A Decade After: The Scientific Legacy of the Arab Spring

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to outline some of the key changes and
advancements in social theory and research methodology that were
triggered during the period of scientific self-reflection after the events of
the so-called Arab Spring. The ongoing turn towards decidedly
micropolitical and anthropological approaches has had a significant impact
especially on macropolitical and universalist disciplines which, much like
their regional counterparts, were largely caught o! guard by the Middle
Eastern developments from the turn of the last decade. These changes
represent a very welcome corrective detour to the established trajectories
of scientific development, especially so with regard to the existing and
prolonged issues surrounding interdisciplinary research that have
historically plagued the research in Middle Eastern politics and for which
new possibilities of resolutions are hereby opened.