But so far, little has changed in a country where shiite muslims make up most of. The uneven impact of the arab spring on the six arab gulf states ags of kuwait, saudi arabia, bahrain, qatar. Bahrain, lebanon and egypt, the druze, the alawites, christians and kurds in syria, the copts in. When the arab spring inspired young people in bahrain to go. The aim of this chapter is to examine the use of the social media by the bahraini antigovernment movement since the outbreak of the arab spring in bahrain in. The daily beast answers six key questions about the uprising. The armed forces played a decisive role in many of the arab uprisings, particularly the early ones. In tripoli, libya shows how far anyone would go to achieve power estimation of deaths in libya varies from 2,000 to 30,000 between march 2 and september 8 anyone who has an identical name as ghadaffi were put to death. Notwithstanding all the abovementioned academic work, recent research has yet to develop a systematic comparison of the wider arab spring region to investigate the general, structural.
This title, earned in 2012, earmarks bahrain as a top twenty location for internal investment, economic development. In early 2011, inspired by the widespread arab spring movements in countries across the middle east, opposition groups in the small island nation of bahrain rose up in a series of protests. We ask if the arab spring has ultimately failed to bring change to libya and bahrain, or if theres hope for the future. Qatar and the arab spring middle east policy council. In sectarian gulf, toby matthiesen paints a very different picture, offering the first assessment of the arab spring across the region. In december 2010, protests began against the autocratic government in the northern african country of tunisia. Download pdf the optimism that briefly followed the 201011 arab spring has long since faded, with a string of political crises, internal crackdowns, and wars casting a long shadow over the prospects for true democratization. Arab spring research guide and notes sheet introduction.
Bahrains young people mark fifth anniversary of arab spring. Arab spring in tunisia, egypt, bahrain, jordan, kuwait and saudi arabia affect the national economy of each country. Why has qatar experienced such a different trajectory to much of the rest of the arab world in recent months. The uprising in bahrain that began on february 14, 2011 has been contained but not resolved.
The government responded by arresting opposition activists. In early 2011 came the seismic events of the arab spring. At home the saudi leadership is pursuing a carrotandstick strategy. During the arab spring, qatar moved away from its traditional foreign policy role as. Bahrain, lebanon and egypt, the druze, the alawites, christians and kurds in syria, the copts in egypt, and the zaydis in yemen. Pdf the arab spring download full pdf book download. Kontraksi demokrasi kisah revolusi arab ini bermula dari seorang pemuda bernama mohamed bouazizi. Egypt and then libya, jordan, morocco, bahrain, syria, and beyond. Such incentives have recently earned bahrain the title of host of three of the worlds top twenty economic zones. The end of postcolonialism by hamid dabashi, a rage for order. What explains its recent actions, and how might it emerge from the arab spring.
The 2011 protests in bahrain, which is home to the us navys 5th fleet, were the largest of the arab spring wave of demonstrations to rock the gulf arab states. Arab spring has become the defining characteristic. Five years ago, people in bahrain rose up in protest to demand reform, but were met with violence from security forces. Miriam joyces bahrain from the twentieth century to the arab spring offers unparalleled insights into the island nations history over the past century. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in tunisia noueihed, 2011. Users may download andor print one copy of any articles in. Turkey the arab spring and beyond download ebook pdf. Revolusi arab 7 penduduk bahrain, hampir setengah dari total populasi, melakukan marching. The arab awakening arab spring is a concept denoting a revolutionary sweeping tide of demonstrations, protests and other forms of opposition to the authorities both violent and nonviolent, riot and protracted civil wars in the arab territories which started on december 18, 2010. Bahrain and the global balance of power after the arab spring. However, when looking closely at what happened, we see that there is a misusage of the concept of arab. Its origins, evolution and consequences four years on. Click here to download the jmepp 6th edition in pdf. Aleppo algeria arab awakenings arab spring bahrain bashar alassad donald trump economic development egypt energy erdogan hezbollah iran iraq isil isis islamism israel jmepp jmepp middle east weekly roundup jmepp weekly roundup jordan lebanon libya mena middle east weekly morocco mosul.
