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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 ... -
Tujjar in the Gulf: Changes in Political Influence
( Springer , 2023 , Book chapter)Since the oil boom in the 1970s, the Gulf region has witnessed tremendous growth. Today, the GCC countries have an impressive collective 85% urbanization. This paper argues that merchant-ruler relations and the transnational ... -
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 ... -
USE OF EPORTFOLIOS IN K-12 TEACHER HIRING IN NORTH CAROLINA: PERSPECTIVES OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
( Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development , 2012 , Article)This study explored the perceptions of principals involved in the hiring process of K–12 teachers in 11 counties in southeastern North Carolina. Forty-nine principals responded to a survey on ePortfolio use in the hiring ... -
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 ... -
What Drove Syria Back into the Arab Fold?
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)After more than a decade of brutal civil war, which is still not resolved and has left Syria divided in thirds, regional states welcomed President Bashar al-Assad back into the fold in May 2023. The Arab League's decision ... -
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. ... -
Yemen, the wound that still bleeds in the Middle East
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)In 2011 Yemen began a process of profound political-social changes. At that time, various actors of the multiform civil society mobilized, achieving the removal of their president, who for more than thirty years had governed ... -
Young Arab Families in the UAE: Renegotiating Gender Roles and Expectations in Marriage
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)This paper explores the shifting dynamics of family life among newly married Jordanian couples residing in the United Arab Emirates. It employs interdisciplinary modes of analysis, including sociology, gender and masculinity ... -
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 ... -
الأسر التي تعیش من ذوي الإعاقة في قطر
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)تعد الأسرة نواة لأي مجتمع، فإن تطور أي مجتمع مرتبط بمدى تطور الخدمات الاجتماعیة المقدمة للأسرة، وقد تحتاج الأسر التي یوجد لدیھا أفرد من ذوي الإعاقة إلى عنایة خاصة. خلال الحدیث المقدم سیتم التعریف بالخدمات والامتیازات التي ... -
الأسرة القطریة بین النواة والامتداد: مقاربة مفاھیمیة جدیدة
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)تضطلع ھذه الورقة بمھمة البحث في طبائع الأسرة القطریة في ضوء التحولات الاجتماعیة والاقتصادیة - الطارئة على الفضاء القطري منذ توقیع معاھدة الحمایة بین حاكم قطر عبدلله بن جاسم ال ثاني وبریطانیا مایو ۱۹۳٥ وستوضّح لمَ اخُتیرَ ... -
التحدیات التي تواجه الاسرة العمانیة في ظل استخدام شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)ان التحولات التي یشھدھا عالمنا الیوم وما یمر بھ من متغیرات كثیرة قد شملت كل مجالات الحیاة ومارافقھ من تطور وتقدم تكنولوجي ادى الى تغییر كبیر في مجالات الحیاة وخاصة التغییر الكبیر الذي شھدتھ الحیاة الاجتماعیة للأسرة ... -
العوامل (الاقتصادیة – الاجتماعیة) المؤثرة في تغیر التركیب الأسري في المجتمع العمُاني : دراسة استشرافیة
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)تشھد الدولة في عُمان تغیرًا ھیكلیاً في السیاسات الاقتصادیة – الاجتماعیة تفرضھ الظروف واعتبارات النمو الاقتصادي والاستدامة المالیة – كما ھو الحال في الدولة الخلیجیة -، بالانتقال من السیاسات القائمة على الرعائیة (بالمطلق) ... -
تأثیر تنظیم الاحداث الریاضیة الكبرى في دول الخلیج على التماسك الاسري الاجتماعي (دراسة حالة دولة قطر)
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)تعد الفعالیات الریاضیة الكبرى في دول الخلیج فرصة لتعزیز التماسك الاجتماعي والتنمیة المستدامة، فاستضافة كأس العالم في قطر عام كمثال 2022 قد استقطبت ملایین المشجعین والزوار من مختلف أنحاء العالم، وساھمت في تحسین صورة دول ... -
دور الأسرة في غرس القِیمَ الاجتماعیة وتعزیزھا في المجتمع العماني
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)تعد الأسرة أساس عملیة التنشئة الاجتماعیة التي یتم من خلالھا نقل القیم والعادات وثقافة المجتمع بشكل عام إلى الأجیال. ھدفت ھذه الورقة إلى تسلیط الضوء على ترتیب الأسرة بین مصادر القیم الاجتماعیة المؤثرة في الشخصیة العمانیة، ...
