DOCSLIB.ORG

Bibliography of the Arabian Peninsula

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA J.E. Peterson Prefatory Note: This bibliography concentrates on citations relating to the Arabian Peninsula that I have collected over some three decades. Items have been published in various Western languages as well as Arabic. This is very much a work in progress and cannot be considered complete. Similarly, presentation of the bibliography here in the present format should be regarded as an interim effort despite its imperfections. A number of older citations have yet to be transferred from notecards to the database on which this bibliography is based. Some items are unpublished, other citations are not complete (typically lacking volume details and page numbers for periodical citations). Shorter articles and those of a more transitory nature, i.e. newspaper and newsletter articles, have been excluded. I have not been able to examine all the items and therefore undoubtedly there are many mistakes in citations and inevitably some items have been included that do not actually exist. The bibliography is in simple and rough alphabetical order according to author only because I have had no opportunity to rearrange by subject. Alphabetization was done automatically within the original database and idiosyncrasies in the database regarding non-English diacritical marks may make alphabetization somewhat irregular. For similar reasons, the order in which entries by the same author are listed may also be irregular. The subjects reflect my own interests and therefore range from history through the social sciences and international affairs. Generally speaking, archaeology, the arts, the physical sciences, and many areas of culture, inter alia, have not been included. There are a number of entries on Iraq and Iran that relate to the Arabian Peninsula through concerns over regional security but these two countries are not specifically a focus of the bibliography. Principal subject categories include: Bibliography Exploration and Description Languages Biography Geography Politics and Government Economics and Oil History Religion Ethnography International Relations Society Interested readers are encouraged to provide corrections or details of missing citations to me at <[email protected]>. It is intended that this bibliography will be updated at irregular intervals. J.E. Peterson, July 2003 New bibliographic entries, as well as misc. corrections to existing entries, have been added at the intervals indicated below. For ease of reference, the date of addition is appended to new entries as follows: [MAY04]; [AUG05]; [JAN06]; [JUN06]; [DEC06]; [JUL07]; [DEC07]; [JUL08]; [MAR09]; [AUG09]; [APR10]; [DEC10]; [SEP14] Bibliography of the Arabian Peninsula !! J.E. Peterson September 2014 !! p. 1 – A – 1. “1979 ‘Oil Shock’: Legacy, Lessons, and Lasting Reverberations, The.” Washington, DC: Middle East Institute, 2009. Viewpoints Special Edition. [AUG09] 2. Aal, Abdel. “Ibrahim Ali on the British Policy in Bahrain Islands and the Qatar Peninsula (1871-1914).” Ph.D. thesis, University of Lancaster, 1989? 3. Aaron, David, Frederic Wehrey, and Brett Andrew Wallace, eds. “The Future of Gulf Security in a Region of Dramatic Change: Mutual Equities and Enduring Relationships.” Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, National Defense Research Institute, 2011. Conference Proceedings, prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. [SEP14] 4. Aaronovitch, David. _The Hutton Inquiry and Its Impact_. London: Politico’s Guardian Books, 2004. [AUG05] 5. Aarts, Paul, and Gerd Nonneman, eds. _Saudi Arabia in the Balance: Political Economy, Society, Foreign Affairs_. London: Hurst & Company, 2005. [JUN06] 6. Aarts, Paul. “Democracy, Oil and the Gulf War.” _Third World Quarterly_, Vol. 13, No. 3 (1992), pp. 525-538. 7. Aarts, Paul. “Demokratie à la Koeweit: Oppositie met of zonder kiesrecht.” _International Spectator_, Vol. 47, No. 5 (1993), pp. 253-256. 8. Aarts, Paul. “Events versus Trends: The Role of Energy and Security in Sustaining the US-Saudi Relationship.” In Paul Aarts and Gerd Nonneman, eds., _Saudi Arabia in the Balance: Political Economy, Society, Foreign Affairs_ (London: Hurst & Company, 2005), pp. 399-429. [JUN06] 9. Aarts, Paul. “The Internal and the External: The House of Saud’s Resilience Explained.” Florence, Italy: European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, 2004. Mediterranean Programme Series, EUI Working Paper, RSCAS 2004/33. [AUG05] 10. Aarts, Paul. “The Limits of Political Tribalism: Post-War Kuwait and the Process of Democratization.” Unpublished paper presented at European Association of Middle East Studies conference, Warwick, UK, July 1993. 