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Qatari ethnopolitical entrepreneurs during the blockade: the further consolidation of national identity

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  • Waleed Serhan

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The article examines the further consolidation of Qatari national identity during the blockade imposed on Qatar in 2017 by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt. It employs Rogers Brubaker’s conceptualisation of ‘ethnopolitical entrepreneurs’ to analyse how Qatari state and state-aligned actors evoked values defining the Qatari character and myths defining the Qatari nation state. The article argues that while these values mostly resonated among citizens and residents, there were also limits to the reach of Qatari ethnopolitical entrepreneurs. It thereby offers insights into the dynamics of ethnopolitical entrepreneurship within the context of a monarchical, non-democratic state. The findings are supported by 135 semi-structured interviews, six focus groups, and media content analysis of key events preceding and during the blockade.

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  • Waleed Serhan, 2021. "Qatari ethnopolitical entrepreneurs during the blockade: the further consolidation of national identity," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(7), pages 1583-1600, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:42:y:2021:i:7:p:1583-1600
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2021.1901569
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