Political Change in the Arab Gulf States : : Stuck in Transition / / ed. by Mary Ann Tétreault, Andrzej Kapiszewski, Gwenn Okruhlik.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Cole, Juan R. I.,; Crystal, Jill,; Doumato, Eleanor Abdella,; Janardhan, N.,; Kapiszewski, Andrzej,; Koch, Christian,; Legrenzi, Matteo,; Okruhlik, Gwenn,; Parolin, Gianluca P.,; Peterson, J. E.,; Tétreault, Mary Ann,; Zdanowski, Jerzy,
• HerausgeberIn: Kapiszewski, Andrzej,; Okruhlik, Gwenn,; Tétreault, Mary Ann,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (369 p.)

Although reform movements have been prominent in varying degrees in most Middle Eastern countries for some time, the recent cascade of events has generated new pressures for democratization throughout the Arab World. Political Change in the Arab Gulf States explores the politics influencing the volatile situation in the region, as well as specific measures devised by regimes in power to adjust to the challenges of the current environment. The authors first focus on the politics of seven Gulf states: Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. They then consider forces that are shaping current political attitudes and behavior across the region. The result is a careful assessment of the prospects for political reform in the Gulf—and an important corrective to a simplistic domino theory of democratization.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Twenty-First-Century Politics in the Arab Gulf States -- Part 1. Country Cases -- 2. Reweaving the Myth of Bahrain’s Parliamentary Experience -- 3. Shi‘ite Parties and the Democratic Process in Iraq -- 4. Bottom-Up Democratization in Kuwait -- 5. Oman Faces the Twenty-First Century -- 6. Political Reform in Qatar -- 7. The Saudi Shi‘a and Political Reform in Saudi Arabia -- 8. Economics Trumps Politics in the United Arab Emirates -- Part 2. The Regional Context -- 9. Women in Civic and Political Life: Reform Under Authoritarian Regimes -- 10. New Media: In Search of Equilibrium -- 11. Permanent Interests, Variable Policies: The United States in the Gulf -- 12. Defense Cooperation: Beyond Symbolism? -- Part 3. Conclusion -- 13. Juxtapositions and Sticking Points -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book