Qatar

The Practice of Rented Power
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-21579-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 526 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics

This book explains the parameters of Qatar’s political growth by developing an alternative theory of power – ‘rented’ power.

The author demonstrates how Qatar’s emergence as a regional power can be solely explained by its capacity as a gas-rich rentier state. By using Qatar as an empirical case study of the ‘rented’ power theory, readers will gain insight into Qatar’s engagement with non-state actors (political Islam, tribes, media, sports, and others) to wield its power, allowing Qatar to ‘rent’ the well-established influence of non-state actors due to their transnational nature. The Qatari case demonstrates a state’s ability to establish a patron-client relationship with non-state actors, overcoming limitations set by size or military strength to gain international influence.

This book is accessible to a wide readership: it will be of interest of scholars, postgraduates, journalists, policy experts, and a general audience whose interests include the politics of the Middle East and the GCC states particularly

Autoren/Hrsg.

Galeeva, Diana

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Rented Power: Main Features 1. Introduction of the Concept of Rented Power 2. Rented Power: Theoretical Foundations Part 2: Wielding Rented Power 3. Rented Power in Use: Political Islam 4. Rented Power in Use: Tribalism 5. Rented Power in Use: Media 6. Rented Power in Use: Sports Part 3: The Future of Rented Power 7. Concluding Remarks on Rented Power Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Diana Galeeva is Academic Visitor to St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford