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Author:   Neil Quilliam (Chatham House, UK) ,  Mark C. Thompson (King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9781838607029

ISBN 10:   1838607021
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   31 October 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction and Overview Mark C. Thompson and Neil Quilliam PART 1: THE STATE AND E-GOVERNMENT 1 Identity and State in the Gulf: The Case of Kuwait Shafeeq Ghabra 2 Saudi Arabia's Support for International Development Mehtab Currey, Abdullah Al Shoaibi and Nassir Al Kasabi 3 GCC Governments Responding to Public Needs through E-government: Progress and Limitations of Public Administration Reform Sherif Fawzi Abdel Gawad and Maggie Kamel 4 Governance, Participation and ICT: Assessing the Role of E-Government in the State of Qatar Rhea Abraham PART 2: CITIZENS: ECONOMY AND LABOUR ISSUES 5 Economic Diversification and the Emergence of Inclusive Economic Institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council States I-Tsung Tsai and Abdullah Kaya 6 Youth Employability and its Cultural and Institutional Context: Do Current Institutions and Policies Promote or Prevent Greater Productivity and Positivity within Local Labour Markets Towards the Knowledge-Based Economies of the Future? David Jones, Radhika Punshi and Gauri Gupta 7 A Review and Critique of the Saudisation Metanarrative: Bringing 'the Citizen' into Focus Faisal Kattan PART 3: INSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES 8 Institutional Processes and Gender Issues: The Women's Cultural and Social Society as an Agent of Change in Kuwaiti Politics Alanoud Alsharekh 9 The Rise and Role of State Philanthropy in the United Arab Emirates Natasha Ridge and Susan Kippels 10 The Role of Private, Non-Government Organisations and New State Institutions in the Gulf in the Development of Civil Society: The Example of Saudi Arabia Adam Kulach Bibliography Contributors Index

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Mark C. Thompson is Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He is also Senior Associate Fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh. His publications include Saudi Arabia and the Path to Political Change: National Dialogue and Civil Society (2014) and articles in the Journal of Arabian Studies; Asian Affairs; Middle Eastern Studies; and Diplomacy and Statecraft. Neil Quilliam is Senior Research Fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, London. He also serves as Director for Strategic Advisory Services at Rapidan Group, an energy consultancy. Quilliam is an expert in international relations of the Middle East and focuses on the Gulf Arab states, Syria and Lebanon. Recent publications include a contribution to the book Saudi Arabian Foreign Policy: Conflict and Cooperation (2016) and an article in the journal East Asia (2015). He advises European governments on foreign policy issues and energy companies with operations in the region.

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