The Arab uprisings and the return of repression

The Arab uprisings of 2011 led to a reassessment comparative politics research on authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa. region made its way from area studies into mainstream politics, foci have shifted towards civil-military relations repression. Ten years later, we observe higher levels repression across region, reflecting diversity repressive trends. Advocating comprehensive this variation, review recent literature that tackles various dimensions autocracies. In addition disaggregating forms targets repression, call for justifications, agents transnational be considered next implications digital technologies coercion. We also reflect how affects possibility doing can investigate proposed