People power or a one-shot deal? A dynamic model of protest
2013 study from Princeton and NYU on the nature of political revolutions and the possibility that upheaval can be a singular event, unlikely to be followed by more.
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Views on democracy in the Muslim world: Pew Global Attitudes Project 2012 report
2012 Pew Research Center report evaluated changing views of individuals in Muslim countries regarding government, equality and the effects of the Arab Spring
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New media and conflict after the Arab Spring
2012 study by the United States Institute of Peace on the role of Twitter in the Arab Spring uprisings, including those in Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt.
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Social media and participation in political protest: Observations from Tahrir Square
2012 study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on the effects of social networks in the 2011 uprising in Egypt.
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Muslim-American terrorism in the decade since 9/11
2012 report from the University of North Carolina on the nature and number of U.S. terrorism incidents and convictions.
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U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
2012 United Nations panel report on human rights violations by the Syrian government and military.
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Iran sanctions: Congressional Research Service report
2011 report from the Congressional Research Service on background issues relating to sanctions on Iran.
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Inequality of opportunity in Egypt
2011 study by the World Bank Economic Review on the contribution of inequality of opportunity to earnings inequality over time.
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Food crises and political instability in North Africa and the Middle East
2011 paper correlates incidences of social unrest (as identified by news reports) with the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization global food price index.
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Civil movements: Facebook and Twitter in the Arab Spring
2011 study by the Dubai School of Government on social networking access and usage during the region’s 2011 democracy movements.
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