Many analyses of the 2011 uprisings and their aftermath 2011 uprisings have been built explicitly on social movements theory with a focus on specific episodes of social unrest. Others have employed procedural approaches from theories of democratization. The nation-level unit of analysis dominant in these approaches reproduces classic regime-character typologies and invokes questions about the relationship between regime type and successful social mobilization. This special issue explores the spaces and practices of state power beyond the conventional framework, giving special attention to space, time, and the multiple scales of relations of power. The contributors explore how these alternative approaches open up different questions into the operation of state power—some in the specific context of the uprisings and some in the course of more quotidian administration.

对2011年起义及其后果的许多分析都是根据社会运动理论明确建立的，重点是社会动荡的特定事件。其他人则采用了民主化理论中的程序性方法。在这些方法中占主导地位的国家级分析单位再现了经典的政体角色类型，并引发了有关政体类型与成功的社会动员之间的关系的问题。本期特刊探讨了超越传统框架的国家权力的空间和实践，并特别关注了空间，时间和权力关系的多重尺度。