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elements-9354	Blaisdell, Max	Tunisian Exceptionalism Or Constitutional Timing: A Comparison Of Democratic Transitions In The Middle East	2016	12	.pdf	application/pdf	7594	355	46	the ArAb Spring proteStS were greeted with euphoriA, but the reSulting inStAbility, SectAriAniSm, And extreme violence in SeverAl middle eAStern StAteS hAve led Some to believe thAt the toppled dictAtorS mAy hAve been the leSSer of two evilS. while tuni- SiA’S SucceSSful democrAtic trAnSition lookS like An AnomAly in itS current regionAl environment, egypt AlSo Achieved A SignificAnt hiStoric mileStone when it elected preSident morSi in free electionS. however, hiS Short tenure And egypt’S broAder fAil- ure to democrAtize promptS queStionS AS to how democrAtic trAnSitionS cAn Succeed After dictAtorShipS. by compAring the tuniSiAn And egyptiAn democrAtic trAnSition proceSSeS, the Article SeekS to elucidAte the cAuSeS of the difference in outcomeS of the proteStS in theSe two StAteS. new politicAl ActorS Secondly, I examine existing theo- ries of democratic transition, ranging from modernization to institutional theory.	cache/elements-9354.pdf	txt/elements-9354.txt