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TY - JOUR
T1 - Contested spaces and sectarian narratives in post
T2 - uprising Bahrain
AU - Kasbarian, Sossie
AU - Mabon, Simon Paul
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Global Discourse on 19/01/2017 available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/23269995.2016.1259232
PY - 2017/1/19
Y1 - 2017/1/19
N2 - In early February 2011, people took to the streets of Manama, Bahrain, protesting against the political system of the Al Khalifa monarchy. Although initially occurring along non-sectarian lines, the protests were quickly framed as such and, as a consequence, the nature of the protests changed. This article engages with this process of sectarianism, exploring how space became contested and how such sites took on political – and sectarian – meanings. In the article, we argue that by framing the protests in such a way, the Al Khalifa regime was able to create a master narrative that impacted upon all facets of Bahraini society, at home and abroad.
AB - In early February 2011, people took to the streets of Manama, Bahrain, protesting against the political system of the Al Khalifa monarchy. Although initially occurring along non-sectarian lines, the protests were quickly framed as such and, as a consequence, the nature of the protests changed. This article engages with this process of sectarianism, exploring how space became contested and how such sites took on political – and sectarian – meanings. In the article, we argue that by framing the protests in such a way, the Al Khalifa regime was able to create a master narrative that impacted upon all facets of Bahraini society, at home and abroad.
KW - Bahrain
KW - sectarianism
KW - geopolitics
KW - narratives
U2 - 10.1080/23269995.2016.1259232
DO - 10.1080/23269995.2016.1259232
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
SP - 677
EP - 696
JO - Global Discourse
JF - Global Discourse
SN - 2326-9995
IS - 4
ER -