11. Aarts, Paul. “The Longevity of the House of Saud: Looking Outside the Box.” In Oliver Schlumberger, ed., _Debating Arab Authoritarianism: Dynamics and Durability in Nondemocratic Regimes_ (Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2007), pp. 251-267. [SEP14] 12. Aarts, Paul. “Maintaining Authoritarianism: The Jerky Path of Political Reform in Saudi Arabia.” _Orient_ (January 2011), pp. xxx-xxx. [SEP14] 13. Aarts, Paul. “Post-War Kuwait and the Process of Democratization: The Persistence of Political Tribalism.” In Abbas Abdelkarim, ed., _Change and Development in the Gulf_ (London: Macmillan, 1999), pp. 213-237. Revised and updated version of Paul Aarts, “Les limites du ‘tribalisme politique’: le Koweit d’après-guerre et le processus de démocratisation,” _Monde arabe/Maghreb-Machrek_, No. 142 (October-December 1993), pp. 61- 79. Bibliography of the Arabian Peninsula !! J.E. Peterson September 2014 !! p. 2 14. Aarts, Paul. “Saudi Arabia: From Fiscal Crisis to Political Crisis?” _JIME Review_, No. 29 (1995), pp. 23-34. 15. Aarts, P., et al. “Oil, Money, and Participation: Kuwait’s _Sonderweg_ as a Rentier State.” _Orient_, Vol. 32, No. 2 (1991), pp. 205-216. 16. Aarts, Paul, and Dennis Janssen. “Shades of Opinion: The Oil Exporting Countries and International Climate Politics.” _Review of International Affairs_, Vol. 3, No. 2 (December 2003), pp. 332-351. [AUG05] 17. Aarts, Paul, and Gep Eisenloeffel. _Kuwait Petroleum Corporation as New Seventh Sister_? Amsterdam: Middle East Research Associates, 1989. Occasional Paper, No. 2. 18. Aarts, Paul, and Joris van Duijne. “Saudi Arabia after U.S.-Iranian Détente: Left in the Lurch?” _Middle East Policy_, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Fall 2009), pp. 64-78. 19. Aarts, Paul, and Michael Renner. “Oil and the Gulf War.” _MERIP Middle East Report_ Vol. 21, No. 4 (July- August 1991), pp. 25-29. 20. Aarts, Paul, Roos Meertens, and Joris van Duijne. “Kingdom with Borders: The Political Economy of Saudi- European Relations.” In Madawi Al-Rasheed, _Kingdom Without Borders: Saudi Arabia’s Political, Religious and Media Frontiers_ (London: Hurst, 2008), pp. 135-156. [AUG09] 21. Aba Husayn, LAli. “Historical Links Between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia During the Reign of King LAbd al-LAziz.” _al-Wathīqa_, No. 16 (1990), pp. 194-230. 22. Aba Hussain, Ali, comp. _Fihris Makhtutat al-Bahrayn_. Bahrain: Historical Documentation Centre, 1981 (Vol. 1) and 1983 (Vol. 2). 23. Aba Hussain, Ali. _March Towards Welfare and Prosperity_. Bahrain: Bahrain Defence Force, Guidance and Culture Division, Dec. 1983. 24. Aba-Namay, Rashed. “Constitutional Reform: A Systemization of Saudi Politics.” _Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies_, Vol. 16 , No. 3 (Spring 1993), pp. 43-88. [AUG09] 25. Aba-Namay, Rashed. “The Dynamics of Individual Rights and Their Prospective Development Under the New Constitution of Saudi Arabia.” _Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies_, Vol. 18 , No. 3 (Spring 1995), pp. 221-240. 26. Aba-Namay, Rashed. “The New Saudi Representative Assembly.” _Islamic Law and Society_. Vol. 5, No. 2 (June 1998), pp. 235-265. 27. Aba-Namay, Rashed. “The Recent Constitutional Reforms in Saudi Arabia.” _International and Comparative Law Quarterly_, Vol. 42, No. 2 (April 1993), pp. 295-331. [AUG09] 28. Aba-Namay, Rashed. “Saudi Arabian Constitution: History, Present and Future Perspective.” Ph.D. thesis, University of Wales 1993. [AUG09] 29. Abadha, Faruq LUthman. _Siyasat Britaniya fi LAsir Ithna’ al-Harb al-LAlimiya al-Ula, 1914-1918_. Kuwait: Manshurat Majallat al-Dirasat al-Khalij wal-Jazira al-LArabiya, 1983. No. 9. 30. Abadi, Jacob. “Britain’s Abandonment of South Arabia: A Reassessment.” _Journal of Third World Studies_, Vol. 12, No. 1 (1995), pp. 152-180. Bibliography of the Arabian Peninsula !! J.E. Peterson September 2014 !! p. 3 31. Abadi, Jacob. “Iraq’s Threat to Kuwait During the Qasim Era.” _Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies_, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Fall 1998), pp. 24-45. 32. Abadi, Jacob. “Israel’s Relations with Oman and the Persian Gulf States.” _Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies_, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Fall 1996), pp. 46-73. 33. Abadi, Jacob. “Qatar’s Foreign Policy: The Quest for National Security and Territorial Integrity.” _Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies_, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Winter 2004), pp. 14-37. [MAY04] 34. Abadi, Jacob. _Britain’s Withdrawal From the Middle East, 1947-1971: The Economic and Strategic Imperatives_. Princeton, NJ: Kingston Press, 1982. 35. Abal-Khail, Mohammad Ali. “Economic Development in Saudi Arabia and Western Technology.” _American- Arab Affairs_, No. 3 (Winter 1982-83), pp. 1-4. 36. Abalkhail, S. “OPEC Aid: A Question of Solidarity.” _OAPEC Bulletin_, Vol. 12, Nos. 8-9 (August-September 1986), pp. 12-20. 37. Abboud, Samer N. “Oil and Financialization in the Gulf Cooperation Council.” In Matteo Legrenzi and Bessma Momani,
Recommended publications
  • MEI India Watch

