The world community and the Arab Spring

Intro -- Dedication -- Contents -- Notes on Editors and Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Maintaining Relevance Between the Study of International Society and the Arab Spring -- The English School and Making Theoretical Sense of International Society -- The Arab Spring, Sovereign Responsibility and International Society -- List of Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 2: The United Nations and the Arab Spring -- Introduction -- Framing the UN as Agent of International Society: General Assembly and Security Council -- Non-intervention and Responsibility to Protect (R2P) -- The General Assembly and the Arab Spring -- The Security Council and the Arab Spring -- Conclusion -- List of Abbreviations -- References -- Books and Articles -- UN Documents -- UN Security Council Resolutions -- General Assembly Resolutions -- Human Rights Council Resolutions and Reports -- Chapter 3: A Litmus Test for Europe: EU Mediterranean Politics After the Arab Spring -- Introduction -- Background of Euro-Mediterranean Relations -- Shift from Bilateral to Multilateral Agreements -- The EU's Reactions After the Arab Spring -- Change or Continuity in the EU's New Neighborhood Policy -- Conclusion -- List of Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 4: The Arab Spring and Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Africa -- Introduction -- From the Organization of African Unity to the African Union -- Normative Framework of the African Union on Democracy Promotion -- The African Union and the Arab Spring -- Tunisia -- Egypt -- Libya -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Cultural Heritage and the Arab Spring: A Review of (Inter)National Efforts to Safeguard Heritage Under Fire -- Introduction -- International (Non)Governmental Organizations (INGOs and IGOs) -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

"This edited volume offers an understanding of how the international community, as a collection of significant actors including major states and intergovernmental institutions, has responded to the important political and social development of the Arab Spring. Contributors analyze the response by international organizations (UN, EU, NATO), big powers (US, Russia, China, UK), regional powers (Turkey, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia) and small powers (Kuwait, Qatar). The book thus makes a sound contribution to the existing literature on the Arab Spring in form of foreign policy analysis and provides an overview of the current shape and outlook of global politics." (Publisher's description)