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Gender Clash: Why Is Saudi Arabia So Angry at Sweden?

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Summary, in English

Far from being essentially a dispute over democratic governance or even human rights, the current Saudi-Swedish row basically represents a clash of state genders, pitting a “masculine” religious autocracy against a “feminine” social democracy.

Publishing year

2015-03-23

Language

English

Publication/Series

Your Middle East

Document type

Newspaper article

Topic

  • Political Science

Keywords

  • States
  • Gender
  • Clash
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sweden
  • Diplomatic
  • Margot Wallström
  • Kingdom
  • Masculine
  • Masculinist
  • Feminine
  • Feminist
  • Militarism
  • Masculinism
  • Social Democrats
  • Aggressive Corporate Masculinity

Status

Published

Research group

  • Middle East politics
  • Freds- och konfliktforskning
  • Internationell politik