The Political Transformations of the Arab Spring Revolutions and Their Impact on the Political Awareness of Algerian University Students: A Field Study

This study aimed to explore the impact of the Arab Spring revolutions on the level of political awareness among Algerian university students in the central region. It provided a comprehensive conceptual framework on revolutions, political awareness, its components, and the influence of Arab protest movements on the political awareness of higher education students in Algeria. The study employed a fieldwork methodology applied to a sample of Algerian university students, using a questionnaire consisting of 40 items representing indicators for measuring political awareness, after ensuring its validity and reliability according to established scientific standards. Data were analyzed using means, standard deviations, and appropriate statistical tests to answer the study’s questions according to its variables. The results showed that the impact of the Arab Spring revolu-tions on the political awareness of Algerian university students was generally high. No statistically significant effects were recorded for the variables of gender and academic specialization at the significance level (α = 0.05). On the other hand, the study revealed statistically significant differ-ences attributable to the type of specialization. Based on these results, the study recommended the need to strengthen university youth’s awareness of the importance of political participation, both at the individual and collective levels, and to grant students greater freedom of expression and en-gagement in political activities within the university campus, thereby contributing to the promotion of democratic practice and the consolidation of active citizenship values.