UCLA center for Middle East development (CMED) ; 15
Summary note
This book examines the relations and image of the Arab Gulf states in the West. It addresses the question of Perception in International Relations and how the Arab States of the Gulf have pursued various endeavours to project themselves into the West. The book chapters generate ideas on how perceptions came about and ways to improve cultural and political realities on the ground in the Arab Gulf States. Thus, it paves the way for a new area of research in the field of Gulf Studies that extends beyond traditional international relations frameworks by weaving elements of intercultural communication into the mix. Recognizing, yet extending beyond, a traditionally realist framework, which had dominated the analysis of Arab Gulf States foreign relations with western countries, this book tackles both the materialist and the symbolic in the efforts and initiatives launched by the Arab Gulf States. Some chapters maintain a social-scientific approach about the politics of Arab Gulf States in the West from an International Relations lens. Others employ theoretical frameworks that were founded on the notion of the "encounter," with anthropological lenses and concepts of intercultural communication. In addition to the value of such an academic research agenda, some of the chapters touch upon the added importance of policy-oriented input. As the Arab Gulf States actively engage with the West, the book would widely appeal to students and researchers of Gulf politics and International Relations.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: The Arab Gulf States in the West : imaginings, perceptions, and constructions / Marwa Maziad and Dania Koleilat Khatib
It didn't JASTA be this way : the passage of the Justice Against Sponsors Against Terrorism Act (JASTA) as a failure of Arab lobbying / David des Roches
Arab Gulf States' : lobbying in the US in the wake of the Arab uprisings / Dania Koleilat Khatib
The United States and the Gulf in the age of Trump : perceptions, possibilities, and challenges / Charles W. Dunne
The perception of the Gulf States in France : from support of terrorism to thr risks to national sovereignty / Rachid Chaker
The public diplomacy paradox : Saudi Arabia's negative image in the UK / Najah Al-Otaibi
The Turkish burden : the cost of the Turkey-Qatar alliance and hard power projection into Qatar's foreign policy / Marwa Maziad
The continuity and change of the Gulf States' image in the Israeli epistemic community / Mohamed Abdallah Youness
Virtual enlargement in practice : investment policy as branding in the case of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in the crisis-hit European Union / Màté Szalai
Saudi Arabia's national roles conceptions after the Arab uprisings : the image transformation from Western whist partner to proactive regional leader / Luiza Gimenez Cerioli
Film festivals in the Arabian Gulf States : global image projection or local industry construction? / Abdulrahman Alghannam
The Gulf in Western hearts and minds : the dilemma of stereotypical frames and perceptions / Khalid al-Jaber, Mokhtar Elareshi, and Abdul-Karim Ziani
NATO and the threats to the Gulf regional security (2011-2017) / Ashraf Kishk
Relations between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) : perceptions of change / Angus Taverner
Dialogur as progress? Islam and UN human rights treaty ratification in the Gulf Cooperation Council states / Rachel A. George.
ISBN
9781138585362 ((hardback))
113858536X ((hardback))
9781138585379 ((pbk.))
1138585378 ((pbk.))
LCCN
2018026487
OCLC
1043147093
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