Oil and the Rentier State in the Middle East

Organiser: Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Organiser: German Political Science Association Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Ferdinand Eibl (Speaker), Dr. Viola Lucas (Speaker)

Challenged by the Decreased Price of Oil: Adjustment Policies in the Arab Gulf and Beyond since 2014, Beirut Organisers: Lebanese Oil and Gas Initiative, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Thomas Richter (Organiser), Prof. Dr. Martin Beck (Organiser)

Workshop of the Research Platform Middle East "Challenged by the Decreased Price of Oil: Adjustment Policies in the Arab Gulf and Beyond since 2014"

Raw Materials, the Global South, and Development in the 21st Century, Golden Tulip Kassel / hybrid event, Kassel Prof. Dr. Martin Beck (Speaker), Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

This paper looks at key trajectories of policy adjustment across member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—a region shaped by state-controlled income from exporting hydrocarbons—since 2014, the year in which the price of crude oil dropped significantly.

State-Society Relations & Institutional Channels of Economic Reform in the GCC, Online Event Organisers: Gulf International Forum Prof. Dr. Martin Beck (Speaker), Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

At a talk at the workshop "State-Society Relations & Institutional Channels of Economic Reform in the GCC" on 9 November 2021 Martin Beck and Thomas Richter discussed a paper which looks at key trajectories of adjustment in the Arab Gulf since 2014.

Organiser: Middle East Institute, Washington Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Thomas Richter launched his book "Oil and the Political Economy in the Middle East" at an event of the Middle East Institute in Washington on 26 October 2021. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of the Middle Eastern political economy in response to the 2014 oil price decline with timely contributions on the Covid-19 induced price crash in 2020.

28. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der DVPW, Online Event Organisers: German Political Science Association Prof. Dr. Martin Beck (Speaker), Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2012, New Orleans Organisers: American Political Science Association PD Dr. habil. Steffen Kailitz (Panelist), Dr. Thomas Richter (Panelist)

Improving Autocracy Research: New Typologies, New Indicators, New Methods = New Insights?. 2012 Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association

Deutscher Orientalistentag, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster Organisers: Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft Prof. Dr. Martin Beck (Organiser), Dr. Thomas Richter (Organiser)

The Rentier State Approach and the Arab. Panel auf dem 32. Deutschen Orientalistentag

The International Dimensions of Authoritarian Rule, London Organisers: King’s College London Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Viola Lucas (Speaker)

Internationaler DAVO-Kongress zur gegenwartsbezogenen Forschung im Vorderen Orient, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen Organisers: German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

5 Jahre später! Konfliktverläufe und Konsequenzen des Arabischen Frühling im Nahen und Mittleren Osten, Bremen Organisers: Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, Bremen Parliament Dr. Thomas Richter (Consultant)

Wars and Wars' Ending in the Post-2011 Middle East, Byblos Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Organiser: Forschungsstelle Osteuropa, Universität Bremen Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Research Seminar

26. Internationaler DAVO-Kongress und 2. Tagung der Sektion Islamwissenschaft der DMG, Hamburg Organisers: German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation, Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft, Sektion Islamwissenschaft, Universität Hamburg Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Martin Beck (Speaker)

ECSSR Annual Conference, The Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research, Abu Dhabi Organisers: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Weltregionen im Wandel, GIGA Hamburg, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Jens Heibach (Speaker)

Annual MPSA Conference, Chicago Organisers: Midwest Political Science Association Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Organiser: Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Organiser: German Political Science Association Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Ferdinand Eibl (Speaker), Dr. Viola Lucas (Speaker)

Challenged by the Decreased Price of Oil: Adjustment Policies in the Arab Gulf and Beyond since 2014, Beirut Organisers: Lebanese Oil and Gas Initiative, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Thomas Richter (Organiser), Prof. Dr. Martin Beck (Organiser)

Workshop of the Research Platform Middle East "Challenged by the Decreased Price of Oil: Adjustment Policies in the Arab Gulf and Beyond since 2014"