CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Ugarte, Alberto |
|---|---|
| Title | From Saudi Aramco to PEMEX: Cornerstones of Oil-based Nationalisms |
| Summary | Oil and nationalism are important topics in political economy, most of international relations literature agrees that oil can boost national sentiments; however, there is a theoretical gap when analyzing the interplay of oil and nationalism during state and nation formation. Thus, this thesis aims to prove that such interplay has the ideological, social, and political power to shape and transform national identity. Building on Breuilly and Coakley’s definitions of nationalism and Mann’s sources of social power as well as Giddens’s claims about modernity, this research aims to highlight the importance of oil during Mexico and Saudi Arabia’s nation formation process. By using a comparative analysis and a process tracing methodology, this research will compare Saudi Aramco and PEMEX as the most relevant cases of oil-based nationalism in the early 20th century. These two examples will show the interaction between identity, ideology and oil during the institutionalization and nationalization of oil. A detailed analysis of these two oil companies illustrates how the interplay between oil and nationalism was central to the state and nation formation process in both countries, which will contribute to the existing international relations literature regarding the formation of nation-states. |
| Supervisor | Hannes Cerny |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/ugarte_alberto.pdf |
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