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REPRESENTATION AND DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS IN KUWAIT

This article reviews issues pertaining to representation in Kuwait with a focus on the tension between democratic representation and political exclusion. We will discuss how a democratically elected parliament had thwarted the enfranchisement of women until 2005 whereas an unelected ruling elite was the major force driving for women's political representation and participation. We will then discuss the issue of non-citizen Kuwaitis and the recent breakthrough regarding their status. Finally, we analyse the recent developments following the Arab Spring events and the ensuing power struggles between the ruling elite and its opposition in parliament and civil society over the role of the prime minister.