Anastasia acquired her BA degree in Asian and African Studies, with the specialization in the History of Arab Countries, in St. Petersburg State University, Russia. There she became particularly interested in carrying out research on the Gulf states, and following her research interest, she further did her MA in Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter.
Anastasia is currently doing her PhD in Political Science in the Department of Government at LSE. She is also affiliated with LSE Kuwait Programme on Development, Governance and Globalisation in the Gulf.
Thesis
The Dynamics of Political Activity of Business Sector in Kuwait
The major sphere of Anastasia’s research is the analysis of state-business relations in Kuwait. Focusing on the last two decades of the country’s history, she intends to assess the current level of the involvement of Kuwaiti business community representatives in politics, looking into the means of political influence and participation they utilize.
The study is aimed to provide the basis for the understanding of the modern political economy and power mechanisms at work in the oil-rentier state of Kuwait, as well as the complex socioeconomic processes and the rise of new social forces that the country has been witnessing recently.
Supervisors: Dr John Chalcraft and Dr Steffen Hertog
Research interests
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Kuwait
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GCC states
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State-business relations
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Contentious politics
Contact
Email: A.I.Nosova@lse.ac.uk