Abstract

With uprisings, protests and civil wars, the Arab world is undergoing major social, political and military changes. Discover the consequences and uncertainties for the people from these nations and the wider world. In partnership with RCUK Global Uncertainties Programme

Facilitator: Bridget Kendall, BBC diplomatic Correspondant

Sami Ben Gharbia, Internet blogger and activist (advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org), will discuss the role that the internet and social media played in the uprisings, especially the Tunisian one which he was personally involved with

Professor Jane Harrigan, Professor of Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, will discuss the link between rises in food price and the current Arab spring revolution

Dr Glen Rangwala, Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, will look at how ‘popular’ the popular uprisings were and to what extent the protests have been representative of country-wide grievances

Dr Abdelwahab El-Effendi, Global Uncertainties Fellow, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, will talk about the Islamic parties and groups (some of them banned previously) in the nations affected and how they have participated in or reacted to the uprisings