• Authors: Gi Yeon Koo, Kang Suk Kim, Okjeong Nam, Hyondo Park, Han-Jin Eom, Kyungsoo Lee, Nam-sik In, Ji-Hyang Jang, Jiwon Choi, Hyun Jeong Ha, Euihyun Hwang
• Publication Date: January / 2023
• Publisher: SNUPRESS

When will spring arrive in the Middle East?
The politics in the public square has already begun in the Middle East, and will not stop

The Arab Spring was a large-scale people’s uprising that heated up the Middle East. The voices of resistance from the citizens of Iran, Turkiye, and Arab heard in the Arab Spring became a chapter in history toward democratization and peace in the Middle East, no matter the result. This book looks back on the 10 years of the Middle Eastern democratization movement and envisions the political situation and near future of West Asia.

Authors

Gi Yeon Koo | HK Research Professor, Seoul National University Asia Center

Kang Suk Kim | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Arabic, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Okjeong Nam | Lecturer, Dept. of Arabic, Chosun University

Hyondo Park | Adjunct Professor, Sogang University Euro-MENA Research Institute

Han-Jin Eom | Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Hallym University

Kyunsoo Lee | Research Fellow, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Institute of Middle East Studies

Nam-sik In | Professor, Korean National Diplomatic Academy / Head of Africa & Middle East Research Department

Ji-Hyang Jang | Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies

Jiwon Choi | Founder, Algorizm (start-up for technological development)

Hyunjeong Ha | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Duke Kunshan University

Euihyun Hwang | Research Fellow, West Asia Center, Seoul National University Asia Center