Democratic transition in the Arab countries and the problem of extremism

Abstract

In this research we tried to identify the path of democratic transformation in the Arab countries, and the focus was on its relationship to extremism by addressing the determinants of democratic transformation and the issue of the Arab Spring in terms of its and causes repercussions on the Arab situation especially the impact it had on the structure of the state, and as a reflection of the path of democratic transformation and the Arab Spring. Researching the sociological behavior of the Arab state and the outcomes of public policies in it, and revealing what its relationship is to the production of extremism in Arab countries, as well as the nature of the relationship of the governance model to extremism. It became clear to us through research and analysis that the Arab world does not have a historical, political and cultural inheritance for the concept of state and citizenship. The Arab countries that accompanied it since its inception, and thus the outcomes of public policies in the Arab countries were characterized by their weakness and inability to solve the problems of society, and thus fueled extremism and worked to increase it and established its existence and institutionalization of its organizations.