The College of Political Science at the University of Baghdad discussed the master’s thesis entitled “Political and Social Movement in the Kingdom of Bahrain after 2001” by the student “Zainab Hussein Shalal”.
The thesis addressed the political and social situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the developments witnessed in the Bahraini arena after the year 2011, in terms of political and social variables and their impact on the work of the Bahraini political system, whether internal, regional, or international variables. The geopolitical and social determinants and their impact on the formation of the political system were also reviewed by clarifying The geopolitical nature and strategic position of the Kingdom of Bahrain, reviewing the social structures of the Bahraini people and learning about the circumstances that Bahrain went through during the period of the establishment of the state after the British withdrawal from it, the components of the Bahraini political system and clarifying the reasons that prompted the King (Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa) since he assumed power to change its name of Bahrain from an emirate to a kingdom with having variables of internal environment of the Bahraini political system and their role in influencing political stability and the process of democratic transformation and their impact on the Bahraini political system. Supporters consider the arrival of the Peninsula Shield forces positive because they participated in maintaining the stability of the country and protecting it from all foreign conspiracies, while the political opposition sees that these forces only contributed to maintaining the ruling of Al Khalifa rule and consider them occupation forces that must leave as soon as possible.
At the end of the viva, the researcher was awarded a master’s degree with a grade of “very good”, Wishing all our dear students good luck and success in their academic and professional lives.
