Browsing Gulf Studies Center by Subject "Middle East"
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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 ... -
China's economic and political presence in the Middle East and South Asia
( Routledge , 2022 , Book)This book explores a range of key issues connected to China's relations with countries in the Middle East and South Asia. It discusses economic and political connections, and projects which have arisen as part of China's ... -
Fostering a reading culture: evidence from Qatar Reads
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)Qatar has experienced rapid economic development in recent decades and has made large investments in the education sector to improve learning outcomes. The Qatar National Vision of 2030 also aspires to encourage life-long ... -
Introduction : China's Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East and South Asia
( Taylor and Francis , 2022 , Book chapter)This book assesses China's economic and political presence in the Middle East and South Asia with a particular focus on Beijing's relations with the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, ... -
Risk categorization and decision prioritization for climate change impacts: A rapid risk assessment methodology applied in the State of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The impacts of climate change vary by location and severity, will be experienced over a range of timescales, and governments are not equally able to respond to risks and hazards in the same way. Yet, despite the rapid ... -
Social Change and Transformation in the Gulf Region
( Springer , 2023 , Book chapter)Social change is an integral part of human social behavior and a phenomenon that is continuously happening around us. We constantly challenge existing social structures and institutions and transform them by contesting the ... -
Social Change in the Gulf Region : Multidisciplinary Perspectives
( Springer Singapore , 2023 , Book)This open access book, comprising thirty-nine chapters divided into social, cultural, economic, and political spheres, offers a unique opportunity to dive into the complex, dynamic, and sometimes contradictory transformation ... -
Sustainable Qatar : Social, Political and Environmental Perspectives
( Springer Singapore , 2023 , Book)This open access book provides a topical overview of the key sustainability issues in Qatar, focusing on environmental sustainability from a socio-political perspective. The transition to a sustainable Qatar requires ... -
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 ...