14. The Failure of Democratic Transition in Libya

Abstract

The Libya Revolution in 2011 believed as a progress for democracy in Libya. However, after the revolution, the situation did not get any better and worsened by chaos in Libya. It is already almost seven years from the revolution and there still no clear future of Libya. The civil war and split government made international society questioning what is really happening in Libya after the revolution that believed as a new fresh start for Libya. This paper used explanatory qualitative research method to answer the question "why the democratic transition is failed in Libya?" To answer the question this paper will use state building components theory. This research believes that the failure of democratic transition in Libya is caused by the missing of the state building components.