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REMAINING COURSE SCHEDULE

This document outlines the course schedule for research strategies and paper submissions related to the Arab Spring, an influential series of protests that began in late 2010. Key dates include the deadline for proposals, student presentations, and final paper submissions. It also provides a concise timeline of significant events during the Arab Spring, including Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation, the fall of authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria, which marked a crucial shift in the political landscape of the Middle East.

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REMAINING COURSE SCHEDULE

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  1. REMAINING COURSE SCHEDULE • May 03 Research Strategies • May 09 Paper proposals due 4:00 p.m. • May 10 Review proposals • May 17 Student presentations I • May 24 Student presentations II • May 31 Student presentations III • June 11 Papers due 4:00 p.m. (electronic submission + hard copy to Political Science faculty inbox)

  2. ARAB SPRING: A TIMELINE • 12/17/2010 Tunisia: Mohamed Bouazizi sets self on fire, ignites protest • 01/14/2011 Zine El Abidine Ben flees to Saudi Arabia, ending more than two decades of authoritarian rule • 02/03/2011 Yemen: protests emerge against Ali Abdullah Saleh, who had ruled for more than three decades • 02/11/2011 Egypt: Hosni Mubarak resigns after 18 days of protest • 03/05/2011 Libya: rebels assert control • 03/16/2011 Syria: protests begin against Bashar Assad • 06/03/2011 Yemen: president leaves country

  3. 08/03/2011 Egypt: Mubarak goes on trial • 08/21/2011 Libya: rebels enter Tripoli, MoammarGadhafi goes into hiding • 10/20/2011 Gadhafi killed, ending four decades of authoritarian rule • 11/23/2011 Yemen:Saleh resigns • 11/23/2011 Bahrain: UN report finds abuses, King Hamad bin Asa Al Khadifi promises reforms • 11/28/2011 Egypt: citizens vote in parliamentary elections, Muslim Brotherhood leads • 12/12/2011 Syria: UN estimates dead at 5,000

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