Values, Political Action, and Change in the Middle East and the Arab SpringAlthough many have tried, the spontaneity of the Arab Spring uprisings and the unpredictability of its diverse geographical outcomes have resisted explanation. For social scientists, part of the challenge has been how to effectively measure and analyze the empirical data, while another obstacle has been a lack of attention to the worldviews, value orientations, and long term concerns from the people of the Middle East and North Africa. In order to