Module ARAM198 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM198: Political Economy of the Gulf
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
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?
Learning and Teaching
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 |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Other Learning Resources
Middle East Economic Digest (MEED)
Gulf States Newsletter
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Achcar, G. The People Want. A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising (London: Saqi, 2013)
Beblawi, H. and G. Luciani. The Rentier State (London: Croom Helm, 1987)
Cammett, M., I. Diwan, A. Richards and J. Waterbury. A Political Economy of the Middle East (Oxford: Westview, 4th edition, 2015)
Crystal, J. Oil and Politics in the Gulf: Rulers and Merchants in Kuwait and Qatar (Cambridge University Press, 1995)
Dresch, P. and J. Piscatori (eds.), Monarchies and Nations: Globalization and Identity in the Arab States of the Gulf (London: I.B. Tauris, 2005)
Gause, F. G. Oil Monarchies: Domestic and Security Challenges in the Arab Gulf States (New York: Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1994)
Hanieh, A. Money, Markets and Monarchies. The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Political Economy of the Contemporary Middle East (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
Henry, C. M. and R. Springborg. Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East (Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition, 2010)
Hertog, S. Princes, Brokers, and Bureaucrats: Oil and the State in Saudi Arabia (Ithaca [NY]: Cornell University Press, 2010)
Keshavarzian, Bazaar and State in Iran: The Politics of the Tehran Marketplace (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
Khalaf, A., O. Alshehabi and A. Hanieh. Transit States. Labour, Migration and Citizenship in the Gulf (London: Pluto Press, 2014)
Naqeeb (al-), K. Society and State in the Gulf and Arab Peninsula (London: Routledge, 1990)
