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    Political Reform in the Gulf Monarchies: From Liberalisation to Democratisation? A Comparative Perspective

    Creator
    Nonneman, Gerd
    Abstract
    The oil rich monarchies of the Arabian Peninsula are frequently dismissed as having no democratic systems compared to most other regions of the world. Indeed, the United States justified its action in Iraq by proclaiming that democracy and freedom must be adopted both in Iraq and throughout the wider Middle East, in order to counter the conditions which breed international terrorism. It has been argued that the countries of the Arabian Peninsula need to provide a system of democratic representation that fully takes into account their own history and culture. This raises many questions. Can their firmly established tradition of rule provide the basis for the evolution of an Arab form of constitutional monarchy? Should the West be seeking to encourage national indigenous evolution rather than working to impose Western systems? What are the risks of change and what has been achieved so far? Through articles by eminent academics and government officials, this book addresses these issues and examines the drivers, progress and challenges for future change in this vitally strategic area of the world.
    Permanent Link
    http://hdl.handle.net/10822/713322
    External Link
    GU-Q Library: https://wrlc-gu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991007994409704111&context=L&vid=01WRLC_GUNIV:QATAR&search_scope=DN_and_CI&isFrbr=true&tab=Everything&lang=en
    Publisher URL: http://dro.dur.ac.uk/472/
    Date Published
    2008
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    Subject
    Democracy -- Middle East; Political participation -- Middle East; Middle East -- Economic policy; Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1979-; Economic policy; Middle East;
    Type
    Book Chapter
    Is Part Of
    Anoushiravan, E., & Wright, S. (2008). Reform in the middle east oil monarchies. Berkshire, UK: Ithaca Press.
    Publisher
    Ithaca Press
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