GULF STUDIES PROJECT

Academic Degree: Master Thesis

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This project traces how and why people “without” [bidoon] citizenship emerged as a problem in the United Arab Emirates in the 2000s. It examines the reasons the government refuses to grant them citizenship despite regular complaints that citizens are “outnumbered” by migrants. Chapter 2 draws on archived British documents and