Swiss Political Science Review

Edited By: Cedric Dupont and Florence Passy

Impact Factor: 0.892

ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2010: 50/139 (Political Science)

Online ISSN: 1662-6370

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December 2011
Volume 17, Issue 4
September 2011
Volume 17, Issue 3
June 2011
Volume 17, Issue 2
April 2011
Volume 17, Issue 1
Winter 2010
Volume 16, Issue 4

Debate on the Arab Spring

The Swiss Political Science Review is pleased to publish a debate bringing together prominent social movement scholars discussing the reasons for protest take off in the Arab world. The seven contributions are now freely available online:

Nonviolent Resistance in the Arab Spring: The Critical Role of Military-Opposition Alliances
Sharon Erickson Nepstad

Why We Were Surprised (Again) by the Arab Spring
Jeff Goodwin

Violence and State Repression
Cathy Lisa Schneider

Seasons of Change: Arab Spring and Political Opportunities
Eitan Y. Alimi and David S. Meyer

Networks and Internet into Perspective
Mario Diani

Arab Spring, Israeli Summer, and the Process of Cognitive Liberation
William A. Gamson

Cross-class Coalitions and the Making of the Arab Revolts of 2011
Jack A. Goldstone

Fritz Thyssen Award

We are proud to announce that Anna Christmann from the University of Berne won the 2nd Fritz Thyssen award for her article "Damoklesschwert Volksabstimmung? Genese von Anerkennungsregeln für Religionsgemeinschaften in den Schweizer Kantonen?, published in SPSR (16:1). This prestigious prize is awarded to the best social sciences articles published in German in a given year.

This article is now FREELY available online - click here for access!