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Published: 13 March 2020

The Role of Internal Dynamics in the Political Reform Process in the ASC 2004-2010

Jawad El Hamad

Middle East Studies Center, Jordan

journal of social and political sciences
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10.31014/aior.1991.03.01.164

Pages: 256-267

Keywords: Internal Dynamics, Political Reform Process, ASC

Abstract

This main paper's objective is to evaluate the role of the internal dynamics in the political reform process in the ASC. Its main problem is the deficit of political reform achievements compared to the people’s demands in the period under study. Its central question is why this process couldn’t overcome the deficit and what are the main repercussions of such failure on the political stability of the ASC regimes. A reform process is generally wide-reaching. It is economical and social and goes much deeper to affect change in society as a comprehensive process as per (Kroeber, 1996). However, the focus of this paper is mainly on the internal dynamics of the political reform process. Therefore, the paper analyzes the internal efforts, roles, and results of the political reform dynamics and initiatives and their applications. These efforts should be understood within the political scene that prevailed in the Arab Spring Countries "ASC" in 2004, which this paper considers as the start of the benchmark period for the political reform process. The paper analyzes the internal leading reform initiatives and efforts. It examines their elements, conditions, ability to affect the political reform process. It evaluates their results within the ASC context in the period under study 2004-2010 with a particular focus on the cases of Egypt and Jordan.

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