Citizenship without Belonging? Contesting Economic Space in Oman
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8969653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Crystal A Ennis (0000-0002-9711-5300, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 759-764 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743820001063 |
| OpenAlex | W3113683329 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
How do perceptions of not belonging inform economic life? For many young Omanis, the labor market is a site of contestation and a space of struggle. In this essay, I explore a neglected dimension of belonging in the Gulf—citizen labor—by looking at Omani millennials in the labor market. Despite holding legal citizenship, a sense of belonging remains elusive in much of the private sector. Many Omani young people perceive a tenuous economic citizenship, complicating narratives around belonging or not belonging in the Arabian Peninsula. I draw from lessons learned while researching my current book and exploring social relations and regulation of labor markets, and reflect on how the knowledge and theories produced concerning Gulf labor markets rarely engage with the citizens in them
Citizenship · Dimension (graph theory · Geography · Narrative · Peninsula · Perception · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Gender Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |