Oil States in the New Middle East

Uprisings and stability

Kjetil Selvik (Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway), Bjørn Olav Utvik (UiO, Norway)

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Routledge
02 July 2015

International relations; Petroleum & oil industries

Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government

Oil has been central to regime survival for oil states across the Arabian Peninsula and has been at the heart of their attempts to defuse the wave of Arab revolutions. However, in 2011 revolution hit Libya, the most oil dependent regime in the Middle East. The political storm winds that have swept this region have thrown into doubt the resilience of Arab rentier states, and highlight how the political effects of oil vary across the oil producing countries.

Oil States in the New Middle East brings together leading experts to critically assess the centrality of oil and the relevance of Rentier State Theory in light of the post-2011 upheaval across the Middle East and North Africa. It combines overall reflections on the political dynamics in oil states with focused case investigations of individual countries. Taking as its starting point the centrality of oil in explanations of regime survival, the book analyses how the oil states have responded to and fared throughout the Arab popular upheavals, resulting in a critical assessment of the continued relevance of Rentier State Theory. While observers have asked how the uprisings varied between oil and non-oil states, this book turns the comparative focus inward, arguing for a more fine-grained understanding of the political effects of oil in different oil producing countries.

This book would be of interest to students and scholars of Middle East, North Africa and Gulf Studies, Oil and Politics, as well as Comparative Politics and International Political Economy.

Edited by: Kjetil Selvik (Chr. Michelsen Institute Norway), Bjørn Olav Utvik (UiO, Norway)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781138888340
ISBN 10: 1138888346
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 02 July 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kjetil Selvik is Senior Researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen. Bjørn Olav Utvik is Professor in Middle East History and Director of the Centre for Islamic and Middle East Studies at the University of Oslo.

Reviews for Oil States in the New Middle East: Uprisings and stability

'Oil States in the New Middle East: Uprisings and Stability is a good primer about the new conditions that are shaping the Gulf countries in the aftermath of the Arab springs. The book offers convincing critical analysis to students and scholars of Middle Eastern Studies, Oil and Politics, and International Politics.' Arab Studies Quarterly