Kinship, State Formation and Governance in the Arab Gulf States / / Scott Weiner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: Weiner, Scott,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.) :; 6 B/W illustrations 1 B/W tables

Builds a theoretical model of tribe-state relations through historical political analysis of tribal politics in Kuwait, Qatar, and OmanConnects the construction of kinship identity to state-level political outcomesEmphasises the importance of pre-state conditions to post-state building politicsAssesses kinship politics in the royal family, state ministries, parliaments, local governing institutions and interpersonal interactionsOffers a comparison of tribal politics and the impact on governance in Kuwait, Oman and QatarEmploys empirical data and 52 interviews with former government officials, tribal leaders, civil society activists and studentsTribe-state relations are a foundational element of authoritarian bargains in the Middle East, and in particular in the Gulf States. However, the structures of governance built upon that foundation exhibit wide differences. What explains this variation in the salience of kinship authority? Through a case comparison of Kuwait, Qatar and Oman, shows that variation in tribal access to limited resources before state building can account for these differences. Its conclusions are based on seven months of archival research and interviews in Arabic and English, and reveal new details about state formation on the Arabian Peninsula.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: A Systematic Inquiry into Kinship Politics -- 2 Defining Kinship -- 3 Resource Access and the Political Salience of Kinship -- 4 State Building in Kuwait -- 5 State Building in Qatar -- 6 State Building in Oman -- 7 Kinship Salience after State Building in Kuwait, Qatar and Oman -- 8 Kinship after State Building -- 9 Conclusion: Kinship Politics in Comparative Perspective -- Bibliography -- Index