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Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf

State-Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE

By: Courtney Freer,Alanoud al-Sharekh

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Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf

State-Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE

By: Courtney Freer,Alanoud al-Sharekh

Gulf societies are often described as being intensely tribal. However, in discussions of state building and national identity, the role of tribalism and tribal identity is often overlooked. This book analyses the political role of tribes in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE aiming to understand the degree to which tribes hinder or advance popular participation in government and to what extent they exert domestic political power. The research traces the historical relationship between ruling elites and nomadic tribes, and, by constructing political histories of these states and analysing the role of tribes in domestic political life and social hierarchies, reveals how they serve as major political actors in the Gulf. A key focus of the book is understanding the extent to which societies in the Gulf have become 're-bedouinised' in the modern era and how this has shaped these states' political processes and institutions. The book explores the roles that tribes play in the development of “progressive” citizenship regimes and policymaking today, and how they are likely to be influential in the future within rentier environments.

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1838606106

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Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf

State-Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE

By: Courtney Freer,Alanoud al-Sharekh

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State-Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE

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The GCC and the Arab Revolutions

Continuity Or Radical Change?

By: Alanoud Alsharekh,E. George H. Joffé,London Middle East Institute

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The GCC and the Arab Revolutions

Continuity Or Radical Change?

By: Alanoud Alsharekh,E. George H. Joffé,London Middle East Institute

The Arab uprisings have triggered different responses from the GCC states, ranging from anger at the collapse of the Mubarak regime in Egypt to direct intervention in Libya, and intensifying pressure for similiar action in Syria. The contributors of this volume examine why these responses took the forms that they did and what pro-active initiatives have emerged in their wake to reinforce regional structures against the danger of contagion from the new uncertainties that have emerged in the Mashreq and the Maghreb.

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0863568645

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9780863568640

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Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf

Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf

Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf

Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf

The GCC and the Arab Revolutions

The GCC and the Arab Revolutions

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