الأزمة الجزائرية في الرأي العام الطلابي في جامعة الإمارات : دراسة استطلاعة ميدانية

Abstract EN

This study investigates the various levels of awareness within a sample of students at the United Arab Emirates University for events surrounding the Algerian crisis.

Specifically we analyze data on the news sources relied upon by students for information about the events in Algeria, the students' opinions on accuracy, objectivity and background of the coverage of the crisis, identifying the main players in the crisis, the outside forces impacting the Algerian crisis, and the potential solutioas to the crisis.

Surprisingly, only a minority of students are knowledgeable about the crisis in the most general terms.

As to what caused the crisis, two thirds of the respondents indicated that political issues were the main cause whereas about half said that terrorist groups drove the events.

The majority of the students (90%) think that it is necessary to have the international powers involved to speed up its solution, and that cooperation and consolidation among Arab states are key factors to resolving the conflict ■