Ali Ahmida publishes in ‘Journal of the Middle East and Africa’

Professor Ali Abdullatif Ahmida, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Political Science, recently published an article titled "Libya, Social Origin of Dictatorship and the Challenge for Democracy" in the Journal of the Middle East and Africa.

The article examines the social bases of the Qadhdafi regime and why it lost its support.   It also examines the rise of a coalition of middle class and regional opposition forces that generated regional and international support, which succeeded in toppling the regime. Also, it identifies  a number of security, social, institutional and economic challenges essential for building a democratic system.