03874nam 2200673 a 450 991045191790332120200520144314.00-86372-451-51-281-26856-997866112685650-86372-368-31-4356-1655-3(CKB)1000000000481780(EBL)1764152(SSID)ssj0000234636(PQKBManifestationID)11186774(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000234636(PQKBWorkID)10254371(PQKB)11460081(MiAaPQ)EBC1764152(Au-PeEL)EBL1764152(CaPaEBR)ebr10302837(CaONFJC)MIL126856(OCoLC)887506871(EXLCZ)99100000000048178020070706d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReform in the Middle East oil monarchies[electronic resource] /edited by Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Steven Wright1st ed.Reading, Berkshire, UK Ithaca Pressc20081 online resource (320 p.)"This book .. [is] the fruit of a ... conference at Durham University in September 2005 under the auspices of the Sir William Luce Fund and the Institute of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies"--P. vii.1-322-11289-4 0-86372-323-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index.Foreword / Donald Hawley -- Political reform in the Gulf monarchies : from liberalization to democratization? a comparative perspective / Gerd Nonneman -- Reform in the Arabian Peninsula world / Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean -- Patterns of democratic deficit : is it Islam? / Bahgat Korany -- Political reform in Bahrain : the turning tide / Neil Quilliam -- Deconstructing before building : perspectives on democracy in Qatar / Ahmed Abdelkareem Saif -- Oman's approach to development / Sayyid Badr bin Saʻud Al-Busaidi -- Economic governance and reform in Saudi Arabia / Rodney Wilson -- The impact of economic reform on Dubai / Christopher M. Davidson -- ICT and the Gulf Arab states : a force for democracy? / Emma Murphy -- The future of reform in the societies of the GCC countries / Mohammad Al Rumaihi -- US foreign policy and the changed definition of Gulf security / Steven M. Wright -- Synergies in reform : case studies of Saudi Arabia and Iran / Mahjoob Zweiri.The oil rich monarchies of the Arabian Peninsula are frequently dismissed as having no democratic systems compared to most other regions of the world. Indeed, the United States justified its action in Iraq by proclaiming that democracy and freedom must be adopted both in Iraq and throughout the wider Middle East, in order to counter the conditions which breed international terrorism. It has been argued that the countries of the Arabian Peninsula need to provide a system of democratic representation that fully takes into account their own history and culture. This raises many questions. Can theDemocratizationPersian Gulf RegionCongressesPolitical participationPersian Gulf RegionCongressesPersian Gulf RegionPolitics and governmentCongressesPersian Gulf RegionEconomic conditionsCongressesPersian Gulf RegionEconomic policyCongressesElectronic books.DemocratizationPolitical participation956Ehteshami Anoushiravan645888Wright Steven M961606MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451917903321Reform in the Middle East oil monarchies2180148UNINA