Revolutions and Roundabouts: The Spread of Protest in the Arab Spring [Video]
Contributor(s): David Patel | David Patel, Assistant Professor Cornell University and Crown Center Brandeis University discusses his innovative research into how "squares and roundabouts" - elements of the spatial layout of capital cities and people's collective understanding of urban spaces—help explain why during the recent wave of Arab uprisings mass protests happened in some states and not others.