Civil Society and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, 2013-2019

Following Crown prince of Bin Salman and his some corrective policies, it seemed that the process of democratization and political development of this country given US support, it will begin to grow. But this issue not only happens but the political structure of Saudi Arabia towards a neopatrimonialism system. In this article, the authors are trying to answer this question what are the achievements of the Bin Salman Neopatrimonialism in Saudi Arabia? And what could be the possible consequences? The findings of the article, which are based on the analytic-descriptive method and the use of David Saunders's instability theory, it confirms that Bin Salman's neo-patrimonialism has led to an escalation of the challenge between the nation-state and on issues such as the execution and suppression of the Shiites, the isolation of some Sunni scholars and the assassination of some of the emerging civil society elites. The findings of the paper confirm that three major internal, regional and international consequences are due to the new policy of Bin Salman. First, the intensification of the activities of non-governmental and civilian organizations in Saudi Arabia, Exacerbation of tensions such as peril, assassination, protest, strike and finally, the emergence of opposition movements like the Al-Karama movement. At the regional level, the gradual decline of the Gulf Cooperation Council will be the most likely outcome of this issue. Finally, the threat and punishment of international opinion and the revision of Western supporters and allies in the absolute support of the newly established government of Bin Salman in Saudi Arabia can be a response to the policies of his Neopatrimonial.

Neopatrimonialism; Mohammad Bin Salman; Nation-state; Saudi Arabia; Instability