A Historical Sociology Perspective on the Legacy of State Formation and Dynamics of the Arab Spring in Libya: From Elusive Authority of Qadhafi to Masses Craving for Democracy

Ali BİLGENOĞLU; Hikmet MENGÜASLAN

Article Details

A Historical Sociology Perspective on the Legacy of State Formation and Dynamics of the Arab Spring in Libya: From Elusive Authority of Qadhafi to Masses Craving for Democracy

Authors:

Ali BİLGENOĞLU | Hikmet MENGÜASLAN

Publisher:

Sakarya University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 2020 Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.203-234

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000713201

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2630-5631

pISSN:

2147-7523

Abstract:

 

This study aims to question the appropriateness of ‘transition to democracy’ paradigm in the Arab Spring context with a specific focus on Libya. Arguing that the real problematique lies at the meta-theoretical level, the assumptions and the empirical incongruities of democratisation and post-democratisation perspectives will be elaborated on. With a historical and social minded analysis, the political developments in Libya will be approached with a historical sociology perspective complemented with political economy of regime security. The interaction within the state-society complex in the framework of complex relationship with regional/international level dynamics will be given a specific focus and unlike deterministic-teleological and reductionist democratization/post-democratization perspectives, the answer for the question ‘what happened politically in Libya during the Arab Spring’ will be searched.

Article Details

A Historical Sociology Perspective on the Legacy of State Formation and Dynamics of the Arab Spring in Libya: From Elusive Authority of Qadhafi to Masses Craving for Democracy

Authors: Ali BİLGENOĞLU | Hikmet MENGÜASLAN

Publisher: Sakarya University

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 2020 Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.203-234

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2020

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000713201

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2630-5631

pISSN: 2147-7523

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Authors:

Ali BİLGENOĞLU | Hikmet MENGÜASLAN

Publisher:

Sakarya University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 2020 Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.203-234

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000713201

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2630-5631

pISSN:

2147-7523