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Uprisings in Bahrain and Syria Sectarian Identity and State Formation
List of Figures viii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments x
1 Introduction: Sectarian Identity, State Formation and Uprising 1
2 State Formation in Bahrain: Al-Khalifa National Identity and Sectarianization 33
3 The 2011 Uprising in Bahrain: Al-Khalifa’s Survival Mechanism 62
4 State Formation in Syria: Evolution of Ethno-Sectarian Identity 96
5 The 2011 Uprising in Syria: Sectarianization of the Power Struggle 122
6 Bahrain and Syria: Toward Absolute Monarchy and Post-Populist Authoritative Republic 160
Bibliography 181
Index 206
Biography
Aisha Hadi Al-Rashdi is Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Qatar University, Qatar, specializing in conflict resolution, political identity, political violence, state-building, and Middle Eastern security studies. She holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland (2023), an MA in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from Leiden University, the Netherlands (2014), and a BA from Qatar University, Qatar (2012).
