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Regionalism in Crisis: GCC Integration without Democracy
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article)At the core of “disembedded regionalism” in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is an incapacity to foster more representative forms of politics that are responsive to citizens. Instead, elite-to-elite relations are a salient ... -
The GCC in Crisis: Explorations of ‘Normlessness’ in Gulf Regionalism
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article)In a field that is so loosely theorised, an investigation into intra-GCC conflict is both apposite and challenging. Empirically, interventions by Gulf states have proliferated across the GCC and MENA since 2011. This Special ... -
مدى رضا الشباب في ظل التحوّلات السياسية والاقتصادية بعد "الربيع العربي" تحليل انحدار لوجستي ثنائي الاستجابة لعيّنة من المغرب العربي
( المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات , 2020 , Article)يُعتبر معدل البطالة لدى الشباب المغاربيين من بين أعلى المعدلات في العالم، بحسب المؤشرات المتوافرة لدى البنك الدولي. فبعد انتفاضات "الربيع العربي" ( 2011)، اصطدم طموح هؤلاء الشباب بالواقع الاقتصادي والسياسي في منطقة المغرب ... -
تطور السياسة الدفاعية القطرية بعد أزمة الحصار
( Arab Center - المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات , 2020 , Article)مثّل قـرار حصـار دولـة قطـر الـذي اتخذتـه ثلاث دول خليجيـة، وهـي المملكـة العربيـة السـعودية، ودولـة الإمـارات العربيـة المتحـدة، ومملكـة البحريـن، إضافة إلـى جمهوريـة مصر العربية، في 5 حزيران/ يونيو 2017، منعطفًا في مسار ... -
Small States and the New Security Environment : Qatar’s Military Power and Diplomacy: The Emerging Roles of Small States in International Relations.
( Springer, Cham , 2020 , Book chapter)Qatar has sought political and military shelter for strategic protection and for enhancing the country’s regional and international profile. Qatar’s experience highlights that a small state does not ensure its security ... -
Gulf futuristic cities beyond the headlines: Understanding the planned cities megatrend
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region have harboured impressive architecture conveying modernity and affluence. GCC countries are increasingly reshaping the face of their urban areas through the development ... -
فصل النظريات الاسلامية عن المقررات الدراسية وأثرها على الهوية القطرية: دراسة حالة - تخصص سياسات وتخطيط وتنمية في جامعة قطر
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)استهدفت الدراسة الحالية التعرف على أثر إقصاء النظريات الإسلامية عن المقررات الدراسية لتخصص سياسات وتخطيط وتنمية على الهوية القطرية للطلبة القطريين، واستخدمت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي ومقابلات تم تطبيقها على عينة (6) ... -
الانتقال الديمقراطي في السودان: التحديات والفرص وآفاق المستقبل
( أكاديمية شمال أوربا للعلوم والبحث العلمي , 2021 , Article)تواجه الحكومة الانتقالية السودانية التي جاءت للحكم بعد سقوط نظام البشير تحديات عديدة تتعلق بطبيعة تكوينها والصراعات المستمرة بين أطرافها، وسوء الأوضاع الاقتصادية، والتدخلات الخارجية المستمرة في شؤون السودان، وصعوبات استدامة ... -
Food purchase and eating behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey of Russian adults
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The Russian government took strong containment measures to prevent the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with rigid hygiene protocols and restrictions on daily living, such as social ... -
Sustainable agri-food systems: Environment, economy, society, and policy
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article Review)Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development. De-spite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are hard to find. Therefore, the present systematic ... -
Food behavior changes during the covid-19 pandemic: Statistical analysis of consumer survey data from bosnia and herzegovina
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Bosnia and Herzegovina has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing quarantine and other social distancing measures. These measures, however, have mental, social, and economic consequences on diet and food ... -
On evaluation of onsite energy storage for various end-use facilities with utility bill management, arbitrage, and frequency regulation opportunities
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference Paper)This paper proposes a comprehensive evaluating framework that enables facility operators to optimally size and dispatch their onsite energy storage systems (ESS) that might be operated as either standalone or integrated ... -
An incentive-based optimization approach for load scheduling problem in smart building communities
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)The impact of load growth on electricity peak demand is becoming a vital concern for utilities. To prevent the need to build new power plants or upgrade transmission lines, power companies are trying to design new demand ... -
Exploring Household Food Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Morocco
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)Alongside the dramatic impact on health systems, eating, shopping, and other food-related habits may have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. This paper analyses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food shopping ... -
Innovation in north african agriculture and food
( Bononia University Press , 2021 , Article)Innovation plays an essential role in addressing the interlinked environmental, social, and economic challenges facing the agri-food sectors in the North Africa region. This systematic review analyses the state of research ... -
The impact of occupancy-driven models on cooling systems in commercial buildings
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Cooling systems play a key role in maintaining human comfort inside buildings. The key challenges that are facing conventional cooling systems are the rapid growth of total cooling energy and annual electricity consumption ... -
Preparing for the worst? Household food stockpiling during the second wave of covid-19 in serbia
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Stockpiling and panic buying are significant components of crisis-and disaster-related consumption behaviors that have gained significant media coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims to analyze the features ... -
Developing Smart Cities: Regulatory and Policy Implications for the State of Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2021 , Article)Smart cities represent an emerging trend that may have policy and regulatory implications for telecoms regulators in many countries including Qatar. This paper draws on a review of interdisciplinary literature on regulatory ... -
الإطار الدستوري للسياسة الدفاعية القطرية
( المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات , 2021 , Article)تأتي هذه الدراسة لتملأ الفراغ الموجود، من خلال الإجابة عن بعض الأسئلة مثل: ما النصوص القانونية التي تتناول العلاقات المدنية العسكرية في الدستور القطري؟ وهل يكرّس الدستور القطري مبدأ سيادة السلطة المدنية على المؤسسة العسكرية؟ ... -
Tunisia’s peripheral cities: Marginalization and protest politics in a democratizing country
( Middle East Institute , 2021 , Article)This article investigates Tunisia's southern "periphery within the periphery," drawing on original interviews to examine marginalization and center-periphery relations in the country since the 2011 revolution. Comparisons ...