Contested spaces and sectarian narratives in post-uprising Bahrain

Kasbarian, Sossie; Mabon, Simon

doi:10.1080/23269995.2016.1259232

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“…If we make a quick survey, we can find diverse cases considered in studies under the heading of sectarianism. We have the most recent writings on sectarianism that concentrate on post-Arab Spring Syria, 22 , Iraq 23 , Bahrain 24 , Yemen and the Gulf in general. 25 What characterizes this period is that sectarianism is seen as a regional problem.…”

Section: The Long History Of Sectarianismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Framing Sectarianism in the Middle East

Cheterian

2021

J Historical Sociology

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This paper argues that a long view perspective of contemporary sectarianism between Sunni and Shia Islam in the Middle East could be read on the background of earlier forms of sectarianism going back to the 19 th and 20 th century history of the region. Such an approach would disentangle sectarianism from primordial narratives as an intrinsic problem of Islam going back to the early schism of the 7 th century and place it in social formations and social practices, and link it to the emergence of sectarianism during the Ottoman age of reforms. It would explicit arguments that link sectarianism with modernism, discussing how the emergence of modern, secular institutions that were based in early-modern millet system led to sects and sectarianism. The outcome of this approach is conceptualization of sect and sectarianism, its categorization, and confronting it with other modern narratives of the history of the Middle East.

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Section: The Long History Of Sectarianismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Framing Sectarianism in the Middle East

Cheterian

2021

J Historical Sociology

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“…Moreover, amid widespread restrictions on the freedom of press, the Internet provided a means to circumvent regulation but also created a new space for divisions and dissent to emerge as friends and families became bitterly divided. 132 In Egypt, token nods to reform meant little, leaving the press under regime control in what one analyst called a 'truly Orwellian nightmare for reformists' . 133 Emergency laws gave Mubarak licence to cut off the Internet which, counter intuitively for the regime, pushed more people out on to the street.…”

Section: Spaces and Performances Of Resistancementioning

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The people want the fall of the regime

Mabon¹

2020

Houses Built on Sand

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“…In the case of Bahrain, it is now well established that the 2011 uprising caused a rise in sectarian strife in the small kingdom, and it is often argued that this is largely due to regime instrumentalization: securing itself by framing the uprising as a sectarian threat to stability (Beaugrand ; Diwan ; Fibiger ; Kasbarian and Mabon ; Matthiesen , ). However, as we have argued above, sectarianism had already been involved in regime dynamics long before, as well as after the uprising.…”

Section: Case Studies: Kuwait and Bahrainmentioning

confidence: 99%

Civic Space and Sectarianism in the Gulf States: The Dynamics of Informal Civil Society in Kuwait and Bahrain beyond State Institutions

Hafidh

Fibiger

2019

Studies Ethnicity & National

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The two small, multi-sectarian Arab Gulf countries of Kuwait and Bahrain present two cases of the relationship between regimes and the everyday dynamics of sectarianism, offering both significant similarities and differences. In this article we focus on the role of informal spaces in amplifying or negating regime narratives of sectarianism. Both countries have a tradition of parliaments, which in both cases, however, have lost credibility among their citizens. Instead, informal spaces have become important, but they have come to be so in different ways in relation to the specific regime rhetoric of sectarianism: in Bahrain the regime promotes a sectarian narrative of political conflict, which is countered at the societal level, whereas in Kuwait, while the regime sees itself as cross-sectarian, Kuwaiti society has become increasingly sectarianized. Relating this focus on informal spaces to a discussion of the ideological state apparatus (ISA), we provide a theoretical model for how this can be analyzed on a more general level, contributing to recent discussions of grassroots and non-formal activism.

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Contested spaces and sectarian narratives in post-uprising Bahrain

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

Framing Sectarianism in the Middle East

Framing Sectarianism in the Middle East

The people want the fall of the regime

Civic Space and Sectarianism in the Gulf States: The Dynamics of Informal Civil Society in Kuwait and Bahrain beyond State Institutions

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