Elite Rivalry in a Semi-Democracy: The Kuwaiti Press Scene
Elite Rivalry in a Semi-Democracy: The Kuwaiti Press Scene
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半民主中的精英竞争：科威特新闻界
DOI：
10.1080/00263206.2011.565143
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发表时间：
2011
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0.5
通讯作者：
Kjetil Selvik
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作者：
Kjetil Selvik
科威特在2006年放宽了新闻和出版法，使阿拉伯语报纸的数量增加了三倍，这些报纸打破了关于印刷媒体衰落的传统观念，并在世界金融危机中幸存下来。这篇文章为这一难题提供了一个政治解释，认为报纸在科威特的半民主环境中充当了精英竞争的政治工具。它将报纸定义为公民社会机构，并展示了政治控制是如何在自由背景下重现的。因此，它有助于我们理解新闻界在混合政权中的作用。
Kuwait's liberalization of the press and publication law in 2006 sparked a threefold increase in the number of Arabic language newspapers that defied conventional wisdom about print media decline and also survived the world financial crisis. The article provides a political explanation for this puzzle, arguing that newspapers serve as political instruments in elite rivalries in Kuwait's semi-democratic setting. It qualifies the idea of newspapers as civil society institutions and shows how political control is reproduced in a liberal context. It thereby contributes to our understanding of the role of the press in hybrid regimes.