@article{fdi:010064841, title = {{W}ho frames the debate on the {A}rab uprisings ? {A}nalysis of {A}rabic, {E}nglish, and {F}rench academic scholarship}, author = {{A}l{M}aghlouth, {N}. and {A}rvanitis, {R}igas and {C}ointet, {J}. {P}. and {H}anafi, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}ince 2010, there has been a proliferation of literature (newspaper articles and scholarly publications) on the recent uprisings in some {A}rab countries. {T}his article focuses on the way the academic articles have perceived the {A}rab uprisings and the ways in which we portray them in scientific discourse, taking into account the social forces that come into play in the production of knowledge. {I}n line with {B}runo {L}atour, this study analyzes (1) what knowledge on the {A}rab uprisings is made of; (2) who produces and who frames the debate (network of authors); (3) semiotic analysis; and (4) quantitative measures of sociological markers,' such as discipline, language, and institutional affiliation. {T}he study is based on a database of around 519 articles (from {W}eb of {S}cience, {S}copus, {E}-{M}arefa, {C}airn) dealing with the {A}rab uprisings from {J}anuary 2011 up to now.}, keywords = {{A}rab world ; citations ; network analysis ; revolutions ; sociology of knowledge ; {PAYS} {ARABES} ; {MOYEN} {ORIENT} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {NORD} ; {TURQUIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {S}ociology}, volume = {30}, numero = {4}, pages = {418--441}, ISSN = {0268-5809}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1177/0268580915580157}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064841}, }