Regulating Resistance: From Anti to Counter-Revolutionary Practice - and Back Again - in Bahrain

<span class="abs_content">On 14 February 2011 Bahrainis took to the streets demanding political reform as part of a broader wave of protests that swept across the Arab world. In the months that followed, the ruling Al-Khalifa family deployed mechanisms of sovereign power in an effort...

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Autor principal:	Simon Mabon
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Publicado:	Coordinamento SIBA 2021
Materias:	agamben anti-revolution arab uprisings bahrain counter-revolution sectarianism sovereignty Political science (General) JA1-92
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4e9d7763f3814cb09ef1b4486117a8972021-11-21T15:11:42ZRegulating Resistance: From Anti to Counter-Revolutionary Practice - and Back Again - in Bahrain1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v14i2p743https://doaj.org/article/4e9d7763f3814cb09ef1b4486117a8972021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/24256https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">On 14 February 2011 Bahrainis took to the streets demanding political reform as part of a broader wave of protests that swept across the Arab world. In the months that followed, the ruling Al-Khalifa family deployed mechanisms of sovereign power in an effort to ensure the survival of the regime. This article explores counter-revolutionary efforts deployed by the Bahraini state in an effort to eviscerate protest movements born out of the Arab Uprisings. Drawing on Giorgio Agamben's ideas about sovereign power, I argue that the Al-Khalifa regime was able to deploy a range of different tools in pursuit of survival, framing Shi'a groups as nefarious fifth columnists operating within a broader regional struggle pitting Saudi Arabia and Iran against one another. The article argues that while sect-based difference is an important aspect of contemporary Bahraini politics – facilitated by securitisation processes led by the Al-Khalifa – counter-revolutionary efforts have their roots in a state building project that gave the ruling family the ability to ensure their survival. This approach created an "anti-revolutionary" environment which prevented the emergence of widespread protest, yet when faced with serious challenges, anti-revolutionary processes morphed into counter-revolutionary mechanisms.</span><br />Simon MabonCoordinamento SIBAarticleagambenanti-revolutionarab uprisings bahraincounter-revolutionsectarianismsovereigntyPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 743-759 (2021)
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description	<span class="abs_content">On 14 February 2011 Bahrainis took to the streets demanding political reform as part of a broader wave of protests that swept across the Arab world. In the months that followed, the ruling Al-Khalifa family deployed mechanisms of sovereign power in an effort to ensure the survival of the regime. This article explores counter-revolutionary efforts deployed by the Bahraini state in an effort to eviscerate protest movements born out of the Arab Uprisings. Drawing on Giorgio Agamben's ideas about sovereign power, I argue that the Al-Khalifa regime was able to deploy a range of different tools in pursuit of survival, framing Shi'a groups as nefarious fifth columnists operating within a broader regional struggle pitting Saudi Arabia and Iran against one another. The article argues that while sect-based difference is an important aspect of contemporary Bahraini politics – facilitated by securitisation processes led by the Al-Khalifa – counter-revolutionary efforts have their roots in a state building project that gave the ruling family the ability to ensure their survival. This approach created an "anti-revolutionary" environment which prevented the emergence of widespread protest, yet when faced with serious challenges, anti-revolutionary processes morphed into counter-revolutionary mechanisms.</span><br />
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title	Regulating Resistance: From Anti to Counter-Revolutionary Practice - and Back Again - in Bahrain
title_short	Regulating Resistance: From Anti to Counter-Revolutionary Practice - and Back Again - in Bahrain
title_full	Regulating Resistance: From Anti to Counter-Revolutionary Practice - and Back Again - in Bahrain
title_fullStr	Regulating Resistance: From Anti to Counter-Revolutionary Practice - and Back Again - in Bahrain
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Regulating Resistance: From Anti to Counter-Revolutionary Practice - and Back Again - in Bahrain

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