Shouting in the Dark? The Arab Spring as an Expression of Social Anomie in the Bahraini context
(2012) MIDM71 20121LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
- Abstract
- In the beginning of 2012, on the 25th of January, Egyptians celebrated the first anniversary of Egyptian Revolution, while Bahrain’s anniversary of the February 14 Revolution was marked by violent protest demanding social, political and economic reforms and an end to discriminating policies. Even though one year passed since these revolutionary movements spread from Tunisia all over the Arab world, social scientists still do not provide adequate frameworks to understand and reconstruct the causes and effects of these popular movements. With that said, this research explains the Bahraini uprising from a sociological perspective, by applying Durkheim and Merton’s theory of social anomie. It is argued that due to a non-existing or... (More)
- In the beginning of 2012, on the 25th of January, Egyptians celebrated the first anniversary of Egyptian Revolution, while Bahrain’s anniversary of the February 14 Revolution was marked by violent protest demanding social, political and economic reforms and an end to discriminating policies. Even though one year passed since these revolutionary movements spread from Tunisia all over the Arab world, social scientists still do not provide adequate frameworks to understand and reconstruct the causes and effects of these popular movements. With that said, this research explains the Bahraini uprising from a sociological perspective, by applying Durkheim and Merton’s theory of social anomie. It is argued that due to a non-existing or inconsistent norm and value structure, generated by context-specific social and political developments, young Shiites are particularly prone to develop anomic feelings, which lead to protest movements and culminated in the February 14 Revolution. By applying a mixed methods approach, it is possible to identify strong links between social anomie on the system level and the individual level, particularly affecting the young Shiite population, and the February 14 Revolution. (Less)
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- author
- Teufele, Lisa LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MIDM71 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Arab Spring, Bahrain, Political Transition, Social Anomie
- language
- English
- id
- 2540822
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- 2012-07-02 15:37:20
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- 2012-07-02 15:37:20
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abstract = {{In the beginning of 2012, on the 25th of January, Egyptians celebrated the first anniversary of Egyptian Revolution, while Bahrain’s anniversary of the February 14 Revolution was marked by violent protest demanding social, political and economic reforms and an end to discriminating policies. Even though one year passed since these revolutionary movements spread from Tunisia all over the Arab world, social scientists still do not provide adequate frameworks to understand and reconstruct the causes and effects of these popular movements. With that said, this research explains the Bahraini uprising from a sociological perspective, by applying Durkheim and Merton’s theory of social anomie. It is argued that due to a non-existing or inconsistent norm and value structure, generated by context-specific social and political developments, young Shiites are particularly prone to develop anomic feelings, which lead to protest movements and culminated in the February 14 Revolution. By applying a mixed methods approach, it is possible to identify strong links between social anomie on the system level and the individual level, particularly affecting the young Shiite population, and the February 14 Revolution.}},
author = {{Teufele, Lisa}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Shouting in the Dark? The Arab Spring as an Expression of Social Anomie in the Bahraini context}},
year = {{2012}},
}