Governments must find a way to prevent small groups from using the crowd effect as political capital, thereby causing crowd sizes to become more decisive than the number of ballots cast. But traditional democratic institutions, such as political parties, parliaments, and consultation committees, are not experienced in coping with such challenges.
在这样的环境下，阿拉伯之春的真正挑战并不是思想上的，而是制度上的，至少在短期是如此。政府必须找出防止一小撮人利用群体效应作为政治资本的办法，从而防止群体规模膨胀到比选票数量还要大的程度。但传统民主制度，比如政党、议会和顾问委员会并无应对这些挑战的经验。