Kuwait: Democratization in Process: Five factors of democratization and their state in Kuwait

Abstract: This thesis studies the extent at which five factors affect the democratization process in Kuwait: elections & opposition, gender, media, mass belief and international influence. This thesis finds that there are two factors that affect the process of democratization more than the rest; gender and media. Recent reforms in these respective factors affects the democratization process, the political participation and the media landscape to a considerable extent.