Essays about: "Rentier State Theory"

Found 4 essays containing the words Rentier State Theory.

  1. 1. Movement or revolution? : A case study of demonstrations in Iran 2017 and 2022

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Kristina Florén; [2023]
    Keywords : Mahsa Amini; Rentier State Theory; Dey protests; Girls of Revolution Street; Demonstrations;

    Abstract : The following paper analyses the similarities and differences as well as the motives and strategies of the demonstrations in Iran which occurred in 2017/2018 and since September of 2022. The findings are discussed using the Rentier State Theory. A pure comparative analysis is not made, rather a case study with the demonstrations as two components. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Well Oiled Machine? Linkages between youth violence, motivations, and oil rentierism in Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Sofia Clash; [2021]
    Keywords : Oil rentierism; violent conflict; youth; youth bulge; need; greed; grievance; resources; terrorism; Boko Haram; Nigeria; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is presented as an analytical synthesis of theoretical and case specific literature and statistics discussing youth bulge theory and its connections to oil rentierism in the case of two regions in Nigeria. The main method used for analysis was a combination of content and deductive thematic analysis of primary and secondary sources. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Natural Resource Windfalls to Curse? The Resource Curse Paradox and Economic Diversification in Kazakhstan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Akmaral Kamaliyeva; [2017]
    Keywords : natural resources; resource curse; Kazakhstan; rentier state; Soviet legacy; economic diversification; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The evidence pointing to a fundamental link between abundance in natural resources and unsustainable development processes in developing countries has caught attention lately, one aspect of this being the „resource curse‟. This paper aims to demonstrate the extent to which the resource abundance can explain the unsustainable economic development process of Kazakhstan. READ MORE

  5. 4. Democratization in the Middle East - A Comparative Case Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Elisabeth Larsson; [2009]
    Keywords : Iran; Middle East; Case study; Saudi Arabia; Democratization; Egypt; Turkey; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : One of the unsolved puzzles in democratization studies today is the prevalence of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East. Previous comparative studies have overlooked the region because it does not contain a single case of successful democratization. READ MORE