Gulf Cooperation Council Culture and Identities in the New Millennium: Resilience, Transformation, (Re)Creation and Diffusion (Contemporary Gulf Studies)

Gulf Cooperation Council Culture and Identities in the New Millennium
	Contents
	Contents
	Contents
	Notes on Contributors
	Chapter 1: Introduction
		Khaleeji Identity: A Framework for Analysis
		Volume: Raison d’être and the Outcomes
		Concluding Remarks and Acknowledgments
		References
	Chapter 2: Alliances and Regionalism in the Middle East After Arab Uprisings: An Assessment of the Durability and Fragility of the Gulf Cooperation Council
		Theoretical Framework on Alliances and Regionalism in the Middle East
		Analytic Eclecticism and the GCC Case
			Motives and Motivations of GCC Establishment
			The Scope and the Depth of GCC Cooperation
		Arab Spring and the GCC: Resilience or Demise of Khaleeji Identity?
		Conclusions and Future Prospects
		References
	Chapter 3: Sectarian Transnational Identities Online: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
		Collective Identity and Social Movements
		Mass Media and Collective Identity
		Shi’a Politics in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
		Methodology
		Analysis
			Boundaries
			Consciousness
			Negotiation
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 4: Political Culture in Qatar: State-Society Relations and National Identity in Transformation
		The Theory of Political Culture
		Types of Political Culture
		Concept of the Civic Culture
		Political System of Qatar
		Methodology
		Data Collection
		Political Culture in Qatar
		State and Society Relations: Subject Political Culture
		Set of Orientations: Deference and Mutual Expectations
		Conclusion: A Transformation?
		References
	Chapter 5: “The Side Door Is Open”: Identity Articulation and Cultural Practices in Post-Arab Spring Kuwait
		Introduction
		The Current Debate About Democratization and Civil Society
			Classical Theories About Civil Society and the Public Sphere
			Alternative Conceptualizations of Civil Society and the Public Sphere
			Civil Society in the Middle East
		The Kuwaiti Arab Spring Antecedents
			The Karamat Watan Campaign
		Post-Arab Spring Kuwait: Identity, Engagement and Everyday Life
			State Sponsorship and Civil Society Organizations in Kuwait
			Civil Engagement and Political Practices
			Privilege, Community and Everyday Resistance
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 6: The Nation and Its Artists: Contemporary Khaleeji Artists Between Critique and Capture
		Defining National Identity
		Art in the Arab Gulf
		Ahmed Mater: Son of the Oil Civilization
		Manal AlDowayan: Gender, Tradition, and the Archive
		GCC: The Neoliberal Nation
		Global but Local
		The Future of Khaleeji Artists
		References
	Chapter 7: Identity Lost and Found: Architecture and Identity Formation in Kuwait and the Gulf
		Introduction
		Identity, Identity Lost and Tradition in Transition
		Adopting Modernity. Adapting Modernity
		Architectural Transplants or Global Mobility? The Diplomatic Role of the Architect
		Cultural Displacement and a Missing Heritage
		Identity Reloaded
		Conclusions: Architecture as Common Denominator?
		References
	Chapter 8: Clubbing in Dubai: The Making of a “Party Capital”
		Introduction
		Entertainment as a Tourism Attractor
		Development of Clubbing in Dubai: Search for an Identity
		Interview Data Analysis
		Discussion and Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 9: Music for Thought: Examining Saudi Identities Expressed Through Music on Social Media
		Introduction
		Arabic Music in Television and Social Media
		Methodology
		Satire
		Re-creation of Western Genres
		Dance as a Way Out
		Discussion and Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 10: Linguistic Hybridity and Cultural Multiplicity in Emirati Identity Construction
		Introduction: Globalization and Identity Construction
		The UAE Context: Background
			Diglossia in Arabic
			Superdiversity and Ubiquitous English
			Linguistic and Cultural Multiplicity in the UAE
		The Study
			Background to the Study
			Participants
			Methodology
		Findings
			Effects of Global English on Cultural Identity
				Emirati University Students’ Perspectives
				Expatriate University Teachers’ Perceptions
			Perspectives on English Medium Instruction
				Emirati University Students’ Perspectives
				Expatriate University Teachers’ Perspectives
		Summary of Findings and Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 11: Language, Nation, Difference: Everyday Language Tactics of Young Emiratis
		Introduction
		Language as a Marker of National Identity
		Everyday Performances of the Nation
		Building Gulf National Identities: The Role of Arabic and the Challenge of Its ‘Rivals’
		Methodology
		The Success of Arabic as a National Language?
		Residual Markers of Difference: Linguistic Boundaries Amongst Emiratis
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 12: Higher Education Abroad in the New Millennium: GCC Scholarship Programs as GCC Culture and Identities Boosters. Saudi Arabia in the Spotlight
		Introduction
		GCC Scholarships Abroad: Student Mobility Policies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates
			Saudi Arabia
			Kuwait
			United Arab Emirates
		Studying Abroad: Retaining a Unique Culture?
			Self-Segregation
			Veto on Mixed Marriages
			Clubs
			Mounting Islamophobia and Racial Hatred
			Academic Dishonesty
		Saudi Arabia Under the Lens
			After Acculturation, Readaptation: Or Simply Economic Adjustment?
			Brain Drain, Brain Gain
			Foreign University Campuses: No, Yes, Maybe
		Concluding Remarks: Will Gulf Millennials Negotiate New Glocal Identities at the Crossroads Between Past and Future?
		References
	Index