Thesis (master's)--Jāmiʻat al-Malik ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz, 1979-1980. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-218).

Thesis (master's)--Jāmiʻat al-Malik ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz, 1979-1980. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-218).

The objective of this study is to develop a structural analysis of the relationship.  In addition it investigates the capability of the EU in playing an effective role in the region through strengthening security and political cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation states. As a result of the study it seems that economic integration is the most successful in any regional grouping, especially if this assembly includes similar economies and political structures.  Political and security or military integration between regional groupings prove most complex as these issues represent the identity and sovereignty of the State.  States do not wish to let them to be run by an outside constituency as they symbolize the pride of the state individuality.  This could be seen from the failure of the EU in ratifying the Constitution and Lisbon Treaties.  For the GCC their political cooperation is limited to coordination through their annual Supreme Council Summit, the annual consultation meetings of the heads of states and quadrate Ministerial Council meetings.  In the military integration of the GCC formed forces faced obstacles including limited personnel, the quality of training and standardization of procurement of military weapons. The study concluded that cooperation between the GCC and the EU does not reflect the importance of their economic, historical ties and geographical proximity even though the GCC represents a geostrategic magnitude to the European Union reflected in being a source of energy and a pivotal connection between the three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1985. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-411).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1985. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-411).

Thesis (M. S.)--International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Dr. Dan Breznitz; Committee Member: Dr. Fei-ling Wang; Committee Member: Dr. Zak Taylor.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Aberdeen University, 2009. / Title from web page (viewed on Feb. 23, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

The formation of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) in 1981 was perceived by most observers to be a collective security response to the Iran-Iraq war. Despite this view, the group has endured ten years of integration in a turbulent region and has survived: external threats to its sovereignty, Islamic fundamentalism, the decline of oil prices, internal unrest, attempted coups, and the invasion and occupation of a constituent member. This poses the question: has the integration of these countries proved to be a success? This thesis attempts to answer this question with the aid of a three dimensional analysis. The first dimension examines the theory and practice of integration. Its primary objective is to provide an insight into integration. As the GCC can, at best, be categorised as a Customs Union, this chapter concentrates on Free Trade Areas and Customs Union theories and explores their relationships with tariffs, protectionism, developing countries, and politics. A review of the empirical analyses in the field is essential due to the fact that a mathematical technique is applied to GCC trade in the latter part of this thesis. The existence of political, economic and manpower factors are found to be more detrimental to the GCC's interests than its adherence or convergence to the theory and practice of integration. An analysis of these three factors constitutes the second dimension of the thesis. This commences by examining the Islamic antecedents of the member countries, pan-Islamism and nationalism in the 19th century, and Middle Eastern efforts at integration from the decline of the Ottoman Empire to the present. The establishment of the existing GCC nations and an examination of their natural resources, demography, industry, infrastructure, agriculture, and fisheries is covered, as is the impact of the 1990-91 occupation of Kuwait and the BCCI liquidation. A review of manpower factors includes an examination of the labour market in the pre and post 1973 period with emphasis given to the role of expatriate and indigenous labour. In addition, the influence of education, women in the workforce, nationality, and residence policies on indigenous labour is discussed. The third dimension reviews the prospects of the GCC. This is performed through the construction and utilisation of matrices which examine the similarity or dissimilarity of GCC trade to the World, Developed and Developing Countries. United Nations Standard Industrial Trade Category (SITC) data up to 3-digits, has been used to construct twenty seven 22 x 22 matrices. Nine of these matrices indicate GCC trade with the Rest of the World and are linked to economic and financial literature on the Gulf in order to examine their credibility. Eighteen matrices which indicate trade with the Developing and Developed World indentify potential trade creation, trade diversion and prospects. It is the conclusion of the thesis that the GCC has not succeeded in its integration efforts. The lack of co-ordination to perform as a single unit in economic, political, and military areas, the undemocratic political systems, the exploitation of expatriate labour, the segregation of indigenous labour, and most importantly, the wasted opportunities indicated by the matrices of greater trade creation with the Developed and Developing Countries contribute significantly to the ineffectiveness of the group.

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A three-phased, cross-sectional study was conducted in the nursing schools in two Arab Gulf countries (the UAE and Bahrain) to assess the process of change in Nursing education. The illuminative approach to evaluation using a case study design was used. Different methods were utilized to collect data, namely interviews, documentary analysis and self-administered questionnaires. In the initial phase of the study, the directors of the Schools of Nursing were involved. A theoretical sample of a wide range of tutors, students and counselors was included. The interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interview format. Seventeen faculty members from Bahrain, and seventeen from two institutes of nursing in the UAE, namely Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, were interviewed. Students were interviewed from three academic levels of the program. Thirteen students in Bahrain and nineteen in the UAE participated in the interviews. The N-Vivo qualitative program was used to analyze the qualitative interviews. In the second phase of the study, all faculty who taught case-based courses in Bahrain and the UAE were asked to participate in the study; 24 from the UAE and 30 from Bahrain. A 20% random sample of students from the three academic levels in the UAE and 25% from the two academic levels in Bahrain was used. Sixty-four students from the UAE and forty-six from Bahrain answered the self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire used data extrapolated from the qualitative interviews. The SPSS (version 11) was used to analyze the self-administered questionnaire. T-test and correlation tests were employed at this stage to analyze data. In both countries, innovation attributes, especially complexity and incompatibility with the students' and the faculty's background, were perceived by both faculty and students as hindering the dissemination of innovation. In both countries a strong training program that tackled concerns of both old and new faculty members was lacking. Planning for a sustainable system and team approach to change was lacking in both countries to varying degrees. Differences were noted between the UAE and Bahrain in the introduction and implementation of change. The UAE faculty perceived their involvement in the choice of a case-based curriculum as a major facilitating factor. Other factors perceived by the UAE faculty as facilitating the process of change were the planned series of workshops, involvement of the faculty in decision-making and the secondment of an external expert during the implementation of the innovation. The Bahrain faculty perceived the leadership style of forcing change as deterring the process of change. The institutional context, the lack of planning, the lack of a common meaning of change among faculty and other stakeholders, and the lack of structured professional development program were other factors perceived as hindering change. The study led to the development of a framework for introducing educational change in the Arab Gulf region. It is hoped that the framework would help decision-makers and leaders of educational institutions understand change better and be able to introduce and monitor change effectively. The major recommendations tackled developing a continuing staff development program, building multidisciplinary teams, planning and monitoring the change process and establishing a common meaning of change from the beginning of any change. Conducting further research on the perceptions of key political stakeholder towards change and researching the managerial practices of nursing leaders could serve as an initial step towards the validation of the suggested framework. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2005.