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Democracy and Youth in the Middle East - Islam, Tribalism and the Rentier State in Oman (Hardcover)
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Democracy and Youth in the Middle East - Islam, Tribalism and the Rentier State in Oman (Hardcover)
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The leaders of the oil-rich rentier states of the Middle East, and
in particular in the Gulf, have hitherto often predicated their
legitimacy on a tacit social contract with their (much poorer)
populations. This social contract consists of little or no direct
taxation, with some sort of subsidized living. But the casualty of
this tacit agreement is often political participation, an issue
which has come to the forefront in the Middle East following the
'Arab Spring' of 2011. Here, Sulaiman Al-Farsi looks at the impact
the rentier nature of the Gulf States has on political
participation, focusing on the nexus between tribe, religion and a
new generation of young, highly educated citizens that is present
in Oman. Specifically exploring the concept of shura
(consultation), and how nascent concepts of democracy in the
practice of shura have impacted and shaped the process of
democratization, Al-Farsi's book is vital in the examination of the
political discourse surrounding democratization across one of the
most strategically important, but little understood states in the
Middle East.
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