Reformers and the Rentier State
Re-Evaluating the Co-Optation Mechanism in Rentier State Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16908642 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessie Moritz (0000-0002-4747-9253, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | sup1 |
| Pages | 46-64 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Arabian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-4764 • E-ISSN: 2153-4780 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21534764.2018.1546933 |
| OpenAlex | W2913080339 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 16 |
The oil and gas-rich states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have long been treated as exceptional, where distributions of rent-based wealth to society assumedly preclude political dissent. Yet, by examining informal and formal opposition in Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman since 2011, this article disputes the effectiveness of this “co-optation mechanism” at the sub-national level. Drawing from 135 semi-structured interviews conducted with citizens of these states, it uncovers evidence of challenges to state authority even among nationals who should theoretically be co-opted. In examining the limits of rent-based co-optation, the article highlights two key political dynamics that have demonstrated a capacity to overpower rent-based incentives to remain politically inactive: ideology and repression. Societies, then, were far from quiescent, and this research examines the networks and dynamics that have allowed citizens to challenge state authority
Dissent · Economic system · Economics · Ideology · Incentive · Law and economics · Market economy · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Public Administration · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
Low-carbon energy in the Gulf
Workers, oil, and autocracy in Bahrain
The Governance Paradox
Modernization in the Gulf region as a means of legitimacy? An examination from normative perspectives of state studies
The Foundation, Development and Future of the Omani Rentier State
The Geopolitics of Culture
Refinancing the Rentier State
Nationalism and Identity in Qatar after 2017
When Rentier Patronage Breaks Down
Privatization and Judicialization in Resource Extraction
Constructing climate change rentierism in Jordan
Rentier Islamism
Qatar and the Arab Spring
Oil and Politics in the Gulf
Princes, Brokers, and Bureaucrats
Sectarian Gulf
Methods in Analytical Political Theory
Sectarian Politics in the Gulf
Case Study Method
From Protected State to Protection Racket
Mass protests and the resource curse
The Role of Iran in the Failed Coup of 1981
Greed, Grievance, and Mobilization in Civil Wars
Rentier Wealth, Unruly Law, and the Rise of Opposition
Indignation, Ideologies, and Armed Mobilization
Snowball Sampling
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |