LEADER 04952nam 22007695 450 001 9910485589403321 005 20230810225141.0 010 $a981-16-1391-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-16-1391-3 035 $a(CKB)5590000000487516 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6648087 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6648087 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-16-1391-3 035 $a(PPN)259468436 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000487516 100 $a20210619d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aContemporary Qatar $eExamining State and Society /$fedited by Mahjoob Zweiri, Farah Al Qawasmi 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (252 pages) 225 1 $aGulf Studies,$x2662-4508 ;$v4 311 $a981-16-1390-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1.Contemporary Qatar Through the State and Society: An Introduction -- 2. Qatar: From a Tribal Confederacy to a Modern State -- 3. Governance and the State in Qatar -- 4. Political Participation in Qatar: The Central Municipal Council Elections (1999?2019) -- 5. Foreign Policy: Discourse, Tools, and Implications -- 6. Qatar Mediation: From Soft Diplomacy to Foreign Policy -- 7. On Qatar?s Pragmatic Foreign Policy: The Palestinian Case -- 8. The Gulf Crisis and Qatar?s Pursuit of Self-Sufficiency in the Military Domain -- 9. Sport at Home, Sport in the World: Evaluating Qatar?s Sports Strategy from Above and Below -- 10. Conceptualising Qatar?s Political Economy as a Developmental State -- 11. Navigating Troubled Waters: Geopolitics of Qatar Natural Gas in the Age of Shale Revolution and COVID Pandemic -- 12. Contemporary National Identity in Qatar: Strong Foundations and Growing Challenges -- 13. Remembering ?The Blockade on Qatar?: National Memory and the Assemblage of the Event -- 14. Women Workforce Participation in Qatar: Oil, Culture and Demographic Trends. 330 $aThis book addresses critical topics and unanswered questions on the contemporary state of Qatar. Drawing together a unique combination of authors that have researched the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in general, and the state of Qatar specifically, each author provides an in-depth empirical analysis of Qatar?s current social, political, and economic landscape against a historically informed backdrop. Cognizant of its rapid state of flux, the contributors collectively provide a comprehensive overview of the intersection of these respective areas, delving into the historical creation of Qatar as a state, its politics and systems of governance, its economic strata and reliance on natural resources, its society and national identity, its new and thriving sports culture, and, most topically, matters of diplomacy, the 2017 blockade, and its armed forces. Owing to the contributors? invaluable firsthand experience and knowledge of Qatar, this book provides valuable insights into this nation, at once old and new, and its intertwined trajectories in its socio-political and economic positionality within the region. This book is an invaluable resource for students and scholars researching the Middle East generally, and the Gulf, specifically, with interests in topics such as politics and international relations, political economy and foreign policy, development, sources of social change, societal activism, popular culture, and the various elements of identity. 410 0$aGulf Studies,$x2662-4508 ;$v4 606 $aPolitical sociology 606 $aEthnology$xMiddle East  606 $aCulture 606 $aMiddle East$xHistory 606 $aMiddle East$xPolitics and government 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aPolitics and war 606 $aPolitical Sociology 606 $aMiddle Eastern Culture 606 $aHistory of the Middle East 606 $aMiddle Eastern Politics 606 $aInternational Relations 606 $aMilitary and Defence Studies 615 0$aPolitical sociology. 615 0$aEthnology$xMiddle East . 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aMiddle East$xHistory. 615 0$aMiddle East$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 0$aPolitics and war. 615 14$aPolitical Sociology. 615 24$aMiddle Eastern Culture. 615 24$aHistory of the Middle East. 615 24$aMiddle Eastern Politics. 615 24$aInternational Relations. 615 24$aMilitary and Defence Studies. 676 $a320.95363 702 $aZweiri$b Mahjoob 702 $aAl Qawasmi$b Farah 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910485589403321 996 $aContemporary Qatar$92868725 997 $aUNINA