Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ARAM198: Political Economy of the Gulf

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Politics of oil and rent in the Gulf: Economic structure, political effects

Political economy of Saudi Arabia

Political economy of Iran

The 'Dubai model' and political economy of the smaller Gulf states

Labour market and citizenship

Business and politics in the Gulf

The question of water and environment in the Arabian Peninsula

Gulfization of the Middle East political economy

The GCC states in the global economy

Diversification and economic reform: Towards a post-oil Gulf?

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
22	278	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	22	Lectures/Seminars
Guided independent study	110	Reading for lectures/seminars
Guided independent study	70	Preparation and writing of summative essay
Guided independent study	70	Preparation of 2 x individual presentations
Guided independent study	28	Further reading and reflection

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Middle East Economic Digest (MEED)

Gulf States Newsletter