Title:
The Arab Spring

Research question:
What has been the impact of the Arab Spring on Tunisia and Egypt and why?

1) Introduction
• Define what is your topic all about
• Provide some background about the Arab Spring.
• Provide your argument
• Define the structure of your thesis

2) Literature review about the Arab Spring
• What has been written about the causes of the Arab Spring
• What has been written about the impact of the Arab Spring in Egypt
• What has been written about the impact of the Arab Spring in Tunisia
• Explore the literature (books and articles) about the impact of social revolutions on states’ policies

3) Tunisia
• Describe the causes of the Arab Spring in Tunisia
• Describe what happened in Tunisia
• Describe the consequences of the Arab Spring in Tunisia on domestic politics
• Assess the overall impact of the Arab Spring on Tunisia

4) Egypt
• Describe the causes of the Arab Spring in Egypt
• Describe what happened in Egypt
• Describe the consequences of the Arab Spring in Egyptian on domestic politics
• Assess the overall impact of the Arab Spring on Egypt

6) Conclusions
• Restate the problems
• Compare and contrast the impact of the Arab Spring in Egypt and in Tunisia
• What are your findings and recommendations