    MEI India Watch

    www.mei.org.in MEI India watch (Monthly survey of India’s relations with the Middle East) No. 7 August 2010 Compiled by Mushtaq Hussain Political Issues Iran 1. India, Iran JV in sanctions list, crude oil ferries hit New Delhi, Saturday, 10 July 2010 In a setback to THE Indian efforts to re-energise the relationship with Iran, a 35-year-old Indo- Iranian shipping joint venture, Iran-o-Hind, has been placed under sanctions in the latest UN Security Council Resolution 1929 on Iran. This is the only entity with Indian links included in the fresh round of sanctions. This has significant implications for transport of crude that India imports from Iran. India imports 12 per cent of its crude from Iran. Tankers from Iran-o-Hind, which has a fleet of eight vessels, were used for this purpose. Sources said now India would have to look for alternate ways to transport crude, engaging services of entities that have not been affected by the sanctions. Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi For full report: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/indiairan-jv-in-sanctions-list-crude-oil-ferries-hit/644670/ Middle East Institute @ New Delhi, www.mei.org.in INDIA WATCH-07/HUSSAIN 2 2. India wants to resume talks with Iran on ‘Peace Pipeline’ New Delhi, Monday, 12 July 2010 After a two-year lull, India has proposed to resume talks with Iran on importing gas through a pipeline passing through Pakistan, but Iran wants the meeting to happen in Tehran. India, in April, proposed a meeting of the India-Iran Joint Working Group (JWG) between May 23 and 28 in New Delhi to discuss the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, but Tehran has not yet confirmed the dates.
  • Interrogation, Detention, and Torture DEBORAH N

