Tribal Identity in Times of Peril
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3948707 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valeria Ruggiu (0000-0003-4872-0448, Institute for Middle East Studies, Canada, Ontario, Canada, and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 525-543 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geopolitics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14650045.2018.1467893 |
| OpenAlex | W2897203604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
Jordan is a country of contrasts. Few people can boast of being a hundred percent rooted within the boundaries of the actual Kingdom. Almost everyone has relatives across several borders. The aim of this article is to explore the extent to which tribalism in Jordan acts as an identity source or the extent to which it is politicized and instrumentalized to protect economic and social benefits. My literature framework is the instrumentalist theory of ethnicity and the border studies literature. The extent to which ethnicity guarantees a return to the people determines people’s adherence to it. Some scholars regard ethnicity as a tool of political mobilization because ethnic groups could be considered also as interest groups. This theory provides an explanation of tribal behavior regarding the role of identity. As an example, I describe how East Bankers have reacted to challenges from the Palestinian population since 1948. In particular, the present-day delicate equilibrium among East Bankers and Palestinians is deeply decisive in regard to the Jordanian response to the regional crisis
Development economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Instrumentalism · Political economy · Political mobilization · Political science · Politics · Population · Social group · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · Tribalism · Demography · Gender Studies · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Turkey's Politics and Society
Hybrid Sovereignty in the Arab Middle East
Politics and Change in Al-Karak, Jordan
Colonial effects
Nationalism and the state
Ethnic groups and boundaries
Black September and Identity Construction in Jordan
Politics, the Military and National Security in Jordan, 1955–1967
Ethnic Studies
The Making of Jordan
Home and Homeland
State in Society
Nationalism and the Genealogical Imagination
Palestinians and Jordanians
A Reply to Joseph Massad
Bordering, Ordering and Othering
Ever a Guest in Our House”
Civil Society, Tribal Process, and Change in Jordan
Tribal Mobilization, Fragmented Groups, and Public Goods Provision in Jordan
Ethnicity in Time
Writing Oral History in Tribal Jordan
The dialogics of tribal self-representation in Jordan
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |