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An Islamic view towards sustainability: The theory and practice of GCC countries
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Despite the fact that many public policy issues related to sustainability are usually framed in the form of government initiatives and programs, probably an equally, if not more, important topic, is how to change people's ...
The Persistence of Autocracy: Jordan, Morocco and the Gulf
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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 ...
L'OTAN et le Maghreb
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L'Harmattan
, 2014 , Book)
Le Maghreb n’a jamais eu de place majeure dans les politiques et les
stratégies de l’OTAN. Pourtant, après la chute de l’Union Soviétique, des
approches visant à intégrer dans un dispositif coopératif simplifié les États ...
Libya's Arab spring: The long road from revolution to democracy
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SAGE
, 2012 , Article)
This article presents a critical account of Libya's incipient democratization, contextualizing it within the Arab Spring élan. This first line of inquiry is twofold: it critically assesses the meaning of democratization ...
Discoursing ‘democratic knowledge’ & knowledge production in North Africa
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Other)
North Africa (interchangeably used with the term ‘Maghrib’) has historically featured as a contributor to Euro-Med cultures and civilisations. Mesopotamia, Egypt and Phoenicia all at one point in time or another mediated ...
Towards a ‘democratic knowledge’ turn? Knowledge production in the age of the Arab Spring
(
Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Article)
This contribution (and the special issue as a whole) marks a modest attempt to initiate an investigation into what is called here ‘democratic knowledge’. This is done with special reference to the Arab Maghrib (in this ...
The impact of the Arab spring on the gulf cooperation council
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Article)
It is apposite to interrogate the notion of ‘monarchical exceptionalism’ when testing the idea that the ‘Arab Spring’ has not affected the so-called ‘ruling bargain’ in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The Arab Spring ...