In this path-breaking study, Wanda Krause presents evidence of civil society emerging and in some dynamic ways in the Arab Gulf. She looks at the key role women play in the United Arab Emirates by analyzing women in government-run organizations, Islamic-oriented associations/Islamist groups, and women’s networks. Krause also expands the definition of civil society beyond its ‘western’ biases. In this endeavor, she incorporates indigenous forms of action and multitude forms of women’s agency. This book will benefit all those interested in the relationship between civil society and a wide array of subjects, such as gender, Islamism, human rights, development, feminism, governmentality, security, globalization, and social networks.
Author(s): Wanda Krause
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 272
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
1 Women in Civil Society: Key Issues in the Middle East......Page 10
2 Civil Society and Rentierism? Challenges to the UAE Woman......Page 36
3 Rentier Governmentality: Activism in UAE Women's Organizations and Clubs......Page 56
4 Women and Islamist Politics: Activism in Islamic-Oriented Associations......Page 100
5 Women's Activism through Networking......Page 152
6 Women in Civil Society: Prospects for the UAE......Page 198
Appendix......Page 206
Notes......Page 214
Bibliography......Page 242
C......Page 266
E......Page 267
I......Page 268
M......Page 269
O......Page 270
S......Page 271
U......Page 272
Z......Page 273