Bahrain follows the same pattern as the rest of the arab spring in that established and officially recognized opposition groups have been led by youth groups on the streets. The role of information communication technologies in the. The arab spring available for download and read online in other formats. After the arab spring and the fall of mubarak in egypt, it was exactly this alliance that was threatened, creating worries in saudi arabia and israel, which both saw the risk of an islamist egypt opening the gates of the arab middle east to iran. Ghassan ben jeddo, who had been the head of the beirut bureau before resigning in april 2011, said that al jazeera was biased in covering the arab spring, especially in syria and bahrain. The armed forces played a decisive role in many of the arab. With qatar and the arab spring, ulrichsen offers a clear, concise and readerfriendly evaluation of dohas foreign policy.
International response to bahrains arab spring shamiran mako, jul 17 2012, 1874 views. The events that began in tunisia in january 2011 and spread to. The article investigates the impact of arab spring on the stock markets performance during arab spring. The arab spring is therefore both a domestic and a foreign policy issue in saudi arabia. Ict and social media had little to do with the underlying sociopolitical and socioeconomic factors behind the.
The roots and causes of the 2011 arab uprisings kamal eldin osman salih abstract. I do believe that al jazeera and other channels were not balanced in dealing with the events, he said. They also wanted more democracy, and end to corruption, and economic opportunity. Bahrain has been wracked by unrest since in february 2011, when demonstrators occupied manamas pearl roundabout, demanding more democracy and an end to discrimination against the majority shia. Readers of all stripes, from scholars of the middle east to government officials to casual readers, will all find it informative. Pdf inspired by the events of the arab spring, political activists in bahrain organized an antigovernment demonstration on 14. Investigating the arab stock markets during arab spring. Download the pdf and write to the authorities today. Protesters gathering on pearl square, april 2011, photo hh. Click download or read online button to get turkey the arab spring and beyond book now.
Hundreds of thousands of tunisians took to the streets calling for an end to authoritarian rule. The implications of the arab spring on surviving regional powers has been overshadowed by geopolitical and geostrategic interests. Thi s researc h articl e attempts to scrutinize the nature and cause s of the ara b uprising s which too k people by surpris e globall y throughou t 2011 and int o 2012. An exploration of the modern history of bahrain and its international relations, joyce investigates the countrys relati. These developments have been consolidated by the arab spring. Pdf international response to bahrains arab spring. The article uses daily closing price data of the six stock markets. Middle east studies online journal download the full paper pdf. Yet, as the year draws to a close and the euphoria subsides, it is clear that comparisons of the arab spring to the end of communism in eastern europe in 1989 were premature.
Read bahrain from the twentieth century to the arab spring by m. The bici report established authoritatively that the bahraini regime committed massive violations of human. Arab spring yields different outcomes in bahrain, egypt and libya arab spring gives way to elections in some countries, torture in others the washington post, dec. Alwefaq and other shiite groups alleged widespread voter suppression, particularly in shiite districts. Bahrain s stalemate assessing the arab spring in its second year. With firsthand accounts of events in bahrain, saudi arabia, and kuwait, matthiesen tells the story of the early protests, and illuminates how. Bahrain from the twentieth century to the arab spring. Bahrain from the twentieth century to the arab spring m. Khalifa on 23rd november, can be downloaded in its entirety and is available on the homepage. Central to bahrains crackdown on prodemocracy protests has.
Inspired by the events of the arab spring, political activists in bahrain organized an antigovernment demonstration on 14 february 2011, which resulted in the death of one protestor. For those wishing to understand the evolution of the persian gulf region and the legacy of the superpowers in it, this volume is essential reading. The revolution that wasnt bahrain put down an uprising and said it would introduce changes. Arab spring, while the demands of protestors and revolutionaries were more mundane. The arab spring was a series of prodemocracy uprisings that enveloped several largely muslim countries, including tunisia, morocco, syria, libya, egypt and bahrain. Hundreds of other protests followed, and popular anger against the sunni monarchy is. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the strongest military state in north africa region. Analysis of the arab spring 3 blunders in state response, in particular using a heavyhanded approach and trying to crush opposition, had the reverse effect of galvanising more people to join the protests icg, 2011b and 2011d. In the 2011 arab spring protests, social media networks played an important role in the rapid disintegration of at least two regimes, tunisia and egypt, while also contributing to sociopolitical mobilization in bahrain and syria. When the arab spring inspired young people in bahrain. In spring 2011 it quickly announced enormous direct and indirect payments to the population, in order to. Inspired by the events of the arab spring, political activists in bahrain.
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