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Nudging greywater acceptability in a Muslim country: Comparisons of different greywater reuse framings in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
With very low annual rainfall and increasingly depleted groundwater resources, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are some of the most water scarce in the world and rely on growing quantities of desalinated water ...
A Century of Saudi-Qatari Food Insecurity: Paradigmatic Shifts in the Geopolitics, Economics and Sustainability of Gulf States Animal Agriculture
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Geo Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
In their quest for food security, the drylands of the Gulf Cooperation Council states have experienced more radical transformation over the past half century than over the previous millennium. This paper explores modern ...
Business legacy planning for mega events: The case of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
This study aimed to explore the processes of business networking which lays the foundation for business legacy outcomes initiated by the award of a mega event in a region. Building on the work of Spilling (1996) on mega ...
Crisis, State Legitimacy, and Political Participation in a Non-Democracy: How Qatar Withstood the 2017 Blockade
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Middle East Institute
, 2019 , Article)
This article uses rare, nationally representative survey data collected before and after the blockade of Qatar that began in June 2017 to assess its impact on citizens’ orientations toward the Gulf Cooperation Council, ...
Welfare Index of Migrant Workers in the Gulf: the Case of Qatar
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Wiley
, 2019 , Article)
In December 2010, Qatar won the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup games. The FIFA announcement came with increasing pressure from international human rights organizations, media and other groups for Qatar to reform ...
Citizens and expatriates satisfaction with public services in Qatar - evidence from a survey
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze citizens’ and expatriates’ satisfaction with public service delivery in Qatar, one of the world’s highest per capita incomes countries.
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Civic life and democratic citizenship in Qatar: Findings from the First Qatar World Values Survey
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Brill Academic
, 2013 , Article)
The present study examines the Arab nation that has remained least affected by the regional upheaval that has gripped much of the Middle East and North Africa since the beginning of 2011: the Gulf state of Qatar. Using ...
Examining the cross-cultural attitudes of Qataris and expatriates in Qatar, the host country of 2022 World Cup
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine how residents in Qatar, the host country of the 2022 World Cup, interact, socialize and acculturate in order to create a more harmonic society, a critical factor for the ...
Attracting and retaining expatriates in Qatar during an era of uncertainty: Would you stay or would you go?
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
How do foreign workers navigate competing pressures when deciding to remain in a place or leave for a new destination? Here, we explore migration decision‐making across a diverse set of migrant nationalities using an ...
Competence and Electability: Exploring the Limitations on Female Candidates in Qatar
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
Attitudes about women’s expertise can play a role in limiting their access to influential public spaces, including elected government positions. In the Arab Gulf, women remain underrepresented in electoral politics. This ...