Regime Stability in Saudi Arabia: The Challenge of Succession

ISBN-13: 9780367866747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 168 str.

Stig Stenslie

Opis

This book examines the structure of political power amongst elites inside Saudi Arabia and how they might cope with the very serious challenge posed by succession.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Elite Integration and Regime Stability  3. The Royal Strategic Elite  4. Non-Royal Segment Elites  5. Mechanisms of Elite Integration  6. The Challenge of Succession  7. Conclusion.  Appendices

O autorze

Stig Stenslie specialises in Middle Eastern and Asian affairs at the Norwegian Defence Staff in Oslo. He holds a doctoral degree in Political Science from the University of Oslo, where he is a lecturer in Middle East studies, and is also the author of Stability and Change in the Modern Middle East (with Kjetil Selvik).