theories of MENA States and Regimes: Rentierism (cpo)

Humanities

Write a one-page paper summarizing the readings, articles or report.

STUDENTS SHOULD SUMMARIZE THE READINGS MAIN ARGUMENT IN THE FIRST SECTION AND IN THE SECOND SECTION ANALYZE THE READING BY ANSWERING ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING

How significant is the question?

How convincing or persuasive is the argument?

Is there a different methodology the author could have used?

How logical are the causes and outcomes behind the argument?

Is the empirical evidence and methodology sound, why or why not? Are there alternative explanations the author could have considered?

What solutions does the reading propose to solve a specific issue and do you agree with them and have others to propose?

Required Readings

• Sean L. Yom, “Introduction: The Middle East and North Africa in Comparative Perspective,” in Mark Gasiorowski and Sean L. Yom (eds.), The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (Boulder, Co: Westview, 2017): pp. 25-33. (WILL TRY TO FIND PDF FOR THIS)
  
• Hazem Beblawi, “The Rentier State in the Arab World,” Arab Studies Quarterly 9.4 (Fall 1987):383-398.Intelligence in the Civil War, pp 383-398.

Recommended Readings

• Giacomo Luciani, “Economic Foundations of Democracy and Authoritarianism,” Arab Studies Quarterly 10.4 (Fall 1988): pp. 457-475.
• Mehran Kamrava, “The Arab Spring and the Saudi-Led Counter-Revolution,” Orbis 56.1 (2012): pp. 96-104.