October 2010, Volume 21, Issue 4
The Meanings of Democracy: What Arabs Think
Arabs express a clear preference for democracy, which they define in ways similar to citizens elsewhere in the world. But their authoritarian regimes are not listening.
Fares Braizat
Fares Braizat is associate professor of political science and head of research at the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University. He was formerly a researcher and coordinator of the polling unit and deputy director of the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan–Amman. He coordinates surveys throughout the Arab world, including the Arab Democracy Barometer and the World Values Survey.