Browsing Social & Economic Survey Research Institute Research by Subject "Qatar"
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Growing food pyramids in the sand: how sustainable are Qatar’s self-sufficiency and foreign agro-investment policies?
( Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare (IAO) , 2017 , Article)Achieving food security in the Arabian Gulf is no easy task. Fuelled by petrodollars, the countries largely rely on imports to feed their burgeoning population, making them susceptible to price and supply shocks. This paper ... -
Housing Tenure and Economic Inequality among Qatari Citizens
( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University , 2016 , Report)The most immediately effective measure to address housing inequality, which would generate additional benefits in many other areas, is the streamlining of administrative processes related to land allotment and infrastructure ... -
Im/mobile highly skilled migrants in Qatar
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2018 , Article)Most studies on the mobility of highly skilled migrants have been examined with a framework of global talent mobility and under conditions of neoliberal governance and economic globalization. In this study we challenge the ... -
Impact of leadership gender stereotyping on managing familial conflict, matrimonial strategies, divorce decisions and marital satisfaction in Qatar
( Emerald , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to investigate the direct and indirect effects of leadership style and gender roles on managing familial conflict (MFC), as well as how such conflict resolution affects divorce decisions and overall ... -
Implementing the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Qatar: From charity to human rights
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)A historically marginalized and overlooked segment of the general population worldwide, persons with disabilities have long struggled with discrimination, inequality and even maltreatment. They have often been treated as ... -
Indicators of Students’ Lack of Motivation in Qatar: Students’ Perspectives
( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University , 2017 , Poster)Striving for excellence in education, Qatar committed significant financial investments to revamp and modernize its system of education in order to prepare citizens for the challenge of modern society and to transform the ... -
Initial Results from a Study on Greywater Reuse in Qatar: Economic Benefits and Public Opinions
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Due to low annual rainfall and depleted groundwater resources, Qatar relies on expensive and energy-intensive desalination and retreatment plants to meet its growing water demand. With a high consumption rate of 557 ... -
Interest in volunteering for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar: a nationally representative study of motivations
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)Qatar is the first Muslim and Arab country to host the FIFA World Cup. The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the organisation responsible for providing the required infrastructure, host country planning and ... -
Interest in volunteering for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar: a nationally representative study of motivations
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)Qatar is the first Muslim and Arab country to host the FIFA World Cup. The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the organisation responsible for providing the required infrastructure, host country planning and ... -
Labour reforms in Qatar: continuity and change in perceptions and attitudes among citizens and migrant workers
( Routledge [Taylor & Francis] , 2023 , Article)Hosting the FIFA World Cup was a pivotal moment for Qatar and the broader Arab region, attracting attention, tourism, and economic benefits. However, it also intensified global scrutiny of Qatar's labor laws that govern ... -
Language and Nature in Southern and Eastern Arabia
(2020 , Article)This paper examines the relationship between language and nature in southern and eastern Arabia. The work is the result of a two-year interdisciplinary network between the University of Leeds and Qatar University, with ... -
Meanings of Women's Agency: A Case Study from Qatar on Improving Measurement in Context
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)The measurement of women's agency poses numerous challenges, including multi-dimensionality and context-specificity. This challenge is especially large for non-Western contexts that adapt measurement instruments without ... -
Meanings of Women's Agency: Improving Measurement in Context
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Decades of research has been conducted to understand the processes that under gird women's empowerment and one of its core components-women's agency. However, few inroads have been made into the study of how these processes ... -
Measuring Parental Involvement in Dual-Earner Qatari Families
( Springer , 2021 , Article)Parental involvement in dual-earner families is a subject that has been widely studied in the literature in Western contexts. Less attention, however, has been allocated to the challenges that dual-earner families encounter ... -
Mobile Disruptions in the Middle East: Lessons from Qatar and the Arabian Gulf Region in Mobile Media Content Innovation
( Routledge , 2018 , Book)Mobile Disruptions in the Middle East identifies trends in mobile media use in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and, more broadly, explores their impact on the nature of digital journalism. Mobility has long been an ... -
Mobility Competitiveness and Security: Expatriate Perspectives from Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Introduction: In order to create and sustain a competitive, knowledge-based economy, Qatar must be able to continually attract, retain and integrate expatriate workers. As described in the Qatar National Development Strategy ... -
Needs, Preferences, and Recommendations of Charity Executives and Experts
( SESRI , 2017 , Report)Humanitarian actors in Qatar have understood the many benefits that technological and process innovations could generate for the benefit of all. Results from the survey of charity executives and experts show a preference ... -
Nudging greywater acceptability in a Muslim country: Comparisons of different greywater reuse framings in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)With very low annual rainfall and increasingly depleted groundwater resources, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are some of the most water scarce in the world and rely on growing quantities of desalinated water ... -
An overview of open government data in developed countries: A comparison study between the state of Qatar & UK
(2019 , Article)Even though the diverse studies that have addressed OGD in many developed countries, there is still a lack in scientific literature about OGD initiatives in developing countries. The problem addressed in this paper is ... -
Parental Influence on Student Educational Expectations: Results from the 2012 Qatar Education Study
( Sciedu Press , 2019 , Article)This study investigated factors that are likely to influence students’ educational expectations in the State of Qatar, concentrating on selected parental factors. Drawing on recent work in the field, the study examined ...