POST “ARAB SPRING” SAUDI ARABIA: INTERNAL POLITICAL PROCESS AND POSSIBLE REFORMS
https://doi.org/10.18611/2221-3279-2014-5-3(17)-152-158
Abstract
This article attempts to systematize analytical information on the “Arab Spring” in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The author specifies causes of the public outcry, goals of the opposition groups along with the consequences of the “Arab Spring” for domestic politics.
About the Author
N. A. Gasymov
РГГУ
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph.D., candidate at the RSUH Department of World Politics and International Relations
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Gasymov N.A. POST “ARAB SPRING” SAUDI ARABIA: INTERNAL POLITICAL PROCESS AND POSSIBLE REFORMS. Comparative Politics Russia. 2014;5(3(17)):152-158. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18611/2221-3279-2014-5-3(17)-152-158
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