UAE after the Arab Spring, The: Strategy for Survival

Al-Suwaidi, Khalifa

ISBN 10: 075564803X / ISBN 13: 9780755648030

Published by I.B. Tauris, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: UAE after the Arab Spring, The: Strategy for Survival
• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075564803X
• ISBN 13: 9780755648030
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Why did the Gulf monarchies – and the UAE in particular - avoid the upheavals and challenges of the Arab uprisings? This book examines how the UAE survived the waves of regional unrest. It departs from attributing regime survival to rentier state theory and instead offers a more nuanced approach to understanding the pillars of regime legitimacy upon which the UAE now rests. In doing so, the book sheds light on the transformation of the UAE from a quietist state, which relied almost entirely upon an overseas security guarantor, to an assertive regional power in its own right. Written by an Emirati author who understands the internal dynamics of the country, the book examines the state's proactive foreign policy and the changing domestic and regional environment influencing its decisions. The book argues that the UAE leadership encouraged a new national identity to evolve amid the pressures of modernity, particularly at a time when young Emiratis had access to information beyond government control via social media. This is also part of its shift away from a country based on a rentier economy to a situation where the citizens take more initiative, learn more skills, and increasingly enter the private sector to help the country prosper. This has given rise to a new Emirati identity that is politically conservative, economically neo-liberal and socially liberal. In providing an analysis of the policies of the UAE leadership before and after the Arab Spring, this book is a vital contribution to the literature on Emirati domestic and foreign policy and points to where the country might be headed.

About the Author

Khalifa Al Suwaidi holds a PhD in Government and International Affairs from Durham University, UK.

Khalifa Al Suwaidi is a researcher from the United Arab Emirates. He holds a PhD in government and international affairs from the University of Durham, UK. His research focuses on monarchical legitimacy and state survival strategies.