    Interrogation, Detention, and Torture DEBORAH N

    Finding Effective Constraints on Executive Power: Interrogation, Detention, and Torture DEBORAH N. PEARLSTEIN* INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................1255 I. EXECUTIVE POLICY AND PRACTICE: COERCIVE INTERROGATION AND T O RTU RE ....................................................................................................1257 A. Vague or Unlawful Guidance................................................................ 1259 B. Inaction .................................................................................................1268 C. Resources, Training, and a Plan........................................................... 1271 II. ExECuTrVE LIMITs: FINDING CONSTRAINTS THAT WORK ...........................1273 A. The ProfessionalM ilitary...................................................................... 1274 B. The Public Oversight Organizationsof Civil Society ............................1279 C. Activist Federal Courts .........................................................................1288 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................1295 INTRODUCTION While the courts continue to debate the limits of inherent executive power under the Federal Constitution, the past several years have taught us important lessons about how and to what extent constitutional and sub-constitutional constraints may effectively check the broadest assertions of executive power. Following the publication
  • Semantic Innovation and Change in Kuwaiti Arabic: a Study of the Polysemy of Verbs

    Semantic Innovation and Change in Kuwaiti Arabic: a Study of the Polysemy of Verbs

    ` Semantic Innovation and Change in Kuwaiti Arabic: A Study of the Polysemy of Verbs Yousuf B. AlBader Thesis submitted to the University of Sheffield in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics April 2015 ABSTRACT This thesis is a socio-historical study of semantic innovation and change of a contemporary dialect spoken in north-eastern Arabia known as Kuwaiti Arabic. I analyse the structure of polysemy of verbs and their uses by native speakers in Kuwait City. I particularly report on qualitative and ethnographic analyses of four motion verbs: dašš ‘enter’, xalla ‘leave’, miša ‘walk’, and i a ‘run’, with the aim of establishing whether and to what extent linguistic and social factors condition and constrain the emergence and development of new senses. The overarching research question is: How do we account for the patterns of polysemy of verbs in Kuwaiti Arabic? Local social gatherings generate more evidence of semantic innovation and change with respect to the key verbs than other kinds of contexts. The results of the semantic analysis indicate that meaning is both contextually and collocationally bound and that a verb’s meaning is activated in different contexts. In order to uncover the more local social meanings of this change, I also report that the use of innovative or well-attested senses relates to the community of practice of the speakers. The qualitative and ethnographic analyses demonstrate a number of differences between friendship communities of practice and familial communities of practice. The groups of people in these communities of practice can be distinguished in terms of their habits of speech, which are conditioned by the situation of use.
  • Migration, Identity, and the Spatiality of Social Interaction In

    Migration, Identity, and the Spatiality of Social Interaction In

    MIGRATION, IDENTITY, AND THE SPATIALITY OF SOCIAL INTERACTION IN MUSCAT, SULTANATE OF OMAN by NICOLE KESSELL A THESIS Presented to the Department of International Studies and the Graduate School of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts September 2017 THESIS APPROVAL PAGE Student: Nicole Kessell Title: Migration, Identity, and the Spatiality of Social Interaction in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman This thesis has been accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree in the Department of International Studies by: Dennis C. Galvan Chairperson Alexander B. Murphy Member Yvonne Braun Member and Sara D. Hodges Interim Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Original approval signatures are on file with the University of Oregon Graduate School. Degree awarded September 2017 ii © 2017 Nicole Kessell iii THESIS ABSTRACT Nicole Kessell Master of Arts Department of International Studies September 2017 Title: Migration, Identity, and the Spatiality of Social Interaction in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Utilizing Henri Lefebvre’s theory of the production of space as a framework for exploration, this research is concerned with the social and cultural impacts of modernization and international migration to Muscat, Oman focusing on the production of space and its role in the modification and (re)construction of culture and identity in the everyday. While the Omani state is promoting a unifying national identity, Muscat residents are reconstructing and renegotiating culture and identity in the capital city. Individuals are adapting and conforming to, mediating, and contesting both the state’s identity project as well as to the equally, if not more, influential social control that is the culture of gossip and reputation.
  • The Abu Ghraib Convictions: a Miscarriage of Justice

