Browsing The 5th Annual International Conference of the Gulf Studies Centre by Publication Date
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Special Economic Zone Experience Overseas? Industrial Parks and Ports in the Gulf and China's Presence
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)The Gulf countries have shifted to a new development paradigm in which more dynamics are pursued. The evolution of industrial parks and ports facilitates local development and boosts connectivity. As industrial parks and ... -
Impact of Gender-related Legal Regulations on Pursuing Sustainable Development: A study of Kuwait's National Development Plan (Vision 2035)
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)This paper seeks to analyze the impact of gender inequality on the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 as expressed in the UN Post-Millennium global program. More specifically, it aims to illustrate how gender equality and ... -
Art in Contact Zone: The Trans-regional Cultural Policy Making in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar and the Formation of New Artistic Movements
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Dubai and Doha attempt to be known as transcultural places. These cities try to be situations that Mary Louise Pratt named "contact zone". Mary Louise Pratt as a postcolonial theorist tries to use "contact zone" concept ... -
Youth as Barometer of Socio-cultural Change in Iran
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Young people are regarded as agents of socio-cultural change as well as being subject to structural forces. These dynamics of interaction between agency and structure forms the outcomes of social change in any society. Due ... -
Migration and Social Change in the Gulf: A Comparative Study in the Six Gulf States
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Migration and flow of people across the world is rapidly growing today. It was estimated that there were about 272 million migrants globally in 2019 which roughly constitutes of 3.2% of the world population. The Gulf ... -
The Dilemma of Being Gulf-born NRIs: An Analysis of Cases in Kuwait
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)This paper attempts to elucidate the dilemma of being Gulf-born NRIs (Non-Resident Indians), focusing especially on cases in Kuwait. As the Arab Gulf States (AGS) rarely offer citizenship to expatriate residents, the ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
The Dominant Discourse Representing Iranian National Identity in Social Media: A Case Study of Twitter
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Identity is defined through the comparison of oneself to the other and it is rooted in human beings' need to be different and distinguished from others. From a post-structualist viewpoint, identity is plural, dynamic and ... -
Aspirations for Pursuing the Prominent Leadership Roles in the Academia: Perspectives of Kuwaiti Women
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Since 1938, oil was discovered in Kuwait that made a progressive source of socio- economic growth. In addition to that, Kuwait took initiatives to start adult education programs for women who followed by parallel programs ... -
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 ... -
Migrant Workers Impact on Social life of the Gulf Countries During COVID 19
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Six GCC countries are the home of the global migrant workers. As at present estimated that about 56 million population of collectively of GCC among 30 million populations are not nationals.Huge migrants population and ... -
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 ... -
Analyzing the Role of Government in the Management and Planning of Tourism Crisis; A Case Study of the COVID-19 Crisis
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)The tourism planning and management is a collective action in which different actors of governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions are involved. It is necessary to manage this phenomenon both during ... -
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. ... -
Analysis of the Women's Status in the Process of Iran's Socio-political Development in Last Forty Years
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Women's participation in political and social development is the one of the most important indicators in the process of sustainable development of societies. The present study examines the status of women's participation ...