The limits of authoritarian solidarity: The Gulf monarchies and preserving authoritarian rule during the Arab Spring

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 639-654

  Odinius, Daniel ^a   Kuntz, Philipp ^b  

^a BAGSS Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS)   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arab Spring; Authoritarianism; Foreign policy; Revolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945314677     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12085     Document Type: Article

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