    The Abu Ghraib Convictions: a Miscarriage of Justice

    Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal Volume 32 Article 4 9-1-2013 The Abu Ghraib Convictions: A Miscarriage of Justice Robert Bejesky Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/bpilj Part of the Human Rights Law Commons, and the Military, War, and Peace Commons Recommended Citation Robert Bejesky, The Abu Ghraib Convictions: A Miscarriage of Justice, 32 Buff. Envtl. L.J. 103 (2013). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/bpilj/vol32/iss1/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at Digital Commons @ University at Buffalo School of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ University at Buffalo School of Law. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE ABU GHRAIB CONVICTIONS: A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE ROBERT BEJESKYt I. INTRODUCTION ..................... ..... 104 II. IRAQI DETENTIONS ...............................107 A. Dragnet Detentions During the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq.........................107 B. Legal Authority to Detain .............. ..... 111 C. The Abuse at Abu Ghraib .................... 116 D. Chain of Command at Abu Ghraib ..... ........ 119 III. BASIS FOR CRIMINAL CULPABILITY ..... ..... 138 A. Chain of Command ....................... 138 B. Systemic Influences ....................... 140 C. Reduced Rights of Military Personnel and Obedience to Authority ................ ..... 143 D. Interrogator Directives ................ ....
  • Unsettling State: Non-Citizens, State Power

    Unsettling State: Non-Citizens, State Power

    UNSETTLING STATE: NON-CITIZENS, STATE POWER AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES by Noora Anwar Lori A dissertation submitted to Johns Hopkins University in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science Baltimore, Maryland October, 2013 ABSTRACT: This dissertation examines the development and enforcement of citizenship and immigration policies in the United Arab Emirates in order to revisit an enduring puzzle in comparative politics: why are resource-rich states resiliently authoritarian? The dominant explanation for the ‘oil curse’ assumes that authoritarianism emerges because regimes ‘purchase’ the political acquiescence of their citizens by redistributing rents. However, prior to the redistribution of rents comes the much more fundamental question of who will be included in the group of beneficiaries. I argue that oil facilitates the creation of authoritarian power structures because when political elites gain control over fixed assets, they can more effectively erect high barriers to political incorporation. By combining stringent citizenship policies with temporary worker programs, political elites develop their resources while concentrating the redistribution of assets to a very small percentage of the total population. In the UAE, this policy combination has been so effective that non-citizens now comprise 96 percent of the domestic labor force. The boundaries of the UAE’s citizenry became increasingly stringent as oil production was converted into revenue in the 1960s. Since oil reserves are unevenly distributed across the emirates, the political elites who signed concessions with successful oil prospectors have since monopolized control over the composition of the citizenry. As a result, domestic minorities who were previously incorporated by smaller emirates who did not discover oil have since been excluded from the citizenry.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

    Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

    Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) st th (1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017) 14995_AQAR_2016-2017_Jawaharlal Nehru University_New Delhi Page 1 of 140 All NAAC accredited institutions will submit an annual self-reviewed progress report to NAAC, through its IQAC. The report is to detail the tangible results achieved in key areas, specifically identified by the institutional IQAC at the beginning of the academic year. The AQAR will detail the results of the perspective plan worked out by the IQAC. (Note: The AQAR period would be the Academic Year. For example, July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013) Part – A AQAR for the year July 2016 – June 2017 1. Details of the Institution 1.1 Name of the Institution Jawaharlal Nehru University 1.2 Address Line 1 Administrative Building Address Line 2 New Mehrauli Road City/Town New Delhi State Delhi Pin Code 110067 Institution e-mail address [email protected] Contact Nos. 011-26704090 Name of the Head of the Institution: Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar Vice Chancellor Tel. No. with STD Code: 011-26704001 Mobile: - 14995_AQAR_2016-2017_Jawaharlal Nehru University_New Delhi Page 2 of 140 Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Prof. Atul Kumar Johri Director (IQAC) Mobile: - [email protected] IQAC e-mail address: 1.3 NAAC Track ID (For ex. MHCOGN 18879) 14995 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date: 05.07.2012 (For Example EC/32/A&A/143 dated 3-5-2004. This EC no. is available in the right corner- bottom of your institution’s Accreditation Certificate) 1.5 Website address: jnu.ac.in Web-link of the AQAR: https://jnu.ac.in/iqac_reports For ex.
  • Political Instability in Yemen (1962- 2014)

