On December 14-15, 2011, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted the VIII Conference of Arabists of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences "Modernization in the Arab World (Modernity and History) in the light of current trends in world reconstruction". The event was organized by the Scientific Council for Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Both in terms of the number of participants and the variety of issues and topics discussed, the conference lived up to its name. The work was conducted in two sections: "Political Science "and"History". More than 30 people made presentations. Among the participants were not only employees of the Institute of Information Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, but also scientists from other Moscow and regional research and educational institutions: Institute of Africa of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MGIMO(U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Institute of Asian and African Countries of Moscow State University, the Higher School of Economics, the Volga Region Center for Regional and Ethno-Religious Studies of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, Nizhny Novgorod State University, Bashkir State Pedagogical University. The conference participants focused on the mass opposition demonstrations against the ruling regimes in the Arab East in 2011, called the "Arab Spring". The reports were devoted to both regional trends and the situation in individual States. The conference participants discussed the problem of typologizing protest movements in Arab countries and tried to find an answer to the question: are the events in the region revolutions, popular demonstrations or insurgent movements? Many speakers touched upon the main socio-politi ... Читать далее