Occasional Papers

CIRS publishes original research on a variety of topics of relevance to the Middle East in general and to the Gulf region in particular. CIRS invites manuscript submissions for its Occasional Paper series throughout the year. Papers dealing with issues of relevance to the Persian Gulf are accepted from all disciplines.

To submit a paper, please refer to the CIRS Publication Guidelines.

CIRS Occasional Papers can be downloaded free of charge. To request free hard copies, please contact cirsresearch@georgetown.edu

CIRS Occasional Papers are registered under ISSN 2072-5957.
 

Title: Transformations of Regional Economic Governance in the Gulf Cooperation Council
Author: Fred H. Lawson, Mills College
Year: 2012

Title: Workforce Nationalization in the Gulf Cooperation Council States
Author: Kasim Randeree, University of Oxford
Year: 2012

Title: Free Mobility within the Gulf Cooperation Council
Author: Zahra R. Babar, CIRS, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar
Year: 2011

Title: A Theory of "Late Rentierism" in the Arab States of the Gulf
Author: Matthew Gray, Australian National University
Year: 2011

Title: The GCC States and the Shifting Balance of Global Power
Author: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, London School of Economics
Year: 2010

Title: Web-Based Learning in Qatar and the GCC States
Author: Alan S. Weber, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Year: 2010

 


Title: Britain and the Gulf Shaikhdoms, 1820-1971: The Politics of Protection
Author: James Onley, University of Exeter
Year: 2009

Title: Fixing the Kingdom: Political Evolution and Socio-Economic Challenges in Bahrain
Author: Steven Wright, Qatar University
Year: 2008, 2010

Title: Conservation in Qatar: Impacts of Increasing Industrialization
Author: Renee Richer, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Year: 2008, 2009

Title: Iraqi Refugees: Seeking Stability in Syria and Jordan
Author: Patricia Weiss Fagen, Georgetown University
Year: 2007, 2009