Justin Gengler

Justin Gengler is Research Assistant Professor at the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University. He studies political behavior, political economy, and survey research methods in the Middle East. He is the author of Group Conflict and Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf: Rethinking the Rentier State (Indiana University Press, 2015), and publishes regularly in both scholarly and policy outlets on topics related to sectarianism, the rentier state, and other aspects of Gulf politics and society.

Saudi Arabia | Dec 2, 2019

Concerns over finances, not Iran, will end Qatar crisis

Citizens of Gulf States leading the embargo against Qatar are having to make economic sacrifices while their leaders continue their "ill-advised" and "unsupervised" spending.

General view of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 30, 2019. Picture taken May 30, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC14404B7D30

Saudi Arabia | Apr 24, 2019

Qatar’s first elections since 2017 reveal unexpected impact of GCC crisis

Turnout in the Qatari municipal elections has declined, suggesting a Qatari citizenry that is slightly less engaged in the formal political process in the wake of the GCC crisis.

Justin Gengler

Concerns over finances, not Iran, will end Qatar crisis

Qatar’s first elections since 2017 reveal unexpected impact of GCC crisis

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