This paper aims to explain aspects and results of popular uprising lasting in the Middle East and North Africa since Arab spring in 2011, from the framework of revolution vs. counter-revolution. Beginning by exploring the experiences of some countries...
This paper aims to explain aspects and results of popular uprising lasting in the Middle East and North Africa since Arab spring in 2011, from the framework of revolution vs. counter-revolution. Beginning by exploring the experiences of some countries which were main arena of Arab spring, it analyses the case of ‘the second wave’ centered on Algeria and Sudan which show more mature aspects through learning the first wave of Arab revolution. In the Middle East, the counter-revolutionary camp is composed of two forces such as political religious circles and Ancien régime, differently from the European case. Also, Arab revolution results in the war in the several countries, that plays the role of interrupting the revolutionary process. The chaotic situation brought about by the unending conflict between revolution and counter-revolution presents the mission of new social integration.