The Annual International Conference of the Gulf Studies Center: المرسلات الحديثة
السجلات المعروضة 41 -- 60 من 131
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World Cup In Qatar As A Sport Diplomacy Instrument
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)Qatar has flourishing national image, particularly after its 37atalyst role in the Arab Spring and its conspicuous achievements in the field of infrastructure, media, technology, energy, diplomacy and public diplomacy. ... -
Building a Local Sport Identity: The World Cup and its implications on community sports in Qatar and Saudi Arabia
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar has resulted in more engagement in Qatar to promote local and domestic sport on different levels. Driven by the overarching goal to enhance and improve physical activities among the Qatari ... -
An Ontological Security Approach to the Sport Diplomacy of Qatar Foreign Policy
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)George Orwell's famous quote "serious sport is war minus the shooting" explains the sponsorships and marketing strategy of Qatar foreign policy in global sports. Acceleration of the development of the objectives of 2030 ... -
Building a Lasting Legacy: Beyond Qatar 2022
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)Doha, the capital city of Qatar, was a tiny, sleepy urban settlement with an economy based on fishing and pearling until the 1970s, when the discovery of oil and natural gas triggered unprecedented and rapid urbanization. ... -
The 2022 World Cup and the Post-Colonial Narrative Examined
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)This paper seeks to examine the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the Post-Colonial narratives associated with Qatar's attempt at identifying itself out of the frame of modernity set by the West. Sports diplomacy is the device ... -
The World Cup and Human Rights in Qatar: A Catalyst for Change?
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)Hosting massive sporting events like the World Cup is a massive accomplishment for a state like Qatar. Regardless of the economic benefits, it forces Qatar to create infrastructure and improve the nation's landscape, but ... -
لعولمة تدعم التوطین والثقافات المحلیة عبر كأس العالم – رؤیة فلسفیة اجتماعیة
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)يمكن القول أن العولمة Globalization في جانبها الإيجابي من حيث جذورها وأدبياتها الفلسفية الأصلية هي مشروع يعمل على تجاوز العالم لأزمات وصراعات الشعوب وطغيانها بعضها على بعض بدعاوى الاستعمار وتحقيق هذا يكون بإدارة كافة شعوب ... -
To go or not to go: The assessment of the framing of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in the English language press in the UAE
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)The aim of this paper is to study the framing of one of the most important world sporting events to take place in Qatar at the end of this year. The framing of the World Cup 2022 in the press of the UAE is especially ... -
It's just not cricket: what we can learn about Qatar's sports strategy by comparing the FIFA World Cup with other mass-participation sports
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)This paper sheds new light on the motivations and expectations of Qatar's hosting of FIFA 2022 Men's World Cup by comparing football with another popular sport in the country: cricket. In order to understand the particularities ... -
A Geopolitical Economy of the World Cup: Lessons from Qatar's Hosting of FIFA's Showcase Tournament
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)Qatar's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is the embodiment of a new way in which sport in the 21st century is being conceived. This challenges prior utilitarian and neoclassical notions of sport, which are evident both ... -
The 2022 World Cup: Putting Qatar's Best Foot Forward
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)2022 was Qatar's year to put its best foot forward. A major producer of natural gas, the tiny Gulf state was under the magnifying glass as it entered the final phase of hosting the 2022 World Cup and emerged as a potential ... -
From the Renewed Policy of Sport Mega Events to Prosumerism: Articulating the challenges faced by the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)Although research has long focused upon Sport Mega Events (SMEs) in the Global North, it is only in recent decades that a similar level of scrutiny has been applied to SMEs outside of this region, and particularly those ... -
Infrastructural, Socio-cultural and Economic Issues Dealing with Disabled Spectators: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2018.
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)FIFA World Cup 2018 took place in Russia during 14th of June - 15th of July 2018. More than 3 million people watched the games of the 2018 World Cup live in the 11 cities stadiums across country. The average attendance at ... -
Qatar in Paris: Paris St-Germain, Cosmopolitanism, and National Identity Performance Post-2022
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)In this project, I take the negative media coverage that the 2022 World Cup has received from much of the western press as a starting point to discuss the Qatari ownership of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club as a ... -
The 6th Annual Conference 2021 (Day1)
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Video)Session 1: Frameworks and Approaches to the Regional Security System in the Gulf - Session 2: Non-Conventional Security Aspects in the Gulf: Towards a Comprehensive Security - Session 3: Roles and Policies of the GCC States ... -
The 6th Annual Conference 2021 (Day2)
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Video)Session 4: Cyber Security in the Gulf - Session 5: External Actors and Case Studies -
The GCC from the hegemony of one to the balance of power to all
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was founded by six monarchies to protect the small members from regional threats, namely Iran and Iraq. However, the failure of the GCC to stop the Kuwaiti invasion questioned the organisation's ... -
The role of the United Arab Emirates in the internationalization of the Yemeni conflict
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)In 2011, tired of poverty and corruption, thousands of Yemenis mobilised to demand the departure of President Abdullah Saleh. After thirty years in power, Saleh signed his resignation, and an initially peaceful and promising ... -
Reconfiguring the Regional Security Architecture in the Persian Gulf: Intra-GCC Conflicts, Relations with Iran, and Great Power Interests
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)The member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)- were often characterized as being a part of a singular unit and assumed to be following ... -
Turkey and the GCC region in the aftermath of Al-Ula Summit
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)The Al-Ula Summit of January 5, 2021, officially brought the most recent Gulf crisis to an end after almost four years. Saudi Arabia's leadership was crucial in the GCC decision to normalize relations with Qatar. Last-minute ...
