Key Elements of Saudi Social Transformation Post-Coronavirus
On August 11, AGSIW partnered with the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies to host a virtual panel discussion examining social reform programs in Saudi Arabia.
This program was co-hosted by AGSIW and the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. Saudi Arabia has been undertaking a program of rapid social reform, driven by the demands of a diversifying economy and the aspirations of a new generation of Saudis. This ambitious agenda is now being challenged by the twin blows of the coronavirus pandemic and declining oil revenue. How will this new economic reality affect labor markets and social space, particularly the advances made by women? How will the limitations on mobility impact key engines for economic diversification, such as tourism? How are cultural institutions reacting to the new challenges? Are there opportunities to be found in these disruptions?
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Speakers
Ghadah Alharthi
Middle East Specialist; Associate Lecturer, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Ahmed Alowfi
Non-Resident Senior Researcher and Head of the Cultural Studies Unit, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies
Moderators
Mark C. Thompson
Senior Research Fellow and Head of Socioeconomics Program, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies
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