title: The New Middle East: Protest And Revolution In The Arab World
author:  Fawaz A. Gerges 
description: 'Fawaz Gerges, in The New Middle East, offers a much-needed balanced analysis that views the 2011 uprising as a revolutionary moment that started a potentially long-term march toward democracy that may take years to fully develop.' Nabeel A. Khoury, Bustan: The Middle East Book Review
zlib_text: P R O T E S T  A N D  S O C I A L  M O V E M E N T S          
   
      
  Microfoundations  
  of the Arab Uprisings
  Edited by Frédéric Volpi and James M. Jasper
  Mapping Interactions  
  between Regimes and Protesters
  
  Microfoundations of the Arab Uprisings
  
  Protest and Social Movements
  Recent years have seen an explosion of protest movements around the world, 
  and academic theories are racing to catch up with them. This series aims to 
  further our understanding of the origins, dealings, decisions, and outcomes 
  of social movements by fostering dialogue among many traditions of thought, 
  across European nations and across continents. All theoretical perspectives are 
  welcome. Books in the series typically combine theory with empirical research, 
  dealing with various types of mobilization, from neighborhood groups to 
  revolutions. We especially welcome work that synthesizes or compares different 
  approaches to social movements, such as cultural and structural traditions, 
  micro- and macro-socia