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The revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the springtime of the peoples [2] ... Revolutions of 1989; Arab Spring; References Bibliography. Surveys ...
In Tunisia, due to tourism coming to a halt and other factors during the revolution and Arab Spring movement, the budget deficit has grown and unemployment has risen since 2011. [352] According to the World Bank in 2016, "Unemployment remains at 15.3% from 16.7% in 2011, but still well above the pre-revolution level of 13%."
A revolutionary wave (sometimes revolutionary decade) is a series of revolutions occurring in various locations within a particular timespan. In many cases, past revolutions and revolutionary waves have inspired current ones, or an initial revolution has inspired other concurrent "affiliate revolutions" with similar aims.
Political "spring" is a term popularized in the late twentieth century to refer to any of a number of student protests, revolutionary political movements or revolutionary waves. It originated in the European Revolutions of 1848 , which was sometimes referred to as the "Spring of Nations" or "Springtime of the Peoples".
Tunisia has carried an especially heavy burden over the past decade. It was the first country to cast out a longtime dictator as part of the Arab Spring revolts. Now comes a constitutional crisis ...
Revolutions of 1848; Revolutions of 1917–1923; ... Age of Revolution; Second Arab Spring; Arab Spring; Arab Winter; Atlantic Revolutions; C. Central American crisis;
Al-Nimr was a central figure in Shiite protests that erupted in 201, and carrying out his execution may spark new unrest.
Whether or not the Arab Spring counts as a distinct democratic wave is challenged by scholars on empirical grounds, as Tunisia is the only Arab Spring nation that successfully consolidated into a semi-stable democratic state following its uprising (according to the democracy-evaluating organization Freedom House, as of 2020). [17]