Research Interests
- The Gulf monarchies
- Democracy & authoritarianism in the Arab world
- Oil and politics
Research
My research interests are tied together by a concern with the issue of democracy in the Arab world, and especially in the Gulf monarchies. Current projects include a study of transitions to democracy in Muslim majority countries; relations between the parliament and the government in Kuwait; and rentier state theories.
Data on Kuwait & Arab monarchies
Data on Rentierism
- Replication data for my 2005 Comparative Politics article
Etc.
- Georgia State's Middle East Institute
- Georgia State's Political Science Department
- The Gettysburg address in Powerpoint
