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Elite rivalry in a semi-democracy: the Kuwaiti press scene / Selvik, Kjetil

Selvik, Kjetil	Journal Article
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2011.

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Kuwait's liberalization of the press and publication law in 2006 sparked a threefold increase in the number of Arabic language newspapers that defied conventional wisdom about print media decline and also survived the world financial crisis. The article provides a political explanation for this puzzle, arguing that newspapers serve as political instruments in elite rivalries in Kuwait's semi-democratic setting. It qualifies the idea of newspapers as civil society institutions and shows how political control is reproduced in a liberal context. It thereby contributes to our understanding of the role of the press in hybrid regimes.

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Media ; Kuwait ; Press ; Rivalry ; Semi-democracy ; Iran - Democracy - 1941-1953

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Limits of authoritarian upgrading in Syria: private welfare, Islamic charities, and the rise of the Zayd movement / Pierret, Thomas; Selvik, Kjetil

Pierret, Thomas	Journal Article
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2009.

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Syria ; Private Welfare ; Islamic Charities ; Zayd Movement

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Print media liberalization and electoral coverage bias in Kuwait / Selvik, Kjetil; Nordenson, Jon; Kebede, Tewodros Aragie

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The article discusses the political effect of print media liberalization in Kuwait based on content analysis of Arabic language newspapers in the 2009 parliamentary election. The analysis found no systematic favoring of pro-government candidates in electoral coverage, but did find a statistically significant bias for candidates from the ruling, non-Bedouin hadari class, at the expense of the Bedouin tribal population. This article points to there being structural obstacles to democracy in Kuwait that cannot be overcome only by the liberalization of the press through legislation.

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Kuwait ; Liberalization ; Print Media ; Parliamentary Election ; Electoral Coverage ; Political Effect ;
Arabic Language Newspapers ; 2009

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