    Political Instability in Yemen (1962- 2014)

    T.C. ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN YEMEN (1962- 2014) MASTER’S THESIS Sohaib Abdulhameed Abdulsalam SHAMSAN DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ANKARA, 2020 T.C. ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN YEMEN (1962- 2014) MASTER’S THESIS Sohaib Abdulhameed Abdulsalam SHAMSAN DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Prof. Dr. Yılmaz BINGÖL ANKARA 2020 Approval of the Graduate School of Social Sciences __________________________ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seyfullah YILDIRIM Manager of Institute of Social Science I certify that this thesis satisfies the entire requirement as a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration. ___________________________ Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Bingöl Head of Department This is to certify that we have read this thesis and that in our opinion it is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts. ___________________________ Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Bingöl Supervisor Examining Committee Members: 1. Prof. Dr. Yılmaz BİNGÖL AYBU, PSPA ________________________ 2. Assist. Prof. Dr Güliz Dinç. AYBU, PSPA ________________________ 3. Prof. Dr. Murat ÖNDER ASBÜ ________________________ DECLARATION I hereby declare that all information in this document obtained and presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not original to this work. Sohaib Abdulhameed Abdulsalam SHAMSAN ___________________________ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First, I wish to show my gratitude to, and express my sincere appreciation to my supervisor, Professor Dr.
  • Final Report 2006 Presidential and Local Council Elections Yemen

    Final Report 2006 Presidential and Local Council Elections Yemen

    EU Election Observation Mission, Yemen 2006 1 Final Report on the Presidential and Local Council Elections European Union Election Observation Mission Mexico 2006 European Union Election Observation Mission Yemen 2006 FINAL REPORT YEMEN FINAL REPORT Presidential and Local Council Elections 20 September 2006 EUROPEAN UNION ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION This report was produced by the EU Election Observation Mission and presents the EU EOM’s findings on the 20 September 2006 Presidential and Local Council Elections in the Republic of Yemen. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this report, nor does it accept responsibility for any use made thereof. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 II. INTRODUCTION 3 III. POLITICAL BACKGROUND 4 A: Political Context of the 20 September elections 4 B: Key Political Actors in the 2006 Elections 5 C: Cross-Party Agreement on Electoral Principles 6 (the ‘18 June Agreement’) IV. LEGAL ISSUES 6 A: Legal Framework for the 2006 Elections 6 B: Enforcement of Legal Provisions on Elections 6 C: Candidate Registration 9 D: Electoral Systems in Yemen 10 Presidential Elections 10 Local Council Elections 10 V. ELECTION ADMINISTRATION 11 A: Structure and Composition of the Election Administration 11 B: The Administration of the 2006 Elections 13 C: Arrangements for Special Polling Stations 15 VI. VOTER REGISTRATION 16 A: The Right to Vote 16 B: Voter Registration Procedures 17 VII. CANDIDATE REGISTRATION A: Registration of Candidates of the Presidential Elections 18 B: Registration of Candidates for the Local Council Elections 18 VIII.
  • Sana'a Municipality City Council and Head General of Executive Agency Assembly Appoint Elect

    Sana'a Municipality City Council and Head General of Executive Agency Assembly Appoint Elect

    Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Strategy CityDevelopment A Sana’a: Foreword Since 2000, with the issuance of the Local Authorities Law No. 4, Yemen has been pursuing an ambitious decentralization agenda. This agenda aims to delegate greater fiscal and administrative authority to local governments and to give communities—public leaders, residents, and investors— more control over the economic and social development of their cities and towns. To date, city development strategies (CDS) have been initiated in four of Yemen’s largest urban areas—Sana’a, Aden, Hodeidah, and Mukalla. With support from the Cities Alliance and The World Bank, the CDS process in each of these cities has brought together public and private sector lead- ership to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the city, think strategically about opportunities for equitable economic growth, develop a long-term vision, and draft a prioritized action plan. In all four cases, the CDS process has been coupled with revisions to the cities’ master plans to ensure a strong link between economic development plans and infrastructure. The benefits of the CDS process go far beyond the writing of the CDS document. To create a long- term vision for the city required the participation of a variety of public, private, and civil society leaders who do not often have the occasion to come together to discuss the challenges and oppor- tunities facing the city. The structure for cross-sectoral communication provided under the umbrella of the CDS has had a lasting effect in terms of helping to align the city’s social, economic, and envi- ronmental interests.
  • The Arab Gulf States International Relations and Economic Development

    The Arab Gulf States International Relations and Economic Development

    The Arab Gulf States International Relations and Economic Development British India Office Political and Secret Files, c. 1914-1948 Vital source for the history of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman Many files were previously classified as Secret, Top Secret or Confidential Including Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf Oil exploration and concessions, 1912-1949 Online Finding Aid at www.idc.nl Advisor: Penelope Tuson, Former Curator of Middle East Archives, Oriental & India Office Collections (OIOC, now part of the Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections), British Library The Arab Gulf States The first half of the twentieth century was a period of unprecedented change in the Arab Gulf states. Because of their strategic and geopolitical importance on the route between Europe and Asia, these tiny desert shaikhdoms had for centuries been the focus of international attention. However, the discovery of potentially vast reserves of oil in the 1920s and 1930s began an unprecedented transformation which was eventually to produce the vibrant and powerful modern city states of today. The archives of the Political and Secret Department of the India Office are an outstanding source for the history of this period. Beginning with J.G.Lorimer’s famous Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, this collection consists of confidential reports, maps, handbooks and printed memoranda, as well as policy files, made available in their entirety for the first time, describing the detailed background to diplomatic and economic negotiations and international interests in the region. Historical background British relations with the Gulf States Department papers have now been In 1903 the British Government of India, During this period of economic, social catalogued under the OIOC reference anxious to assert imperial authority in and political change, the British L/PS.
  • 2006 Presldenllalawardees Who Have Shown Lhe Best of the Fil,Plno

    2006 Presldenllalawardees Who Have Shown Lhe Best of the Fil,Plno

    MALACANAN PALACE ",,",LA Time and again I have acknowledged the Invaluable contribuhOn ofour overseas Filipinos to national development and nation build Lng They have shared their skills and expertise to enable the Philippines to benefit from advances in sCience and technology RemiUing more than $70 billion in the last ten years, they have contributed Slgnlficanlly to our counlry's economic stability and social progress of our people. Overseas Filipinos have also shown that they are dependable partners, providl!'lQ additional resources to augment programs in health, educatIOn, livelihood projects and small infrastructure in the country, We pay tnbute to Filipinos overseas who have dedicated themselves to uplifting the human condiloOn, those who have advocated the cause of Filipinos worldwide, and who continue to bring pride and honor to lhe Philippines by their pursuit of excellence I ask the rest of the FilipinO nation to Join me in congratulating the 2006 PreSldenllalAwardees who have shown lhe best of the Fil,plno. I also extend my thanks to the men and women of the CommiSSion on Filipinos Overseas and the vanous Awards commillees for a job well done in thiS biennial search. Mabuhay kayong lahalr Mantia. 7 Decemoor 2006 , Office of Itle Pres,dent of !he Ph''PP'nes COMMISSION ON FILIPINOS OVERSEAS Today, some 185 million men, women and even children, represent,rog about 3 percent of the world's population, live Ofwork outside their country of origin. No reg,on in the world is WIthout migrants who live or work within its borders Every country is now an origin ordeslination for international migration.