Policy-Making in the GCC

State, Citizens and Institutions

AvNeil Quilliam,Mark C. Thompson

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Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

The GCC is a major player in the post-2011 reordering of the Middle East. Despite the rise in prominence of individual Gulf states - especially Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - and the growth of the GCC as a collective entity, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the actual mechanics of policy-making in the region. This book analyses the vital role that institutions are coming to play in shaping policy in the Gulf Arab states. The research coincides with two key developments that have given institutions new importance in the policy process: the emergence of a new generation of leaders in the Gulf, and the era of low oil prices. Both developments, along with dramatic demographic change, have compelled state and citizens to re-evaluate the nature of the social contract that binds them together. Contributors assess the changing relationship between state and citizen and evaluate the role that formal and informal institutions play in mediating such change and informing policy.The book shows how academic, social and economic institutions are responding to the increasingly complex process of decision-making, where citizens demand better services and further empowerment, and states are obliged to seek wider counsel, although wanting to retain ultimate authority.With contributions from both academics and practitioners, this book will be highly relevant for researchers and policymakers alike.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-09-11
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:368
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781786722447
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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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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Introduction and OverviewMark C. Thompson and Neil QuilliamPART 1: THE STATE AND E-GOVERNMENT1Identity and State in the Gulf: The Case of KuwaitShafeeq Ghabra2Saudi Arabia's Support for International DevelopmentMehtab Currey, Abdullah Al Shoaibi and Nassir Al Kasabi 3GCC Governments Responding to Public Needs through E-government: Progress and Limitations of Public Administration ReformSherif Fawzi Abdel Gawad and Maggie Kamel4Governance, Participation and ICT: Assessing the Role of E-Government in the State of QatarRhea AbrahamPART 2: CITIZENS: ECONOMY AND LABOUR ISSUES5Economic Diversification and the Emergence of Inclusive Economic Institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council StatesI-Tsung Tsai and Abdullah Kaya6Youth 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 Gupta7A Review and Critique of the Saudisation Metanarrative: Bringing 'the Citizen' into FocusFaisal KattanPART 3: INSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES8Institutional Processes and Gender Issues: The Women's Cultural and Social Society as an Agent of Change in Kuwaiti PoliticsAlanoud Alsharekh9The Rise and Role of State Philanthropy in the United Arab EmiratesNatasha Ridge and Susan Kippels 10The Role of Private, Non-Government Organisations and New State Institutions in the Gulf in the Development of Civil Society: The Example of Saudi ArabiaAdam KulachBibliographyContributorsIndex