• The new cultural turn in urban development for the gulf state: Creativity, place promotion, and identity: Doha as a case study 

      Zaidan E.; Abulibdeh A.O. ( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2019 , Book chapter)
      Urban theorists and policy makers have begun to re-evaluate the significance of integrating culture into urban development strategies. Within the present growing global interurban competition, a new approach to urban ...
    • Moments and memories: football and state narratives in Algeria 

      Bouandel Y.; Amara M. ( Routledge , 2019 , Article)
      A Nation’s memory is selective and sheds light only on a selection of narratives of memory and process of memorizing that serves a nation’s interests. At the core of the Algerian state formation, the question of memory and ...
    • The Arab spring is not lost: Moral protest as the embodiment of a new politics 

      Sadiki, Larbi; Saleh, Layla ( Taylor & Francis , 2019 , Book chapter)
      This chapter explores the “Arab Spring” popular Uprisings sweeping the MENA region since late 2010 to posit moral protest as a dynamic of new politics “from below.” It begins with a conceptualization of bottom-up “protest ...
    • Entrepreneurship, ICT and innovation: State of qatar transformation to a knowledge-based economy 

      Ben Hassen, Tarek ( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2019 , Book chapter)
      Oil and natural gas revenues still form the main part of national income and government revenues in Qatar. However, since, 1995, Qatar's economy is undergoing a critical transformation, shifting from a high dependence on ...
    • Tunisia’s “civic parallelism”: Lessons for Arab democratization 

      Sadiki, Larbi ( Taylor and Francis , 2019 , Book chapter)
      This chapter suggests that knowledge must be situated at the centre of explorations of Arab democratization, primarily through the inclusion of subaltern voices. To demonstrate this line of argument, the chapter addresses ...
    • The new cultural turn in urban development for the gulf state: Creativity, place promotion, and identity: Doha as a case study 

      Zaidan, Esmat; Abulibdeh, Ammar O. ( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2019 , Book chapter)
      Urban theorists and policy makers have begun to re-evaluate the significance of integrating culture into urban development strategies. Within the present growing global interurban competition, a new approach to urban ...
    • Introducing Hegemonic-Mediation 

      Ahmed, Khalid Elagab ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2020 , Article)
      Separatist groups actively negotiating their demands enlist the support of superpowers sympathetic to their cause during mediation. The birth of a new country via secession is not so much an internal matter as it is ...
    • السياسات التنظيمية لقطاعات الاتصالات في المنطقة العربية في فترة ما بعد التحرير الاقتصادي: تجارب عربية مختارة 

      بدران, أحمد; Badran, Ahmed ( المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات , 2020 , Article)
      ​تتبنى هذه الدراسة أطروحة الدولة المنظّمة، في محاولة لإلقاء الضوء على التغيّرات التي طرأت على الدور الاقتصادي والاجتماعي للدولة، ومن ثم الطريقة التي تُعالَج بها مشكلات السياسات العامة. وتركّز النقاش على سياسات التنظيم ...
    • حكامة السياسات العامة من منظور الشبكات: مقاربة نظرية 

      بدران, أحمد; Badran, Ahmed ( المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات , 2020 , Article)
      كيف تضمن الجهات الحكومية تحقيق أهداف السياسات العامة، من خلال الإدارة الفاعلة للأطراف المشاركة في عمليات الصنع والتنفيذ؟ تحاول هذه الدراسة الإجابة عن هذا التساؤل، من خلال تقديم نموذج شبكات باعتباره أحد المداخل الحديثة التي ...
    • Rethinking unsustainability in Tunisia's sustainable development 

      Sadiki, Larbi; Saleh, Layla ( GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies , 2020 , Article)
      This article problematises sustainable development in Tunisia through the lens of regional (under)development. Decades of accumulated imbalances between the country's coastal (Sahel) and southern/interior regions stand as ...
    • Reflexive politics and Arab 'risk society'? COVID-19 and issues of public health 

      Sadiki, Larbi; Saleh, Layla ( GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies , 2020 , Article)
      Zeroing in on the notion of "risk society," this article attempts to unpack the challenges posed by COVID-19 on the Arab world. It highlights problems of inequality within and between Arab states with respect to public ...
    • The state of the knowledge-based economy in the Arab world: cases of Qatar and Lebanon 

      Ben Hassen, Tarek ( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2020 , Article)
      Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of the knowledge-based economy in two distinctive case studies in the Arab World: Qatar and Lebanon. Based on five aspects of the knowledge-based economy ...
    • Food waste in the countries of the gulf cooperation council: A systematic review 

      El Bilali, Hamid; Ben Hassen, Tarek ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)
      Food waste (FW) is a critical challenge in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This paper analyzes research dealing with food waste in the GCC countries (viz. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates). ...
    • Agri-food markets in Qatar: Drivers, trends, and policy responses 

      Ben Hassen, Tarek; El Bilali, Hamid; Al-Maadeed, Mohammed ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)
      Agri-food markets are vital in achieving food security, especially for resource-poor, food-importing countries such as Qatar. The paper provides an overview of the evolution of agri-food markets in Qatar and explores the ...
    • Impact of covid-19 on food behavior and consumption in qatar 

      Ben Hassen, Tarek; El Bilali, Hamid; Allahyari, Mohammad S. ( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)
      The government of Qatar took strong containment measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 with restrictions on daily living such as social distancing and the closing of businesses and schools. While these measures are ...
    • The entrepreneurship ecosystem in the ICT sector in Qatar: local advantages and constraints 

      Ben Hassen, Tarek ( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2020 , Article)
      Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the characteristics and dynamics of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the ICT sector in Qatar. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology of this research is based on a ...
    • الموقف الأوروبي من القدس في ضوء "صفقة القرن" الأميركية 

      زيادة, أديب; Ziadeh, Adeeb ( المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات , 2020 , Article)
      ​تتناول الدراسة موقف الاتحاد الأوروبي من القدس في ضوء ما اصطلح عليه بـ "صفقة القرن" والإعلان الأميركي عن الاعتراف بالمدينة عاصمة موحدة لإسرائيل. وبالنظر إلى الطبيعة الخاصة التي اتسمت بها العلاقة الأوروبية - الأميركية، تحاول ...
    • إصلاح القطاع الأمني في البلدان المغاربية: نحو إيجاد مقاربة واقعية 

      اسعيدي, إبراهيم; Saidy, Brahim ( المعهد المغربي لتحليل السياسات , 2020 , Article)
      يمثل إصلاح القطاع الأمني (SSR) مصدر قلق رئيسي في المشهد الحالي للانتقال السياسي نحو الديمقراطية في البلدان المغاربية، كما أنه يكتسي أهمية خاصة بالنظر إلى الأدوار الأساسية والتاريخية للأجهزة الأمنية ودورها في الحفاظ على ...
    • مراجعات فيروس كورونا للعلاقات المدنية العسكرية 

      اسعيدي, إبراهيم ( المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات , 2020 , Article)
      تفترض هذه الدراسة على أنّ وباء كورونا شكل مرحلة تجديد في التفكير الاستراتيجي المتعلق بالعلاقات المدنية العسكرية تمثّل في تأكيد محدودية الطرح المعرفي للنظرية التقليدية التي تقوم على أساس الفصل بين السلطة العسكرية والسلطة ...
    • Security Sector Reform in the Maghreb: Finding a Realistic Approach 

      Saidy, Brahim ( Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis , 2020 , Other)
      Security sector reform (SSR) is a key concern in the current landscape of political transition towards democracy in the Maghreb. It is particularly important given the fundamental and historical roles played by the security ...