| ID | 176537 |
| Title Proper | Regionalism in Crisis |
| Other Title Information | GCC Integration without Democracy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sadiki, Larbi |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | At the core of “disembedded regionalism” in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is an incapacity to foster more representative forms of politics that are responsive to citizens. Instead, elite-to-elite relations are a salient feature that characterises Gulf politics. A radical re-reading of Jürgen Habermas and John Rawls, applied to the GCC in the first two decades of the 21st century, confirms that top-down management of politics is conducive to conflict and disintegration as against integration, marginalising the agenda of multi-level governance within the subregion. Set against the backdrop of the current blockade/crisis, this critical rendition throws into sharp relief the non-democratic brand of GCC regionalism. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Spectator Vol. 55, No.2; Jun 2020: p.17-33 |
| Journal Source | International Spectator Vol: 55 No 2 |
| Key Words | Gulf Cooperation Council ; Democracy ; Jürgen Habermas ; John Rawls ; Disembedded Regionalism ; GCC Crisis |