Vol. 12 No. 067 (2024): Issue 067

The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 67th issue of the bimonthly peer-reviewed political science and international relations journal, Siyasat Arabiya. This issue includes the following articles “Between Revolution and Democracy: The Philosophical Backgrounds of French Radical Left Thought” by Mounir Kchaou; “Societal Polarization and Academic Freedom in the Time of Symbolic Liberalism” by Sari Hanafi; “Reconsidering Political Culture through Pierre Bourdieu's Sociological Theory: Palestine after the 2007 Political Division” by Hasan Obaid; “The Power of Historicization and the Historicization of Power for Violent Rebellions: Critical reflections on Egypt's 1968, 1977, and 1986 Uprisings” by Naglaa Mekkawi; “The Problematic Division of Intra-Military Relations During the Separation Phase in Syria (1961-1963)” by Rana Barout.The issue also contains the documentation of Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World and Palestine over two months, 1/1-29/2/2024. The issue ends with Yasmine Dhaouadi’s The Algerian Hirak: A Look back at an Unprecedented Protest Movement (originally in French) edited by Salim Chena, Abdennour Benantar and Louisa Dris-Aït Hamadouche.

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Published: 2024-03-01

Articles

  • Between Revolution and Democracy: The Philosophical Backgrounds of French Radical Left Thought

    Author: Mounir Kchaou
    9-32

    The study explores the French radical left’s discourse, highlighting its alignment with the moderate left on liberation from exploitation while remaining pragmatic. It distinguishes...

  • Societal Polarization and Academic Freedom in the Time of Symbolic Liberalism

    Author: Sari Hanafi
    33-52

    The study examines 'symbolic liberalism' as a response to late modernity's issues, focusing on societal and campus polarizations, 'cancel culture,' and 'over-safety,' with examples from the U.S....

  • The Algerian Hirak: A Look back at an Unprecedented Protest Movement

    Author: Yasmine Dhaouadi
    117-123

    The book analyzes the Algerian Hirak through political, social, and media studies to explore its context, activists, dynamics, and its political, social, and symbolic dimensions, along with its...

  • Reconsidering Political Culture through Pierre Bourdieu's Sociological Theory: Palestine after the 2007 Political Division

    Author: Hasan Obaid
    53-72

    This study discusses hypotheses from political culture literature, especially those using a structural approach to understanding the relationship between social structures, institutions, and...

  • The Power of Historicization and the Historicization of Power for Violent Rebellions: Critical reflections on Egypt's 1968,

    Author: Naglaa Mekkawi
    73-88

    This article examines the historical knowledge from top-down accounts of violent rebellions, arguing it is methodologically flawed, entrenches elitist views, is politically biased, and...

  • The Problematic Division of Intra-Military Relations During the Separation Phase in Syria (1961-1963)

    Author: Rana Barout
    89-103

    This paper analyzes Syria’s intra-military relations during secession from the UAR (1961-1963), focusing on the failure of 'Concordance Theory' and how military divisions impacted civil-military...

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    107-109

    This report documents the key milestones of democratic transitions in the Arab world from January 1 to February 29, 2024.

  • Palestine Over Two Months

    110-114

    This report documents the most important Palestinian events and those related to the Arab-Israeli conflict from January 1 to February 29, 2024.