International Affairs: Recent submissions
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Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)The Ukraine war has led to a severe global food crisis due to complex supply disruptions and price increases of agricultural inputs. Countries of the Middle East have been directly affected because of their high dependence ... -
ORGANISING SPORTS MEGA- EVENTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES: The Case of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
( Taylor and Francis , 2022 , Book chapter)This chapter examines the organisation of sports mega-events (SMEs) and its relationship with achieving sustainable development goals. By focusing on the conditions of sustainability and guided by the results of previous ... -
Disentangling the SDGs agenda in the GCC region: Priority targets and core areas for environmental action
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a key international outcome for guiding development efforts of nation states. However, SDG targets cover vast areas of action, and they are difficult to break down ... -
Culture and the World Cup: The Case of Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Book chapter)The hosting of the World Cup is certainly a monumental achievement by the state of Qatar. Not only it brings the country to more international exposure, and helps it rip the potential economic benefits, but also it offers ... -
Algeria and the FIFA World Cup: between political legitimization and regional rivalry
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)Algeria’s history with the FIFA World Cup can be divided into two main periods. The first stretches from independence in 1962 to the early 1990s, which saw Algeria qualifying twice in 1982 and 1986. In the 1990s, Algeria ... -
رأي الشعوب العربية في الأنظمة السياسية: دراسة مقارنة باستخدام منهج تحليل المكونات الرئيسة
( المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات , 2021 , Article)يوفِّر المؤشر العربي 2019/ 2020 بيانات يمكن من خلالها تسليط الضوء على مدى تجاوب المجتمعات العربية مع الأنظمة السياسية. ولفهم توجهات هذه الشعوب، استخدمت الدراسة تحليل المكوّنات الرئيسية لتقييم مدى ملاءمة الأنظمة السياسية ... -
Identifying and Explaining Public Preferences for Renewable Energy Sources in Qatar
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)As a major natural gas and oil producer, Qatar has made significant strides towards its energy transition. This paper uses a survey research design with statistical tests to investigate citizens’ preferences for a wide ... -
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on household food waste behaviour in Iran
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)This research aims to determine the influence of COVID-19 on consumer knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to food waste in Iran. From April 24 to May 24, 2020, an online survey was conducted in Iran with a standard ... -
Food waste perceptions and reported behaviours during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina
( SAGE , 2022 , Article)An increasing corpus of data demonstrated the disruptive impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food consumption habits, particularly food waste, but the Balkan area is often overlooked. Accordingly, this study investigates ... -
Research on food loss and waste in the Western Balkans: A systematic review
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article Review)Food losses and waste (FLW) is considered a critical issue in the ongoing debate on the sustainability of agri-food systems. However, the scholarly literature on FLW is still geographically-biased, with more attention ... -
Effect of availability and COVID-19 vaccination on food shopping and consumption behaviors among Jordan universities students
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)The COVID-19 pandemic influenced the lives of university students all across the globe. Indeed, the pandemic has impacted many aspects of their daily routine, changing their social and health habits and food-related ... -
Causes of workplace violence against medical staff as perceived by physicians and nurses in Jordanian public hospitals
( Emerald , 2022 , Article)Purpose: Workplace violence against medical staff has become an endemic problem in the healthcare sector in Jordan. This study investigates the perceived main causes of workplace violence (medical staff, administrative, ... -
الصهيونية، إسرائيل والعرب: مئة عام من الصراع
( الأهلية للنشر والتوزيع , 2021 , Book)على مدار مئة عام، لم تتوقف عجلة الصراع عن الدوران، ولم يهتد أحد إلى ترياق يقي المنطقة برمتها من ارتدادات هذا الواقع، ذلك لأن كل محاولات التسويات السلمية لم تفلح في الوصول بطرفي الصراع إلى بر الأمان. أما التشبث بعملية السلام ... -
السياسات التنظيمية لقطاعات الاتصالات في المنطقة العربية في فترة ما بعد التحرير الاقتصادي: تجارب عربية مختارة
( 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
( 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 ... -
The Persistence of Autocracy: Jordan, Morocco and the Gulf
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2015 , Article)Through the ebbs and flows of the Arab Spring, Arab monarchies have remained securely in place. In fact, for much of their history, the resilience of autocracy has been a key feature of the Arab monarchies' survival. While ... -
The GCC Economies in the Wake of COVID-19: Toward Post-Oil Sustainable Knowledge-Based Economies?
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)he economic crisis and decline in oil prices caused by the pandemic led governments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region to step up their diversification efforts. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gulf Cooperation ... -
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 ... -
Economic assessment of the development of CO2 direct reduction technologies in long-term climate strategies of the Gulf countries
( Springer , 2021 , Article)This paper proposes an assessment of long-term climate strategies for oil- and gas-producing countries—in particular, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states—as regards the Paris Agreement goal of limiting the ... -
Introducing Hegemonic-Mediation
( 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 ...
