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Saudi Arabia and the Limits of Religious Reform

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  • Stéphane Lacroix

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Since 2016, Prince Muhammad bin Salman, the current Saudi crown prince and the kingdom’s strong man, has taken a series of groundbreaking domestic decisions aimed at reforming the Kingdom’s brand of Islam and transforming Saudi society. Though this first spurred enthusiasm among the Kingdom’s Western partners, there were reasons to remain skeptical. This essay is intended to analyze the shifting power dynamics in Saudi Arabia and, more specifically, how they are affecting the Saudi religious establishment, its ability to exert control over Saudi society, and its ability to export its brand of Islam to the rest of the world.

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  • Stéphane Lacroix, 2019. "Saudi Arabia and the Limits of Religious Reform," The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(2), pages 97-101, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rfiaxx:v:17:y:2019:i:2:p:97-101
    DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2019.1608650
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    1. Aloys L. Prinz & Christian J. Sander, 2020. "Political leadership and the quality of public goods and services: Does religion matter?," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 21(4), pages 299-334, December.

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