injuries, dealing with the former regime, and institutional reform. Women, civil society, and tribes, among other social forces, can support the transition process. Fraihat's research shows how some aspects of transitions have been politicized and that each country has taken a specific approach, raising or diminishing the chances of civil war or a healthy transition. This book is based on the original field research Fraihat conducted over three years in Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia. It is the result of over 200 interviews with key figures including senior government officials, heads of political parties, revolutionary youth activists, former regime loyalists, representatives of women's and civil society organizations, military and militia commanders, tribal leaders, and members of displaced communities.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Abbreviations -- , Introduction -- , Part I. Issues of Reconciliation -- , Part II. Approaches of Reconciliation -- , Part III. Agents of Reconciliation -- , Conclusion -- , Appendix A. The Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative for Yemen -- , Appendix B. The Socialist Party Lays out a Set of Determinants and Outcomes for Dialogue and the Resolution of the Southern Issue -- , Appendix C. Legislation No.13 of 2013 of the Political and Administrative Isolation (translation by the Libya Herald) -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-300-21563-0

Language: English

DOI: 10.12987/9780300220957