Through a diverse array of case studies from countries around the world, Popular Contention, Regime, and Transition places the Arab Spring uprisings in comparative perspective, demonstrating the similarities and parallels between contentious events in democratic and authoritarian-like regimes.

INTRODUCTION Popular Contention, Regime, and Transition: A Comparative Perspective Eitan Alimi PART I: BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND CONTENTION 1. Modes of Coordination of Contentious Collective Action in the Middle-East Mario Diani and Caelum Moffatt 2. Do Organizational Structures Matter for Protests in Non-Democratic African Countries? Katia Pilati 3. Qualities of Democracy, Dissatisfaction and Contention in Latin America: The Role of Equality, Freedom and Responsiveness Mario Quaranta 4. Regimes, Resources, and Regional Intervention: Understanding the Openings and Trajectories for Contention in the Middle East and North Africa Jack A. Goldstone PART II: PROCESSES AND TRAJECTORIES OF CONTENTION 5. The Drivers of Diffusion: Comparing 1989, the Color Revolutions and the Arab Uprisings Valerie Bunce 6. Double Legitimacy Crises and Dynamics of Contention in Ethnic Democracies Gregory Maney 7. When Repression Fails to Backfire: Movement's Powers, State's Power, and Conditions Conducive to International Intervention Eitan Y. Alimi and David Meyer 8. Understanding Dynamics, Endogeneity and Complexity in Protest Campaigns: A Comparative Analysis of Egypt (2011) and Iran (1977-1979) Karen Rasler PART III: BETWEEN TRANSITION AND CONTENTION 9. Regime Transitions, Anti-dictatorship Struggles, and the Future of Protest in Democratizing Settings Vincent Boudreau 10. Chile's Winter of Discontent: Is Protest Achieving Deeper Democratization? Mario Sznajder 11. The 2011 Israeli Protest Movement between the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement: A Hybrid Model? Gayil Talshir CONCLUSION The Arab Revolts in Comparative Historical Perspective Avraham Sela

"Using a comparative perspective, this book aims to determine what can be learned about Arab revolts by looking at global cycles of contention and what can be learned about contentious politics more broadly by looking at cycles of contention in the Middle East. Rather than solely studying the uprisings' causes, attention is given to the actual dynamics of the studied revolts. In doing so, it becomes clear that cycles of contention in democracies and authoritarian regimes are not as different as one would expect." -- The Middle East Journal

Selling point: Generates powerful insights into the similarities and dissimilarities of the impetus, dynamics, and consequences of contentious movements Selling point: Offers a comparative perspective on contentious politics in authoritarian and semi-authoritarian regimes Selling point: Includes a vast array of case studies of contentious episodes, including cases which have largely been overlooked in the academic community Selling point: Reveals the social, political, and historical ramifications of recent uprisings

Eitan Y Alimi is Associate Professor of Political Sociology at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and co-author of The Dynamics of Radicalization (2015). Avraham Sela is A. Ephraim and Shirley Diamond Family Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Mario Sznajder is Leon Blum Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Selling point: Generates powerful insights into the similarities and dissimilarities of the impetus, dynamics, and consequences of contentious movements Selling point: Offers a comparative perspective on contentious politics in authoritarian and semi-authoritarian regimes Selling point: Includes a vast array of case studies of contentious episodes, including cases which have largely been overlooked in the academic community Selling point: Reveals the social, political, and historical ramifications of recent uprisings