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This book examines the civil-social interactions which have shaped
and continue to influence the political and social development of
modern Gulf societies. It analyses the influence of public and
private social spaces, such as sports arenas and dawawin as well as
developments in the legal and cultural spheres. Geographically, the
volume covers Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and
the UAE. Each chapter discusses a different aspect of current
trends in society, offering a multidimensional perspective on
recent developments. In so doing, the chapters highlight the
existence of a growing participation culture as a force for dynamic
social change in a global context. Bringing to attention the
continuing social change in public and private spaces, which have
increased public social interactions within the last ten years,
this books also demonstrates the opening of dialogues between the
public and the authorities. The contributors are established
scholars living in the Gulf, as well as academics with long-term
field research in the region, thus providing unique perspectives on
current sociopolitical trends in the Gulf states. Participation
Culture in the Gulf will be useful to students and scholars of
Middle Eastern politics and society, as well as social movements
and political participation more generally.
For over a millennium, Asia and the Middle East have been closely
connected through maritime activities and trade, a flourishing
relationship that has given rise to new and thriving societies
across the Indian Ocean region and Arabia. In recent times, with
the global political and economic power shifts of the past decade,
significant events in the Middle East and Asia have brought about
fundamental global change; the Arab uprisings, the emergence of
India and China as powerful global economies, the growing strength
of various new Islamic movements, and serious financial
uncertainties on a global scale have laid the foundations of a new
world order between East and West. The current volume examines this
renewed global dynamic, and how it is changing the relationships
between the interdependent global communities across Asia and the
Middle East. Focussing on the broader aspects of finance and trade
between the Middle East and Asia, as well as growing security
issues over natural resources and questions of sovereignty, this
volume concludes with speculations on the growing importance of
Asia and the Middle East in the global setting.
This book examines the civil-social interactions which have shaped
and continue to influence the political and social development of
modern Gulf societies. It analyses the influence of public and
private social spaces, such as sports arenas and dawawin as well as
developments in the legal and cultural spheres. Geographically, the
volume covers Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and
the UAE. Each chapter discusses a different aspect of current
trends in society, offering a multidimensional perspective on
recent developments. In so doing, the chapters highlight the
existence of a growing participation culture as a force for dynamic
social change in a global context. Bringing to attention the
continuing social change in public and private spaces, which have
increased public social interactions within the last ten years,
this books also demonstrates the opening of dialogues between the
public and the authorities. The contributors are established
scholars living in the Gulf, as well as academics with long-term
field research in the region, thus providing unique perspectives on
current sociopolitical trends in the Gulf states. Participation
Culture in the Gulf will be useful to students and scholars of
Middle Eastern politics and society, as well as social movements
and political participation more generally.
This edited volume offers the first extended, cross-disciplinary
exploration of the cumulative problems and increasing importance of
various forms of media in the Middle East. Leading scholars with
expertise in Middle Eastern studies discuss their views and
perceptions of the media's influence on regional and global change.
Focusing on aspects of economy, digital news, online businesses,
gender-related issues, social media, and film, the contributors of
this volume detail media's role in political movements throughout
the Middle East. The volume illustrates how the increase in
Internet connections and mobile applications have resulted in an
emergence of indispensable tools for information acquisition,
dissemination, and activism.
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