Muslim Brotherhood affiliates in the Gulf are greatly discussed yet little understood. This lecture, based on findings from extensive field work in Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE, examines the historical and current political role of the Ikhwan in states traditionally considered impenetrable to Islamist movements due to their status as wealthy rentier states.
Event details
Speaker: Courtney Freer, LSE
Chair: Dr Toby Dodge, LSE
Date: Wednesday 11 November 2015
Time: 18.00-19:30
Location: Room 2.04, New Academic Building, LSE
Event Hashtag: #LSEFreer
Attendance: This event is free and open to all, however registration is necessary. Please register using our online booking system.
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Speaker
Courtney Freer is Research Officer at the LSE Kuwait Programme. Having received a BA from Princeton University in Near East Studies and an MA from The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, she is recently completed her PhD in Politics at the University of Oxford. Courtney’s thesis is focused on revising rentier state theory by examining the socio-political role played by Muslim Brotherhood affiliates in the so-called 'super-rentiers' of Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE.