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Cambio y estabilidad política en las monarquías del Golfo tras la Primavera Árabe
( CIDOB BARCELONA CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS , 2015 , Article)The states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), aided by their rentier nature, have survived as authoritarian regimes until now. Nevertheless, the desire of significant sectors of society for political liberalisation was ... -
The challenges of Rohani’s second term
( TEPSA - Trans European Policy Studies Association , 2017 , Report)The renewed mandate of Hassan Rohani, begun on 3 August, represents continuity on the road to moderation both at home and abroad. However, despite a more reformist government than the last, no significant change is expected ... -
Contemporary issues in Qatar’s food security
( Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore , 2018 , Other)Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world. However, its domestic food production is so low that over 90 percent of its food supply has to be imported. This article provides some stylised facts on Qatar’s food ... -
Contemporary Qatar : Examining State and Society
( Springer , 2021 , Book)This book addresses critical topics and unanswered questions on the contemporary state of Qatar. Drawing together a unique combination of authors that have researched the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in general, and the ... -
Corporate Choice between Conventional Bonds and Sukuk Issuance: Evidence from GCC Countries
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Although there have been recent developments in respect of the diversification of capital markets in GCC countries, the motivations of the firms issuing Sukuk or conventional bonds have remained largely unexplored. Using ... -
Culture, social contestation and Turkey's failed coup: The rivalry of social imaginaries
( SETA , 2016 , Article)This article explores the processes involved in the emergence of rival social imaginaries, as they develop in a cultural ecosystem, relating it to Turkey’s failed coup. To accomplish that, it unravels how people construct ... -
Decentralized Unitary System: A Possible Middle Ground for Somalia
( Center for Research and Policy Studies , 2015 , Article)The debate over a suitable governance model for Somalia is re-examined using material gleaned from interviews, focus-groups, document analyses and literature. Analysis first identifies four domestic grievances – trust-deficit, ... -
Developing an Inclusive Citizenship in Somalia: Challenges and Opportunities
(2017 , Article)In today’s world, citizenship is linked to the modern nation-state system. Although there is a rich literature on the concept of citizenship, in Somalia, it is a new idea that is contested and poorly understood by the ... -
Developing Culturally Aware School Leaders: Measuring the Impact of an International Internship Using the MGUDS
( SAGE Publications , 2013 , Article)Developing globally minded citizens has become a national push and a stated priority for many higher education institutions in the United States. This article focuses on one university’s efforts to develop globally minded ... -
Development of Bangladeshi immigrant entrepreneurship in Canada
( SAGE , 2018 , Article)Canada has developed a comprehensive immigration policy to accept different types of immigrants under its economic, family and humanitarian immigration categories. Canada invites over a quarter-million immigrants in a year. ... -
Dynamic Parametric and Nonparametric Hedging: Evidence from the Arab Gulf Equity Markets
( EuroJournals , 2017 , Article)This paper examines the optimal hedging strategies in the Arab Gulf equity markets using a parametric and a nonparametric dynamic approaches in modeling the conditional variances and covariances of equity returns. The ... -
Economic Development in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: From Rentier States to Diversified Economies
( Springer Nature , 2020 , Book)This book delves into the economic development of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Since the 1960s, the GCC states have harnessed their potential to exploit the wealth accrued from the oil boom to build ... -
Economic Drivers of the GCC Investments in the Horn of Africa Region
( Gulf Studies Center , 2019 , Other)This paper discusses the economic drivers of the GCC investments in the Horn of Africa region. -
ePortfolio Integration in Teacher Education Programs: Does Context Matter from a Student Perspective?
( IGI Global , 2012 , Book chapter)Though ePortfolios have grown in acceptance by teacher education programs across the United States, there still remain many questions regarding whether the tools are meeting student and teacher education program needs. ... -
Food Security in the GCC Countries: Towards a More Diversified and Sustainable Economic Development
( Springer Nature , 2020 , Book chapter)This chapter examines the challenges and opportunities for food security in GCC countries and shed lights on the strategies undertaken by these countries to enhance their domestic food security. These include the measures ... -
Funding liquidity risk and banks' risk-taking: Evidence from Islamic and conventional banks
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of funding liquidity risk on the risk-taking behaviour of Islamic and conventional banks. Using bank-level and country-level data from 18 countries over the period ... -
Illegal Fishing and Piracy in the Horn of Africa: The Role of the MENA region
( Oxford University Press (OUP) , 2018 , Book chapter)The Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean have always been vital routes for world navigation and traveling. These waters are particularly important for most of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa. This ... -
The impact of COVID-19 on Iranian politics
( Bristol University Press , 2020 , Article)The first city officially affected by COVID-19 was Iran’s religious centre, Qom, on 19 February 2020. However, as this paper shows, Qom is not only the Islamic Republic’s most important city when it comes to religious ... -
The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Economic Growth in Arab Countries
( Scholink Inc , 2019 , Article)The potential role that workers’ remittances are likely to play in promoting economic growth, especially in Arab countries, is currently attracting considerable attention. These remittances have an impact on the remitting ... -
Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Diversification and Growth of the Gulf Cooperation Council Economies
( Redfame Publishing , 2017 , Article)The Arab States of the Gulf region have vast reserves petroleum. The reduction in oil prices since summer 2014, and their volatility pose strong challenges to the six of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In the present ...
