The resilience of parliamentary politics in Kuwait rentierism, ideology, and mobilization / Courtney Freer.
| Author/creator | Freer, Courtney Jean, 1986- |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, [2024] |
| Description | viii, 316 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Institutional parameters -- The 1960s: The inception of parliament and the rise of nationalism -- The 1970s: The dissolution of parliament and the rise of Islamism -- The 1980s: Changing dynamics -- The 1990s: Opposition mobilization over traditional barriers -- The 2000s: Opposition cohesion and social transformation -- The 2010s: Arab spring reaches Kuwait. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023017655 |
| ISBN | 9780197570364 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (other) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |