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In the past decade, Qatar has emerged as one of the world's most proactive mediators in the international arena. It has also experienced a number of domestic changes to its economic infrastructure, welfare system and political system, along with material improvement in its citizens' standard of living. Nonetheless, despite such radical and rapid advances, political reform in Qatar has proved to be relatively tentative. This book examines political reforms in Qatar from an analytical, normative, ideological and empirical perspective. It applies the main concepts and theories found in the literature on democratic transition. The book also presents different aspects of political reform in Qatar, including those prior to the formation of the state. Five elements are discussed as the reason of why the political reform process in Qatar has stagnated in the political 'Grey Zone': Absolute power of the ruler over the political institutions; tribal social structure in Qatar; rentier style social contract; lack of public demand for reforms and politically apathetic society; new regional and international atmosphere, emerging after Arab Spring.

QATAR--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT --- QATAR--HISTORY --- AUTHORITARIANISM--QATAR

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This edited volume presents a number of Syriac monastic and ascetical writers from the seventh century who were born and educated in Beth Qatraye (Syriac for Qatar or Region of the Qataris) of which Isaac of Nineveh of Qatar is considered to be the most influential of all Syriac monastic writers and who continues to exert a strong influence in monastic circles today. Many of the others like Dadisho of Qatar, Gabriel bar Lipeh of Qatar, Abraham bar Lipeh of Qatar, Gabriel Arya of Qatar, and Ahob of Qatar were important Syriac writers on spirituality and commentators or exegetes within the Church of the East tradition. These writers, who all originated from the Qatar region and were educated there, reveal the presence of an important school of education that rivaled in its sophistication the other more well-known schools such as the School of Nisibis or the School of Edessa. The Syriac writers of Qatar themselves produced some of the best and most sophisticated writing to be found in all Syriac literature of the seventh century. The Syriac writers of Qatar have not received the scholarly attention that they deserve in the last half century. This volume seeks to redress this underdevelopment by setting the standard for further research in the sub-field of Beth Qatraye studies. This volume includes papers presented at an international conference held at Qatar University in collaboration with the American University of Beirut entitled “The Syriac Writers of Qatar in the Seventh Century.” The conference took place on 26–27 February, 2014. It was the first of its kind in the Gulf Region, and it brought together some of the most prominent scholars in Syriac Studies. The conference was part of a three year research project funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) under its National Priorities Research Program (NPRP).

Syriac literature --- Christian literature, Syriac --- Christian literature, Early --- Littérature syriaque --- Littérature chrétienne syriaque --- Littérature chrétienne primitive --- History and criticism --- Syriac authors --- Histoire et critique --- Ecrivains syriaques --- Syriac literature - Qatar - History and criticism --- Christian literature, Early - Qatar - History and criticism --- Christian literature, Early. --- Syriac literature. --- History and criticism. --- Qatar.

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Depuis le début des printemps arabes, le Qatar est passé d'une volonté d'influence à une volonté de puissance. L'ouvrage propose de retracer la montée en puissance de l'émirat à travers ses lignes de forces et de faiblesses et de réfléchir à sa politique étrangère de plus en plus ambitieuse et interventionniste.

Qatar --- Politics and government. --- Foreign relations --- Foreign economic relations --- History. --- Politique et gouvernement --- Relations extérieures --- Relations économiques extérieures --- Histoire --- Politics and government --- History --- QA / Qatar - Katar --- 331.30 --- 37 --- Economische toestand. --- Geografische economie. Monografieën van streken en landen. --- Relations extérieures --- Relations économiques extérieures --- Foreign relations. --- Foreign economic relations. --- Economische toestand --- Geografische economie. Monografieën van streken en landen --- Catal --- Catar --- Chatar --- Daulat Qaṭar --- Dawlat Qaṭar --- Država Katar --- Dzi︠a︡rz︠h︡ava Katar --- Emirat Katar --- Emiratu de Qatar --- Estado de Catar --- Estato de Qatar --- Estau de Catal --- Ètat du Qatar --- Gwladwriaeth Qatar --- Katala --- Katar --- Kʼatár Bikéyah --- Katari Riik --- Kataro --- Kratos tou Katar --- Medinat Ḳaṭar --- Qatarin valtio --- Qatarko estatua --- Staat Katar --- Staat van Katar --- Stad Katar --- Stad Qatar --- Stát Katar --- State of Qatar --- Steat ny Catar --- Κράτος του Κατάρ --- Κατάρ --- Катар --- Дзяржава Катар --- קטאר --- מדינת קטאר --- دولة قطر --- قطر --- Qatar - Politics and government --- Qatar - Foreign relations --- Qatar - Foreign economic relations --- Qatar - History