Social & Economic Survey Research Institute Research: Recent submissions
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The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from a Qatari Human Rights Perspective
(2016 , Presentation)For a long time disability was considered a question of social development, outside the responsibilities of official human rights institutions. Over the last three decades this approach has evolved, and disability is now ... -
Factors Shaping Qatari Students’ Interest in STEM, Business or Public Sector Careers
( Sage Publishing , 2016 , Article)In this article we examine interest in a STEM career in Qatar not in isolation, but as one of numerous career choice options. In particular, we contrast interest in a STEM career with the culturally-relevant alternative ... -
Popular Support for Political Parties in Sudan 2013
(2014 , Conference)Contemporary Political Parties Map in Sudan The Sudanese political map is a multiple and dynamic one. It continually shows new and myriad political forces in western and eastern Sudan. In addition to the traditional and ... -
تفضيلات المستجيبين
(2010 , Conference & Presentation)تتأثر أي عملية لجمع البيانات الميدانية في الدول العربية ، كما هو الحال في باقي البلدان متقدمة كانت أو نامية بالعديد من العوامل نخص منها هنا الجوانب الاجتماعية والثقافية لبيئة الدراسة الاستقصائية. تتأثر البيئة الاستقصائية ... -
Women and Political Interest in Qatar: Moving Ahead but Not Catching Up
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2016 , Article)Interest in politics is an important ingredient in the formation of civil society, which in turn provides the basis for good governance. Existing research has not clarified drivers of political interest with respect to ... -
Renegotiating the Ruling Bargain: Selling Fiscal Reform in the GCC
( Middle East Institution , 2016 , Article)Built upon depletable reservoirs of oil and natural gas, the petro-states of the Arab Gulf have, since their beginning, always had one eye fixated on the end: the exhaustion of their life-giving natural resources, and ... -
The Attitudes of Qatari Nationals and White-Collar Resident Workers Towards the New Traffic Law in Qatar
(2012 , Conference)In 2007 the government of Qatar enacted a new traffic law with the objectives of improving the traffic flow and reducing the road traffic-related death and accident rates in the country through policy interventions, mass ... -
Reasons for unit non-response in household Surveys in the Arab Gulf Countries
( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University , 2013 , Poster)For in-person household surveys, it is fundamental to consider societal customs when choosing appropriate times and interviewer gender. However, even after all these procedures were taken into consideration with an eye to ... -
Trusted News Sources’ Measures and their Relationships to Social and Public Attitudes: An Analysis of the First Annual Omnibus Survey of Life in Qatar
( Georgia State Univesrity , 2013 , Article)An overwhelming majority (77 percent) of Qatari Nationals reported television as their most trusted local news source (87 percent for Arab/regional news and 89 percent for international news), and 80 percent rated the ... -
Dietary habits of Palestinian adolescents in three major governorates in the West Bank: a cross-sectional survey
(2010 , Article)The Palestinian society is undergoing changes in their dietary habits and in the prevalence of obesity and overweight. Palestinian adolescents (aged 10–19 years) make up 24% of the population. Their dietary habits are ... -
Working and Living Conditions of Migrant Workers in the GCC: India Migration Report 2016: Gulf Migration
( Routledge , 2016 , Book chapter)India Migration Report 2016 discusses migration to the Persian Gulf region. This volume: • looks at contemporary labour recruitment and policy, both in India and in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries; • ... -
International knowledge mobility and urban development in rapidly globalizing areas: building global hubs for talent in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2016 , Article)This paper examines the processes through which the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai attract and integrate knowledge workers into their labor markets. It focuses on how the UAE has acquired the ... -
Expatriate labour markets in rapidly globalising cities: reproducing the migrant division of labour in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2016 , Article)This paper studies the processes through which skilled international workers are differentially attracted to and incorporated in the rapidly globalising cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, thereby reproducing the migrant ... -
The Determinants of Youth Unemployment in Qatar
( Middle East Economic Association and Loyola University Chicago , 2015 , Article)While Qatari unemployment is low compared to regional standards, unemployment is even more concentrated among first time job-seeking youth than in other countries in the Arab world. This paper examines the factors that ... -
2012 SURVEY OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC)COUNTRIES
( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University. , 2015 , Report)This report presents the results of the 2012 GCC survey of migrant workers residing in Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted by the Social and Economic Survey Research ... -
Annual Omnibus Survey : A survey of life in Qatar 2012
( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University. , 2012 , Report)This executive summary presents the highlights of the 2012 Omnibus survey, the third in a series of Omnibus surveys, carried out by the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) of Qatar University. The Omnibus ... -
دراسة التناغم الاجتماعي
( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University. , 2015 , Report)يعرض هذا الملخص النتائج الرئيسية لمسح التناغم الاجتماعي الذي نفذه معهد البحوث الاجتماعية والاقتصادية المسحية بجامعة قطرأجريت مقابلات هذا المسح مع عينة كبيرة وممثلة للمواطنين القطريين، وقد تم تصمم المسح وتطبيق وفق أعلى ... -
Civil society and democratization in the Arab Gulf
( http://foreignpolicy.com/ , 2011 , Article)qatar has been a notable exception to the wave of popular political mobilization that has struck Arab countries since January 2011. This is particularly so given the prominent role of its state-owned television station Al ... -
Annual Omnibus Survey: A survey of life in Qatar 2014
( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University. , 2015 , Report)This Executive Summary presents the highlights of the 2014 Omnibus survey, the fourth in a series of Omnibus surveys since 2010. The surveys were carried out by the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) ... -
A SURVEY OF THE VIEWS OF QATARIS AND EXPATRIATES VIS-A-VIS THE HOSTING OF FIFA 2022 WORLD CUP
( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University. , 2015 , Report)This report presents the results of The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup survey of Qatari nationals and white-collar expatriates residing in Qatar. The study was conducted and funded by the Social and Economic Survey Research ...
