Browsing The Annual International Conference of the Gulf Studies Center by Title
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Childcare in Bahrain: The Role of Extended Family and Domestic Workers
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)This paper explores the role of extended family and domestic workers in childcare among Bahraini families, delving into parental responsibilities, childcare arrangements, and individuals' navigation between family, care, ... -
China in the Middle East: Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Transformation, and Regional, Development
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)This paper unpacks the complicated manners in which Chinese investment has taken shape in the Middle East, especially the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Rather than focusing on highly emotive (but ... -
Comments on Transnational Generations
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Countering The Growing Cyber Threat To Gulf Security
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)The global threat of cyber attacks from hostile international and domestic actors against states, commercial enterprises and private individuals is rising exponentially. Foreign states use cyber operations against governments, ... -
COVID-19 and Migrant Workers in the Gulf
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)As the global COVID-19 crisis unfolds, the Gulf countries faces an unprecedent challenge of containing the spread of the virus among the non-national residents. Since migrants in Gulf countries live primarily in labour ... -
Dimensions and Dynamics of Delhi's Diversified Energy Pursuits in the Persian Gulf
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)The anticipated growth in the Indian economy in the coming decades will engender an increased dependency on imported energy supplies. A considerable portion of these will be shipped through the Persian Gulf. Delhis ... -
Disinformation as cybersecurity: a holistic approach
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)Definitions of cybersecurity tend to differ on whether to include disinformation or misinformation. This intervention argues that disinformation is an important aspect within the context of critical security. Only a holistic ... -
Education and Empowerment of Women in the GCC States
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)According to the popular view, 21st century is regarded as an era of women. The rising tide of educating and empowering women has considerably influenced the lives of women in every walk of life throughout the world. ... -
Elderly Care in the GCC: Family Experiences with Assistive Technology
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)Elderly care is a significant concern in the GCC region, especially with the increasing older population. The talk will delve into the experiences of families in the GCC, particularly in Qatar, with the use of Assistive ... -
Emergence of Cyber Conflict and Cyber Security Resilient in Gulf region
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)As conventional warfare grows increasingly obsolete, the future of combat will undoubtedly shift towards the domain of cyberspace. Cyber-attack is a new contrivance of national supremacy. It offers a means of intimidation, ... -
Emerging Transnational Identities: Indian Skilled Migration in the UAE
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)India has been the source of the largest annual outflows to the GCC countries. The increasing significance of GCC countries as a destination for migrant workers is illustrated by the change in total migrant stock in those ... -
Evil Eye and Health: Exploring Cultural Beliefs and the Role of Family in Healthcare Provision in Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)Cultural beliefs of the effect of the evil eye on health have been studied across many cultures, which is where a person receives the evil eye from another for various reasons and it causes them harm, such as getting ill. ... -
Expressing Identity through the Dressed Body: Iranian Migrants in the Gulf
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Historically, communities have always travelled, traded, and intermarried across the Persian Gulf, resulting in the formation of transnational societies and material cultures. This paper focuses on migrants of Iranian ... -
Factors that Increase the Likelihood of Divorce: A survey of Married People in Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)In this study we provided married participants (n= 379) 18-50 with 17 possible reasons (e.g., physical violence) for divorce and asked them to rate the likelihood of obtaining divorce using a 5-point Likert scale ranging ... -
Family and Citizenship in the Gulf: The future of citizenship for non-national men who marry to national women
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)Cross-national marriages states bring forth various benefits, including increased cross-cultural interaction, prevention of genetic disorders, and reduced marriage costs compared to endogamous unions. While, as per statistics, ... -
Family Cohesion Index in Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)This project aims to understand the concept of family cohesion, and attempts to measure 'family cohesion' in Qatar. A questionnaire was adapted from several validated scales, testing many aspects related to this greater ... -
Family policies in the UAE: what is at stake?
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has paid a great deal of attention to families since the beginning of the century. Three factors may explain the rationale behind the public policies in this domain. First, like in the other ... -
Fathers' Involvement in Family and Youth's Delinquent Behaviour
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we developed an Arabic Fathering Scale using data from 450 middle and high school students in Qatar between 12 and 19 years of age (M=15.24, SD= 1.74). We developed 38 items about father involvement in various ... -
Fertility Decline in the GCC: Causes and the Way Forward Evidence from Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)Fertility rates in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been declining in recent decades. This decline has been attributed to a number of factors, including urbanization, education, and employment opportunities for ... -
From the Renewed Policy of Sport Mega Events to Prosumerism: Articulating the challenges faced by the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)Although research has long focused upon Sport Mega Events (SMEs) in the Global North, it is only in recent decades that a similar level of scrutiny has been applied to SMEs outside of this region, and particularly those ...