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An unfortunate consequence of this policy is that many dissertations written by Kuwaitis who obtained their degrees abroad remain unpublished in English. Many contain rich data and fascinating accounts of social and political life in Kuwait at the time they were written. /1 https://twitter.com/tsalrashoud/status/1333678729218961408
Here is one written by Ahmed Baz: "Political Elite and Political Development in Kuwat" (1981, George Washington University). It is available at ProQuest. /2 https://search.proquest.com/pqdtglobal/docview/303112432/abstract/22BF740442A14B14PQ/3
Another, by Waleed Al-Munais: "Social and Ethnic Differentiation in Kuwait: A Social Geography of an Indigenous Society" (1981, SOAS). Available at Ethos. /3 http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.509196
One of my favorites, by Jasem Jerkhi: "The Electoral Process in Kuwait: A Geographical Study" (1984, Exeter). Available at Ethos. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.306637
Last, by Jassim Khalaf: "The Kuwait National Assembly: A Study of its Structure and Function" (1984, SUNY-Albany). Available at ProQuest. /4 https://search.proquest.com/pqdtglobal/docview/303326876/abstract/A6718A4CE60E464DPQ/36
In my own work, I use many of these documents as primary sources to learn more about the dynamics of electoral competition (particularly in electoral districts) as they were understood at the time. This has helped me collect data and address issues of recall bias. /5
Ethos and ProQuest have dozens of these dissertations dating back to at least the 1970s. Some have been published (in English and Arabic), but I suspect most have not. Happy to help other scholars and researchers with a list of those that have been most useful to me. /6
