Tribalism, citizenship and state-formation in Kuwait

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Oskay, Ceyda
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The thesis explores the relationship, or assumed relationship between nomadic tribalism and the stateless group in Kuwait. While exploring this issue, the thesis also examines state formation and tribalism throughout the history of Kuwait. By exploring what the author calls, "Pan-Tribalism," the thesis also explores assumed cross-border linkages, and perceptions of loyalty, or disloyalty among various groups in Kuwait. The thesis includes research on the history of Kuwait because it reveals early tribal dynamics. The thesis uncovers the roots of certain historical issues and power structures that exist today - as all of this is related to citizenship and statelessness. The thesis takes a close look at the impact of oil on state-formation both due to the mass influx of immigrants that oil wealth caused, as well as the welfare/distributive state policy that emerged afterwards. Both of these issues directly affected citizenship. Additionally, it thus explores internal oil politics rather an international oil politics.
Statelessness, Tribes
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612890/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/20335
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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C. Oskay, “Tribalism, citizenship and state-formation in Kuwait,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2010.
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