State-Society Relations in the Arab Gulf States

Edited by Mazher Ahmad Al-Zoby Edited by Birol Baskan

Book cover: State-Society Relations in the Arab Gulf States

Extent: 176 pages

Publisher: Gerlach Press

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, Social Sciences 

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 2014)

ISBN: 9783940924384

Price: $117.00

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This book examines the strategies and dynamics through which state-society relations in the Arab Gulf region have been cultivated, and explores the alternative political, social, economic and popular changes that threaten these relations.


This book examines the strategies and dynamics through which state-society relations in the Arab Gulf region have been cultivated, and explores the alternative political, social, economic and popular changes that threaten these relations. The work focuses on understanding how state sovereignty has been shifting to accommodate internal social, cultural, and intellectual forces and how these forces have managed to balance social and political powers in order to function within and co-exist alongside the state. Case-studies give specific examples of how social forces, popular movements, social media and youth culture are actively influencing cultural attitudes and practices as well as political actions.

  • Edited by Mazher Ahmad Al-Zoby
  • Edited by Birol Baskan