Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to present new empirical research on the Arab Spring and, specifically, to focus on the attitudes of residents of one country in the Middle East towards the Arab Spring. This research was conducted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has been one of the main migrant destinations in the world for the last two decades. This allows for comparisons regarding attitudes towards the Arab Spring across individuals from different regions of origin such as GCC, South Asia, and Western countries. The attitudes of university students are important because the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has experienced a substantial increase in the 17 to 23 years of age population. Existing reports suggest that, by far, those involved in Arab Spring protests were young individuals. The analysis places particular emphasis on the correlation of attitudes towards the Arab Spring with three key aspects: religiousness, attachment to the GCC countries, and attachment to country of origin.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Arab Migrant Communities in the GCC |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 235-245 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780190608873 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Zahra Babar 2017. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Arab spring
- Attitudes
- Migrant
- Religiousness
- Students
- Uae
