تصفح The Annual International Conference of the Gulf Studies Center حسب العنوان
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The painters of modern life. Family, family roles and space in the first generation of contemporary Qatari painters
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)In the 1970s, a group of Qatari artists started to depict the changes in livelihoods in the country since the 1960s. These group of artists, better exemplified by the Three Friends (Youssef Ahmad, Mohammed Ali Abdullah, ... -
The privatization of Saudi ARAMCO and the future of national oil companies of the Gulf
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)On November 3, 2019, Saudi Arabia announced that the national oil company, Saudi Aramco, would be partially privatized. The process is scheduled to begin on November 17. This news made a lot of noise. First, for the first ... -
The Problem of Marginal People and Its Governance in GCC Countries
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)The emergence of marginal people is the result of globalization. The process of globalization makes population flow an irresistible trend, and the relatively developed countries have a strong attraction to the population ... -
The Qatari Identity: Crisis, Change and Transition
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)The paper presents a set of qualitative and quantitative data (including interviews with policy instigators, academics and social/cultural influencers of different age ranges, backgrounds and professions, as well as an ... -
The Rise of Shale oil and Gas and the Renewables and the Prospects for the Future of GCC Energy Sector
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)The rise of shale oil and gas, particularly in the United States, and its emergence as the largest producer of oil and an exporter of natural gas and a modest amounts of oil, has transformed the US as the net importer ... -
The Role of GCC Foreign Aid Policy in Enhancing the Regional Security: The Case of the State of Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)This paper presents an important aspect of the regional security of the GCC region and the neighboring countries. It explores the use of foreign aid policy in GCC states, and the state of Qatar in particular, to enhance ... -
The role of the United Arab Emirates in the internationalization of the Yemeni conflict
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)In 2011, tired of poverty and corruption, thousands of Yemenis mobilised to demand the departure of President Abdullah Saleh. After thirty years in power, Saleh signed his resignation, and an initially peaceful and promising ... -
The World Cup and Human Rights in Qatar: A Catalyst for Change?
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)Hosting massive sporting events like the World Cup is a massive accomplishment for a state like Qatar. Regardless of the economic benefits, it forces Qatar to create infrastructure and improve the nation's landscape, but ... -
To go or not to go: The assessment of the framing of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in the English language press in the UAE
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)The aim of this paper is to study the framing of one of the most important world sporting events to take place in Qatar at the end of this year. The framing of the World Cup 2022 in the press of the UAE is especially ... -
To Which Extent is the Educational Sector in the Gulf Countries Contributing to Social Change?
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)The overall theme of this conference is social change. This paper focus on one, however important, factor behind social change in the Gulf countries, namely that of education. Each of the Gulf countries have embarked on a ... -
Toward a Constructivist Approach to the Gulf Region's Security
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)For long decades, the Gulf States have relied on the United States to provide security for their countries, but since the Obama's administration, the U.S. is signaling its intention to withdraw from the MENA region making ... -
Toward New Architecture for Persian Gulf Order, Necessity of Overlapping the Human Security and State Security
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)The security regimes in the Persian Gulf are mainly based on the realism that emphasizes statism. Accordingly, the security regimes have been trying to ensure the security of the state, and in its reduced form, the security ... -
Transnationalism and Intersectionality: Views and Experiences of Second-Generation Filipino Youth in UAE Cities
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Permanent temporariness experienced by Gulf migrants--especially among middle class professionals and their family members--has received increasing scholarly attention over the last decade. Some migrant scholars further ... -
Turkey and the GCC region in the aftermath of Al-Ula Summit
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)The Al-Ula Summit of January 5, 2021, officially brought the most recent Gulf crisis to an end after almost four years. Saudi Arabia's leadership was crucial in the GCC decision to normalize relations with Qatar. Last-minute ... -
Volunteers of Oman during the Corona Crisis: An Exploratory Study in the Sociology of Altruism
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Volunteering is a major aspect of contemporary globalized societies. It has long been an indicator for proper functioning of society at large. Further, it made notable difference for individuals, groups and organizations. ... -
Western resident families in the Gulf: the UAE case study
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)National families in the Gulf make up a minority of the population but they often come across as a model for how non-Arab resident family's structure their lives in the Gulf. The national Gulf family model is frequently ... -
Where rhetoric meets reality: an ethnographic analysis of the sports education sector in Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)This paper explores the growing provision of sports education in the state of Qatar. Since 2010, there has been a rapid increase in new courses in sports administration as part of wider, government-backed initiatives to ... -
Where's the 'Bedouin' in 'Tribe'? Tribal Ruling in Urban Kuwaiti Society
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)In the contemporary era, tribalism has been reframed, time and again, as a primitive social form antithetical to modernity, and by extension, to development. Yet, the inverse is often true. In Kuwait, individuals of tribal ... -
Women's Experiences of Family Law and Family Justice Processes in Qatar - Findings of an Empirical Study
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)This paper will provide an overview of the findings of a DIFI funded study, titled An Empirical Study of Women's Marriage and Divorce Experiences in Qatar, in which 40 women participants were engaged in semi-structured ... -
World Cup In Qatar As A Sport Diplomacy Instrument
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)Qatar has flourishing national image, particularly after its 37atalyst role in the Arab Spring and its conspicuous achievements in the field of infrastructure, media, technology, energy, diplomacy and public diplomacy. ...
