State-society relations in the Arab Gulf States / edited by Mazhar Al-Zoby and Birol Baskan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Al-Zoʻby, Mazhar.

Başkan, Birol.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian Gulf States--Social conditions--21st century.

Persian Gulf States.

Persian Gulf States--Politics and government--21st century.

Political sociology.

Political science.

Social history.

Physical Description:

vi, 169 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Gerlach Press, 2014.

Summary:

This book examines the strategies and dynamics through which state-society relations in the Arab Gulf region have been cultivated, and explores the alternative political, social, economic and popular changes that threaten these relations. The work focuses on under standing how state sovereignty has been shifting to accommodate internal social, cultural, and intellectual forces and how these forces have managed to balance social and political powers in order to function within and co-exist alongside the state. Case-studies give specific examples of how social forces, popular movements, social media and your culture are actively influencing cultural attitudes and practices as well as political actions. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 State-Society Relations in the Arab Gulf Region: Dilemmas and Prospects / Mazhar Al-Zoby Al-Zoby, Mazhar, Birol Baskan Baskan, Birol 1

2 The Internet and Youth in the United Arab Emirates / Laure Assaf Assaf, Laure 13

3 Social Media and the Forging or a Transnational Shi'a Identity: the Case of the Kingdom of Bahrain / Magdalena Karolak Karolak, Magdalena, Halo Asmina Guta Guta, Halo Asmina 37

4 Social Media: Impacts on Arabian Gulf Youth and Governments / Mahmood Abdul Ghaffar Ghaffar, Mahmood Abdul 61

5 The Emergence of Arab Children's Television and Animation Industry in the Gulf States / Omar Adam Sayfo Sayfo, Omar Adam 77

6 The Impact of Global Communications on Family Values in Qatar / Mark Farha Farha, Mark, Dalal K. Al-Thani Al-Thani, Dalal K., Miodrag Stamboldziev Stamboldziev, Miodrag 101

7 Neoliberalism and the New Means of Art of Government Gulf Monarchies / M.H.I Has Has, M.H.I 123

8 State-Religion-Minorities Tensions in the Arab Gulf / Cornelia Zeineddin Zeineddin, Cornelia 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783940924384

3940924385

OCLC:

884233339