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The resilience of parliamentary politics in Kuwait : rentierism, ideology, and mobilization

Freer, Courtney Jean, 1986- author

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\"This book is the first English language political history of Kuwaiti parliament. It also provides the first holistic treatment of grassroots contemporary Kuwaiti politics in English in over two decades, incorporating the country's political dynamics into broader debates about the limits of authoritarianism and the practice of democracy in the Arab world, particularly in oil-wealthy states. This book uses the lens of parliamentary elections as a means of understanding the political ideologies that have dominated in Kuwait since independence. As such, it situates the dynamics of Kuwaiti politics within broader political science debates about whether democratic institutions in \"hybrid regimes\" are meaningful arenas for popular contestation or only serve to enhance autocratic rule. Given the varying portrayals of Kuwait as robust authoritarianism, \"upgraded\" authoritarianism, or a noteworthy site of democratic participation, this book focuses on the ideologies that have mobilized political blocs, rather than solely focusing on the institutions of political power themselves. The book also assesses and examines the institutional setting that Kuwait presents and traces the dominant ideological strands in the country, as well as consider the comparative mobilizational potential of ascriptive identities like tribe and sect. The book includes extensive fieldwork and the use of Arabic and English primary sources\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Subject: Gulf Cooperation Council. / Democratization Kuwait. / Rentier state Kuwait. / Representative government and representation Kuwait. / Kuwait Politics and government.
• ISBN: 9780197570364

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JS7499.K8 F74 2024	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE