Overview
For your 5-7 short paper's essay. You should choose one of the two PROMPT questions and write your paper.
1-In recent years, comparativists have begun to pay increasing attention to “democratic backsliding”. In your writing, Define and Assess the concept of "democratic backsliding", its measurement and prevalence, its causes, and the mechanisms that help us understand its occurrence. In your answer, draw on three cases (can be any country in the world) that help exemplify the fall/deterioration of democracy in some countries and its impact on democratization processes in the political realm.
2-Since 2011, authoritarian regimes in the Arab world have come under enormous pressures. Some have survived, at least to date, while others were overthrown. What best explains why some authoritarian regimes are resilient while others are contested and overthrown? In your answer, draw on three cases (from the Arab world or elsewhere) that help exemplify the processes of stability and transition.
Paper Format:
Font : 12-pt Times New Roman font size.
Spacing: the entire paper should be double- spaced.
Style: MLA
List all the sources that you will be cited in your paper. Use at least (5 academic sources).