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This book brings together experienced scholars from the region and beyond to cast new light on the challenges facing democratic transitions and democratic stability. Rather than taking refuge in 'context' and 'regional specificity' to excuse failures to unpack Arab politics, the book argues that sound political science should - and could - prove relevant across regions and cultures. This radical critique reclaims and recasts the 'Transition Paradigm', countering the habit of using advanced and successful democratic transitions as a template to be followed in other regions. It argues that the Arab (and broader Middle Eastern) experience has important lessons to offer, even in its failures. For example, it could help to explain the West's recent populist upsurge and other democratic reversals.

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Abdelwahab El-Affendi, Professor of Politics and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. Khalil Al Anani, Associate Professor and Head of the Politics and IR Programme., Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.

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