Producing scientific knowledge on migration: perspectives on African and Arab countries (*)
The general objective of this paper is to explore the scientific…
The State and Identity: The Relationship Between Religion and Politics – Tunisia as an example (*)(**)
Abstract: This paper presents the discourse, or more often the struggle,…
Iraqi Sociology and Al Wardi's Contributions (*)
This paper offers an appraisal of the contribution of Dr Ali Al Wardi –…
The Culture of Rent, Factionalism, and Corruption: A Political Economy of Rent in the Arab World(*)
Abstract: This paper is an attempt at showing the relationship between a…
The Role of Think Tanks in Influencing Policy-Making in Israel (*)
Abstract: This paper examines the emergence and role of research think…
Iraq’s Stunted Growth: Human and Economic Development in Perspective (*)
Abstract: This article studies Iraq's recent economic development. It…
The political economy of China–Arab relations: challenges and opportunities(*)
Abstract: Steady development of China–Arab economic…
Do elections lead to reform? Assessing the institutional limits of representative bodies in Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia (*)
Abstract: Over the past decade, the states of the Arabian Peninsula have…
Vanishing point: the abatement of tradition and new architectural development in Baghdad's historic centers over the past century (*)
Abstract: This article gives an extensive, detailed historic overview of…
Repercussions of the economic reform policies on the urban poor in Egypt (*)
Abstract: As a result of empirical data gathered through sociological surveys,…