Browsing Georgetown University in Qatar by Title
Now showing items 126-145 of 299
-
The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Household Welfare in a Developing Country with Imperfect Labour Markets
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2014)I develop an empirical methodology to assess the distributional impact of trade-induced price shocks when labour markets are imperfect. The proposed methodology relates exogenous variations in prices to changes in household ... -
Implications of the 2011-13 Syrian Uprising for the Middle Eastern Regional Security Complex
(Center for International and Regional Studies, 2014-03-17)By the autumn of 2013, the Middle Eastern regional security complex(RSC) had taken on a new configuration, which was substantially different from - and much more explosive than - the one that existed prior to the large-scale ... -
The Importance of Being Ernst: Ernst David Bergmann and Israel’s Role in Taiwan’s Defense
(Center for International and Regional Studies, 2016-08-08)Since the early 1960s when Taiwanese officials met Professor Ernst David Bergmann, the first chairman of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, he played a significant role in Taiwan’s nuclear (and missile) programs. In ... -
Improving Single Male Laborers’ Health in Qatar
(Center for International and Regional Studies and World Innovation Summit for Health, 2019-11)The aim of this policy brief is to provide some understanding of the health constraints faced by single male laborers (SMLs), the policy efforts underway to enhance their access to healthcare, and further actions that ought ... -
Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income: A Theory of Freedom as the Power to Say No
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)Freedom is commonly understood in two different ways: the absence of restriction or interference (scalar freedom) and the absence of slavery or oppression (status freedom). Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income ... -
Innovation in Islam: Traditions and Contributions
(University of California Press, 2011)Why has the West developed and modernized, while the Muslim world has lagged behind? Why has democracy not found a hospitable home in much of the Muslim world? Why have the opponents of innovation found their message so ... -
The International Politics of the Persian Gulf
(Syracuse University Press, 2011)For much of the contemporary history of the Middle East, the Persian Gulf has stood at the center of the region’s strategic significance. At the same time, the Gulf has been wracked by political instability and tension. ... -
International Relations of the Gulf Summary Report
(Center for International and Regional Studies, 2009) -
Iran and Regional Security Dynamics in the Middle East: Trends and Prospects
(International Studies Journal, 2012)For some time now, observers of the international relations of the Middle East have tried to decipher emerging security dynamics in the region in the aftermath of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq. Clearly, the Iraq ... -
Iran today : an encyclopedia of life in the Islamic Republic
(Greenwood, 2008)Iran Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Islamic Republic offers crucial insight for students and the general reader into an often misunderstood and complex country that is shrouded in mystery and misperception. Heir to ... -
Iran-UAE Relations
(World Politics Review, 2010-07-15) -
Iranian National-Security Debates: Factionalism and Lost Opportunities
(Wiley, 2007)Iran’s national-security policy is a victim of the factional debates and disagreements that characterize the Islamic Republic’s political system. ¬¬There are currently three main factions in Iran — the radicals, the ... -
Iranian Shi’ism under Debate
(Wiley, 2003)More than two decades after its victory, Iran’s Islamic revolution has resulted in profound theoretical and theological consequences for Shiite political thought. This unfolding discourse especially as represented by the ... -
Iran’s Northern Exposure: Foreign Policy Challenges in Eurasia
(Center for International and Regional Studies, 2013)This paper analyzes Iran’s evolving interest and geopolitical challenges to its foreign policy in Central Eurasia. Historically, Iran, Turkey,and Russia have wielded the greatest influence in Central Asia and the Caucasus ... -
Iraq, the Gulf States, and the war : a changing relationship 1980-1986 and beyond
(Ithaca Press, 1986) -
Iraqi Refugees: Seeking Stability in Syria and Jordan
(Center for International and Regional Studies, 2009)Over two million Iraqis are refugees in the Middle East, living in difficult conditions, primarily in Jordan and Syria. Their unresolved plight and their still largely unmet needs constitute a humanitarian crisis. Their ... -
Is Basic Income Still Worth Talking About?
(ABC-CLIO (Praeger), 2013)"While recent catastrophic events in New Orleans and Haiti may have magnified issues of social inequity, leaders have debated over poverty and discrimination for decades. Are the poor disadvantaged by the institutions of ... -
Is there a New Vision for Maghreb Economic Integration
(World Bank, 2006)This report on the new vision for Magreb economic integration argues that assessing the benefits from regional integration can best be done in the context of the broader issues of economic integration in the world economy ... -
Islamic Law of Paternity between Classical Legal Texts and Modern Contexts: From Physiognomy to DNA Analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2014)This paper investigates the extent to which reliance on DNA analysis for paternity verification conflicts with the Islamic law of paternity. More particularly, it seeks to examine the extent to which DNA testing can be ... -
L'Eden Entredit: Lecture de La Chanson D'Even de Charles Van Lerberghe
(Peter Land Francophone Belgian Literature Series, 1994)Cette étude est une lecture détaillée du chef-d'oeuvre du poète symboliste belge Charles Van Lerberghe. L'auteur y étudie les étapes de la quête d'une sagesse édénique: du matin de l'éveil au monde au crépuscule d'une ...
