... of sociopolitical partnership in a modern civil state. This critical analytical paper begins by examining what social, classical, and modern theories can provide of perceptions and answers to the questions of theoretical democracy carried by the state and society partnership, and what they can propose as formulas...

... to monarchical resilience over the last five years may result in unexpected upheavals in the future. CONTACT Madawi Al-Rasheed [email protected] © 2016 The Centre for Arab Unity Studies 2016 Saudi Arabia politics Arab uprisings society regime resilience Saudi regime resilience...

...Madawi Al-Rasheed The Arab uprisings posed serious challenges to Saudi Arabia at the level of society and leadership. Activists engaged in intense debates, and both real and virtual protest, to which the leadership responded by fighting for security and survival. The uprisings added to the regime's...