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Democratization In Kuwait

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Author : Abdullah Khalifah Alshayeji
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989

Democratization In Kuwait written by Abdullah Khalifah Alshayeji and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.

The Resilience Of Parliamentary Politics In Kuwait

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Author : VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR COURTNEY. FREER
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024

The Resilience Of Parliamentary Politics In Kuwait written by VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR COURTNEY. FREER and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Political Science categories.

The first English language political history of Kuwaiti parliament, this book provides an unprecedented 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. Author Courtney Freer 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, The Resilience of Parliamentary Politics in Kuwait: Parliament, Rentierism, and Society focuses on the ideologies that have mobilized political blocs, rather than solely focusing on the institutions of political power themselves. Freer includes extensive fieldwork and the use of Arabic and English primary sources to assess and examine the institutional setting that Kuwait presents and traces the dominant ideological strands in the country, considering the comparative mobilizational potential of ascriptive identities like tribe and sect.

Stories Of Democracy

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Author : Mary Ann Tétreault
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2000

Stories Of Democracy written by Mary Ann Tétreault and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.

A sophisticated investigation of the shifting tides of democratic governance in modern Kuwait from 1921 to the present based on interviews both with political activists and members of the political elite, Stories of Democracy sheds light on a wide array of issues concerning Middle Eastern politics and democratic institutions in general. Mary Ann Tétreault explores how various political factions have sought to advance their own notions of Kuwaiti history and politics through distinctive popular appeals: (1) pro-democracy forces focusing on Kuwait's relationship to the universal values of the democratic world around them, and (2) anti-democrats proffering Arab and Muslim religious and cultural traditions. She explores how such dramatic events as the suspension of the Kuwaiti constitution in 1986 and the invasion by Iraq in 1990 occasioned major shifts in the course of the democracy movement. The current running through virtually all of the nation's political drama is the monolithic Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), used by the government as an instrument of economic strength to safeguard sovereignty in the absence of military might.

Islam Democracy And The Status Of Women

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Author : Helen M. Rizzo
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-25

Islam Democracy And The Status Of Women written by Helen M. Rizzo and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-25 with Political Science categories.

This book examines the relationship between religion, democracy, and women's organizations in Kuwait. More specifically, it looks at whether these organizations are working toward achieving formal political rights for women. Helen Rizzo examines how interpretations of religion affected the goals and activities of the organizations in terms of women's empowerment and if the organizations were pushing the democratization process. Much of the recent literature on the relationship between Islam, democracy, and women's rights has been negative and pessimistic. Instead, this book examines the complicated relationship between these three things, arguing that some women in Kuwait are using Islam in their discourse to justify women's right to equality and public participation, thus countering the arguments that see Islam, democracy, and women's rights as inherently and culturally incompatible.

The Resilience Of Parliamentary Politics In Kuwait

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Author : Courtney Jean Freer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024

The Resilience Of Parliamentary Politics In Kuwait written by Courtney Jean Freer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Democratization categories.

"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"--

Democracy In Kuwait

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Author : Hamad N. Al-Sewaji
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999-04-01

Democracy In Kuwait written by Hamad N. Al-Sewaji and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-01 with Democracy categories.

Kuwait, unlike most of its neighbors, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a democratic nation. In this paper, I have focused on two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history. One, the preservation of a sense of community in the face of radical economic, social and political transformations; the second, internal rivalry over the conventions governing relations among members of the community. I have gone through the Kuwaiti history and pointed out the various stages of democracy. It is worth mentioning that democracy can be traced to the eighteenth century when the Kuwaiti people unanimously chose their own leader from among the Al-Sabah family. Kuwait remains an example to follow for her sisterly Arab countries in this part of the world. However, much work is still ahead and the Kuwaiti people are expected to go on building a more modern democratic country in the Arabian Peninsula.