RT Article
T1 You say you want a revolution: the Arab Spring, norm diffusion, and the human rights regime
JF Human rights review
VO 15
IS 4
SP 413
OP 431
A1 Harrelson-Stephens, Julie
A1 Callaway, Rhonda L. 1965-
A2 Callaway, Rhonda L. 1965-
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/817736166
AB We discuss how the Arab Spring is a reflection of the resiliency of the human rights regime. In order to accomplish this, we explore the extent to which the Arab Spring represents norm diffusion among Middle East and North Africa (MENA) states. Specifically, we examine the cases of Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain and consider how economic and demographic changes created space for human rights discourse in these countries. We find that, in the case of MENA states, the Arab Spring represents significant pressure from below. Access to new forms of social media allowed civil society to organize, publicize, and protest relatively efficiently. Social media expanded the potential role of individuals and created newly empowered latent human rights activists who emerged as leaders of the norm diffusion process. The resulting diffusion of human rights norms in the Arab region represents one of the most significant expansions of the human rights regime since the regime’s inception.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 429-431
K1 Arab Spring
K1 Norm diffusion
K1 Human rights regime
K1 Social Media
K1 Constructivism
DO 10.1007/s12142-014-0315-5