Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the transformation of the Gulf / David Held and Kristian Ulrichsen -- Part 1: The domestic context : changing dimensions of political and social structures. The difficult development of parliamentary politics in the Gulf : parliaments and the process of managed reform in Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman / Greg Power -- Nationalism in the Gulf states / Neil Partrick -- Migration politics in the Arabian Peninsula / John Chalcraft -- Gender and participation in the Arab Gulf / Wanda Krause -- The Arab Gulf moment / Abdulkhaleq Abdullah -- Part 2: Economic reforms and evolution of governing structures. Governing markets in the Gulf States / Mark Thatcher -- The development of Islamic finance in the Gulf Cooperation Council states / Rodney Wilson -- Anatomy of an oil-based welfare state : rent distribution in Kuwait / Laura El-Katiri, Bassam Fattouh and Paul Segal -- Volatility, diversification and development in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries / Mikloś Koren and Silvana Tenreyro -- Sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf : an assessment / Gawdat Bahgat -- Energy and sustainability policies in the Gulf states / Steffen Hertog and Giacomo Luciani -- Part 3: Internationalisation of the Gulf : security and foreign policy. Security and strategic trends in the Middle East / Anoushiravan Ehteshami -- The challenge of transition : Gulf security in the twenty-first century / Kristian Ulrichsen -- Foreign policies with international reach : the case of Qatar / Steven Wright -- Trends in Gulf state assistance to crisis-affected contexts / Sultan Barakat and Steven A. Zyck -- Gulf-Pacific Asia linkages in the twenty-first century : a marriage of convenience? / Christopher Davidson -- Afterword / David Held and Kristian Ulrichsen.