The Kuwait Programme conducts and facilitates original research into fundamental questions in the social sciences of relevance to the Gulf Cooperation Council states. Research is carried out by Programme staff, academics based in other LSE departments and by Visiting Fellows from Kuwait and the GCC.
The Programme prioritises research in the following areas:
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Kuwait and the Gulf in the shifting global economy
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Massive capital flows, sovereign wealth funds
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Carbon-heavy, resource-rich economic development
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Health care and social welfare provision in Kuwait, and health system innovation more generally
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Education and human capital development in Kuwait
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Water and resource management for the longer term
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Urban form, geography, and sustainability
The Programme runs the following research projects: