O processo de transição política na pós-Primavera Árabe Líbia

Abstract

Is it possible to export democracy by the use of force? This article deals with this question as applied to the NATO/U.S. military intervention in Libya, in 2011, during the Arab- Spring uprisings and its aftermath. We will test and refine the Foreign Imposed Regime Change (FIRC) model by using the qualitative methods of case study and process- tracing.  By doing this, we will be able to identify independent variables not anticipated by the FIRC model, unveiling the actual, very complex social-political cleavages of the country that hinder democratization and conduce to civil war.