How do perceptions of not belonging inform economic life? For many young Omanis, the labor market is a site of contestation and a space of struggle. In this essay, I explore a neglected dimension of belonging in the Gulf—citizen labor—by looking at Omani millennials in the labor market. Despite holding legal citizenship, a sense of belonging remains elusive in much of the private sector. Many Omani young people perceive a tenuous economic citizenship, complicating narratives around belonging or not belonging in the Arabian Peninsula. I draw from lessons learned while researching my current book and exploring social relations and regulation of labor markets, and reflect on how the knowledge and theories produced concerning Gulf labor markets rarely engage with the citizens in them.

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没有归属感的公民身份？在阿曼争夺经济空间

不归属感如何影响经济生活？对于许多年轻的阿曼人来说，劳动力市场是一个竞争的场所和斗争的空间。在这篇文章中，我通过观察劳动力市场中的阿曼千禧一代来探索海湾地区被忽视的归属感——公民劳动力。尽管拥有合法公民身份，但在许多私营部门中，归属感仍然难以捉摸。许多阿曼年轻人认为自己是脆弱的经济公民，这使围绕阿拉伯半岛归属或不归属的叙述变得复杂。我在研究我目前的书和探索劳动力市场的社会关系和监管时吸取了教训，并反思了关于海湾劳动力市场的知识和理论如何很少与其中的公民接触。