Narratives and outcomes of the uprisings in Syria and Bahrain

The narratives deployed by the political elites and the opposition groups in Syria and Bahrain has undergone a process of evolution since the onset of the Arab Spring. The examination of the cases of Syria and Bahrain is useful from a methodological perspective, since it enables us to determining the nuances that come about from the manner in which the Arab Spring unfolded in the region. This dissertation attempts to unite a diverse range of elements to present a comprehensive analysis of the nature of revolutionary consciousness, the nature of Arab transnational collective action movements in an era of globalization, and the mechanisms governing the evolutions of protest rhetoric. This dissertation draws attention to the particular ways in which language and rhetoric are used on both sides of the struggle and the ways in which rhetoric changes in response to the expectation of an international audience.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Hesham Abdulaziz A. Alamma