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    • The Teaching Portfolio: Toward an Alternative Outcomes Assessment 

      Zayani, Mohamed (New York State College Learning Skills Association, 2001)
      Encourages using a portfolio as a means of tracking and assessing a teacher's strengths and achievements. Explains what a portfolio should include: (1) background information; (2) current statement of teaching philosophy; ...

    • Terrorism and Political Violence in the Middle East and North Africa: Drivers and Limitations 

      Nonneman, Gerd (Routledge, 2010)
      This edited volume brings together both western and non-western approaches to counter-terrorism in the post-9/11 era. This multi-cultural study of counter-terrorism strategies identifies common lessons from failed and ...

    • Terrorism, Gulf Security Palestine: Key Issues for an EU-GCC Dialogue 

      Nonneman, Gerd (Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute, 2002)
      This paper deals with security and international affairs as a dialogue subject between the EU and GCC. The EU, and EU governments, cannot escape the need to address security issues and international affairs in their dialogue ...

    • The Changing Security Dynamics of the Persian Gulf 

      Coates Ulrichsen, Kristian; Matthiesen, Toby; Bahgat, Gawdat; Valeri, Marc; Markakis, Dionysis; Younis, Nussaibah; Entessar, Nader; Kéchichian, Joseph A.; Alsharekh, Alanoud; Almezaini, Khalid (Center for International and Regional Studies, 2017-10-18)
      The contradictory trends of the ‘post-Arab Spring’ landscape form both the backdrop to, and the focus of, this volume on the changing security dynamics of the Persian Gulf, defined as the six GCC states plus Iraq and Iran. ...

    • The Red Star and the Crescent 

      James, Reardon-Anderson; Scobell, Andrew; Alterman, Jon B.; Kamrava, Mehran; Sun, Degang; Atlı, Altay; Garver, John W.; Sassoon, Joseph; Blank, Stephen; Small, Andrew; Al-Sudairi, Mohammed Turki; Dorsey, James M. (Center for International and Regional Studies, 2017-11-01)
      The Red Star and the Crescent provides an in-depth and multi-disciplinary analysis of the evolving relationship between China and the Middle East. Despite its increasing importance, very few studies have examined this ...

    • The Rise and Decline of Saudi Overseas Humanitarian Charities 

      Jonathan, Benthall (Center for International and Regional Studies, 2018-09-01)
      This paper records and interprets the rise and decline of Saudi overseas humanitarian charities, with special reference to the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO or IIROSA). Founded in 1975, IIROSA grew as a ...

    • The United States and Iran: A Dangerous but Contained Rivalry 

      Kamrava, Mehran (The Middle East Institute, 2008-03)
      Despite dangerously high tensions between the United States and Iran, which are rooted in the fundamentally different foreign policy objectives of each country, the risks of open hostilities between the two sides are ...

    • A Theory of "Late Rentierism" in the Arab States of the Gulf 

      Gray, Matthew (Center for International and Regional Studies, 2011)
      Rentier state theory (RST), which seeks to explain the impacts of external payments - or rents - on state-society relations and governance, has been in wide usage for over two decades, and is still routinely cited by ...

    • To Shoot or to Defect? Military Responses to the Arab Uprisings 

      Shama, Nael (Center for International and Regional Studies, 2019-09)
      By examining the events of the Arab uprisings, this paper looks into the nature and dynamics of armies’ responses to popular uprisings. It argues that the outcome of the massive, regime-threatening Arab revolts in 2011 can ...

    • Transformations of Regional Economic Governance in the Gulf Cooperation Council 

      Lawson, Fred (Center for International and Regional Studies, 2012)
      Most studies of regionalism in the Middle East fail to distinguish among divergent types of regional formations, and make little effort to chart the developmental trajectory that regionalist projects display over time. ...

    • Transitional Justice in the Middle East and North Africa 

      Sriram, Chandra Lekha; Waltz, Susan; Fraihat, Ibrahim; Lamont, Christopher K.; Gray, Doris H.; DeGeorges, Thomas; Boduszyński, Mieczysław P.; Fakhro, Elham; Wierda, Marieke; Coonan, Terry C.; Hess, Bill; Barsalou, Judy; Aziz, Sahar; Ashour, Omar; Mohyeldeen, Sherif (Center for International and Regional Studies CIRS, 2017-02-22)
      Following the ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, many had high hopes not only for democratisation but also for transitional justice to address the myriad abuses that had taken place in the region, ...

    • Transnational Media, Regional Politics and State Security 

      Zayani, Mohamed (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2012)
      Saudi Arabia is a crucially important media player in the Middle East, commanding modern, sophisticated and far-reaching media systems. Driving the Saudi media hegemony is what may be loosely termed "a security imperative" ...

    • Understanding comparative politics : a framework for analysis 

      Kamrava, Mehran (Routledge, 2008)
      Comparative politics has undergone significant theoretical changes in recent decades. Particularly since the 1980s, a new generation of scholars have revamped and rejuvenated the study of the subject. Mehran Kamrava examines ...

    • Unemployment and household formation 

      Woolard, Ingrid D.; Leibbrandt, M. V.; Ebrahim, Amina (Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town, 2013-08)
      In comparison to other continents, Africa has received little scholarly attention with regard to household composition. Household composition is endogenous to a variety of welfare issues and little is understood about the ...

    • United Arab Emirates: HIstory 

      Nonneman, Gerd (Europa Publications, 2006)

    • Universal Dimensions of Islam: Studies in Comparative Religion 

      Laude, Patrick (World Wisdom, 2011)
      Islam’s acceptance of other religions remains an enigma for many Westerners. Yet it is Islam’s doctrine of Unity, which affirms one supreme God, as well as its acceptance of multiple prophets, which explains its acceptance ...

    • Unlocking Djibouti's Growth Potential: The Road Ahead 

      Casero, Paloma; Ivins, Ingrid; Seshan, Ganesh (World Bank, 2006)
      Djibouti recent windfall in military-related revenues and new investments in the port may have a limited impact in the rest of the economy in the absence of policy reforms. Increased poverty and unemployment is the legacy ...

    • War and Peace in the Gulf: Domestic Politics and Regional Relations into the 1990s 

      Tripp, Charles (Ithaca Press, 1991)
      The book covers the dynamics of the Persian Gulf region with detailed annotations, documentation and sound analytical work. It covers the crucial decade of the 1980s that witnessed a dramatic revolution in Iran as well as ...

    • Water Management in the Nile Basin: A Fragmented but Effective Cooperative Regime 

      Hilhorst, Bart (The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS), 2016)
      Ongoing expansions of hydro-infrastructure in the Nile basin, combined with infrastructure completed in the past decade, are increasing the capacity to regulate the Nile as well as the benefits accrued to the Nile waters. ...

    • Water, State Power, and Tribal Politics in the GCC: The Case of Kuwait and Abu Dhabi 

      Lambert, Laurent A. (Center for International and Regional Studies, 2014)
      This paper shows that the GCC cities’ remarkable capacity to provide water to all their inhabitants despite the regional aridity should not be explained solely by apolitical factors such as the availability of desalination ...