ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the scalar effects of local politics by viewing scale in time as a sequencing process. Enriching the literature on power in networks and transnational advocacy networks, Nikolaos Zahariadis and Akis Kalaitzidis use Lake and Wong's process of political crystallization and network creation to explain outcomes in three cases: the Arab Spring in Egypt, Libya, and Syria. The Arab Spring contains interesting events from a network perspective. Egypt has long served as the role model for Arab politics not only because of its central role in the pan-Arabist movement during Nassers reign but also because it is the most populous Arab state and the seat of the Arab League. The Libya case bears some resemblance to the revolutions of the rest of the Arab countries in the Maghreb as it was a grassroots movement spurred on by activists and intelligentsia. The Syrian regime also faced the Arab Spring.
