@inbook{841b91aac1034574bd04dff7e9b7cb1d,
title = "The Power of {"}Sultanism{"}.: Why Syria{\textquoteright}s non-violent protests did not lead to a democratic transition",
abstract = "The popular mobilization during the Arab Spring against the authoritarian political systems in the Middle East had very different results in different countries. While Tunisia today has democracy, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt gained power by means of democratic elections and had that power for over a year until the old regime retook it. In Syria, however, civil war has been raging for over six years and has killed more than 300,000 people and made millions into refugees.",
keywords = "Syria, Transition to democracy, Authoritarianism, sultanism",
author = "S{\o}ren Schmidt",
year = "2018",
month = feb,
day = "2",
doi = "10.4324/9781315143798",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781138310544",
series = "Routledge/St. Andrews Syrian Studies Series",
publisher = "Routledge",
pages = "30--43",
editor = "Raymond Hinnebusch and Omar Imady",
booktitle = "The Syrian Uprising",
address = "United Kingdom",
}