The sociology of power applied to Saudi Arabia's elites and its impact on foreign policy. The case of the military intervention in Yemen (2015-2018)

In March 2015, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched a military campaign against the Houthi rebels who have seized power in Yemen. Since then a devastating armed conflict is ongoing being one of the biggest humanitarian crisis ever since. This paper assesses why the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia opted for...

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Autor: Dorsch, Leonie
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Palabra clave:Sociology of power
Foreign policy analysis
Yemen War
Military intervention
Saudi Arabia
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spelling The sociology of power applied to Saudi Arabia's elites and its impact on foreign policy. The case of the military intervention in Yemen (2015-2018)Dorsch, LeonieSociology of powerForeign policy analysisYemen WarMilitary interventionSaudi ArabiaIn March 2015, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched a military campaign against the Houthi rebels who have seized power in Yemen. Since then a devastating armed conflict is ongoing being one of the biggest humanitarian crisis ever since. This paper assesses why the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia opted for a military intervention as foreign policy response to the developments in Yemen. The Saudi Kingdom's power structure in which foreign policy decisions are made is analysed, examining the different actors, interests and resources that play a role in the intervention. The analysis is based on the field of Foreign Policy Analysis applying the bureaucratic process model which is then supplemented by the Sociology of Power. Such combination is a new approach and shall generate a comprehensive theoretical framework. In the case of the Saudi military intervention in Yemen, the foreign policy decision to carry out the intervention results to have been taken in a complex power structure, in which the Saudi elites have faced competition with different actors regarding military resources, political influence in Yemen, as well as geopolitical and religious leadership in the region. The case study demonstrates that the Sociology of Power contributes the field of foreign policy analysis and should be applied to further investigations.Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Ciències Polítiques i de SociologiaFeliu, Laura 22018-01-0120182018-01-01Treball de fi de postgrauhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccVoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/196822reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:1968222026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The sociology of power applied to Saudi Arabia's elites and its impact on foreign policy. The case of the military intervention in Yemen (2015-2018)
title The sociology of power applied to Saudi Arabia's elites and its impact on foreign policy. The case of the military intervention in Yemen (2015-2018)
spellingShingle The sociology of power applied to Saudi Arabia's elites and its impact on foreign policy. The case of the military intervention in Yemen (2015-2018)
Dorsch, Leonie
Sociology of power
Foreign policy analysis
Yemen War
Military intervention
Saudi Arabia
title_short The sociology of power applied to Saudi Arabia's elites and its impact on foreign policy. The case of the military intervention in Yemen (2015-2018)
title_full The sociology of power applied to Saudi Arabia's elites and its impact on foreign policy. The case of the military intervention in Yemen (2015-2018)
title_fullStr The sociology of power applied to Saudi Arabia's elites and its impact on foreign policy. The case of the military intervention in Yemen (2015-2018)
title_full_unstemmed The sociology of power applied to Saudi Arabia's elites and its impact on foreign policy. The case of the military intervention in Yemen (2015-2018)
title_sort The sociology of power applied to Saudi Arabia's elites and its impact on foreign policy. The case of the military intervention in Yemen (2015-2018)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Dorsch, Leonie
author Dorsch, Leonie
author_facet Dorsch, Leonie
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Ciències Polítiques i de Sociologia
Feliu, Laura
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sociology of power
Foreign policy analysis
Yemen War
Military intervention
Saudi Arabia
topic Sociology of power
Foreign policy analysis
Yemen War
Military intervention
Saudi Arabia
description In March 2015, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched a military campaign against the Houthi rebels who have seized power in Yemen. Since then a devastating armed conflict is ongoing being one of the biggest humanitarian crisis ever since. This paper assesses why the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia opted for a military intervention as foreign policy response to the developments in Yemen. The Saudi Kingdom's power structure in which foreign policy decisions are made is analysed, examining the different actors, interests and resources that play a role in the intervention. The analysis is based on the field of Foreign Policy Analysis applying the bureaucratic process model which is then supplemented by the Sociology of Power. Such combination is a new approach and shall generate a comprehensive theoretical framework. In the case of the Saudi military intervention in Yemen, the foreign policy decision to carry out the intervention results to have been taken in a complex power structure, in which the Saudi elites have faced competition with different actors regarding military resources, political influence in Yemen, as well as geopolitical and religious leadership in the region. The case study demonstrates that the Sociology of Power contributes the field of foreign policy analysis and should be applied to further investigations.
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