Furmanski, Louis S.Sproul, Zachary Wayne2020-05-262020-05-262012(AlmaMMSId)9982872608502196https://hdl.handle.net/11244/324699The goal of this research project is intended to demonstrate the benefits that democracy can bring to countries. In doing so, it will explore several countries that are going through the transitioning phase in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region -- Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, and what factors play a part in either the new form of government becoming successful or regressing back to old authoritarian way of governance. This thesis analyzes the forms of government as to the historical, political and regional significance of these concepts. In addition, it will use secondary data as the primary source of data used to conduct the qualitative research design method and data analysis of this thesis. The data collected will be from scholarly journals, books and articles pertaining to how countries democratize. This thesis will focus on several key areas in order to have long term stability: the economic struggle, the current form of authoritarian government, the lack of freedoms, the educational level, and gender inequality. It will also cover how the use of technologies and social media helped pave the path towards this transition process. The background, development, current conditions and interactions of one or more individuals, groups, governments, or institutions is observed, record and analyzed for stages of patterns in relation to internal and external influences. The findings of this research conclude that while democracy is a way of life for all, there is no simple or normal method of how to set up a democratic government without multiple obstacles.--Abstract.All rights reserved by the author, who has granted UCO Chambers Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its online repositories. Contact UCO Chambers Library's Digital Initiatives Working Group at diwg@uco.edu for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.New democraciesDemocratizationAcademic theses(OCoLC)1338620832