Elites and Arab Politics: New Perspectives on Popular Protest - Paperback

by Ian Kelly (Author)

This work explains elite behaviour in authoritarian systems and proposes why elites withdraw their support for the incumbent when faced with popular uprisings. The book argues that the elite supporting autocrats come from three distinct cadres: the military, the single-party and the personalist.

Author Biography

Ian Kelly is an Irish diplomat currently serving as the deputy head of mission at the Embassy of Ireland in Oslo. Before entering public service, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Dublin City University, where he also obtained his PhD.