Osnabrück, Univ., Diss., 2004. / Erscheinungsjahr an der Haupttitelstelle: 2003. Computerdatei im Fernzugriff.

Dubai’s population is unique in that its nationals represent only 15% of the total population, with expatriates comprising the other 85%. Two questionnaires were developed to collect data.  One was written in English and designed for non-nationals who live and work in Dubai, with the aim of mapping the cultural diversity in Dubai as well as investigating non-national’s perceptions about living in Dubai and its cultural diversity.  The second was written in Arabic and designed for UAE nationals with the aim of investigating their opinions regarding cultural diversity and multiculturalism in the UAE.  An unstructured interview was also utilised in order to collected detailed data from senior nationals.  Data was analysed from descriptive statistics perspectives. Findings reveal the common concepts of multiculturalism in the United Arab Emirates, which refers to diverse ethnicities living in the Emirates and where UAE nationals recognise the rights of all ethnicities within a human rights framework.  Additionally, UAE nationals and the UAE government accept the presence of this cultural diversity, enjoying the mutual respect and benefits arising from it.  Multiculturalism refers also to the UAE government’s rules and regulations designed to protect nationals and non-nationals’ rights in celebrating their cultures and religions. Further, Multiculturalism refers to the continuous management of this cultural diversity by the UAE government through implementing governmental strategies and carefully planned policies aimed to address this diversity, to manage the challenges created by it, and to manage the forces of change in order to promote social harmony where both UAE nationals and non-nationals alike can derive maximum benefit from the cultural diversity.

Zugl.: Wien, Univ., Diss., 2007

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Aberdeen University, 2009. / Title from web page (viewed on Apr. 29, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.

Universiẗat, Diss., 2004--Osnabrück. / Erscheinungsjahr an der Haupttitelstelle: 2003.

This study explores the socio-economic development path of the former Trucial State of Dubai, now an economic powerhouse within the Federal State of the United Arab Emirates. This thesis emanated out of the researcher’s need to understand the development trajectory of Dubai from the perspective of a development discourse, as literature and debates on the city’s developmental trajectory have generally focused on micro-and macro-economic variables and a sectoral emphasis without considering the total and complex development matrix. The author proposes a rentier, developmental and competition (RDC) Model as a basis for understanding the state-led social and economic development of the Emirate of Dubai. Empirically, the study examines a whole raft of home-grown social and economic development policies that fall exclusively within the domain of the Dubai Strategic Plans (DSPs). Conceptually, the thesis argues that although the Dubai Inc model has successfully changed the socio-economic landscape of the Emirate, nevertheless, a soft underbelly of the model displays the exploitative nature of unbridled free market capitalism. Methodologically, triangulation backed up the qualitative research methodology by utilising a mixed-methods approach to enhance the richness of the research. Specific data collection methods used included in-depth semi-structured interviews and non-participative observation, supported by documentation analyses of relevant documents. The research findings unambiguously demonstrated that the socio-economic transformation of Dubai, between 1998 and 2008, was a result of the aforementioned hybrid model, which this thesis uses as its theoretical framework. The conclusion drawn from the study is that there is no one path to development; the Government of Dubai is cognisant of that and has thus used the capacity of the state to transform the once impoverished and marginalised sheikhdom into a ‘commodified’ city-corporate entity. / Development Studies / D. Litt. et Phil. (Developmental Studies)

This study explores the socio-economic development path of the former Trucial State of Dubai, now an economic powerhouse within the Federal State of the United Arab Emirates. This thesis emanated out of the researcher’s need to understand the development trajectory of Dubai from the perspective of a development discourse, as literature and debates on the city’s developmental trajectory have generally focused on micro-and macro-economic variables and a sectoral emphasis without considering the total and complex development matrix. The author proposes a rentier, developmental and competition (RDC) Model as a basis for understanding the state-led social and economic development of the Emirate of Dubai. Empirically, the study examines a whole raft of home-grown social and economic development policies that fall exclusively within the domain of the Dubai Strategic Plans (DSPs). Conceptually, the thesis argues that although the Dubai Inc model has successfully changed the socio-economic landscape of the Emirate, nevertheless, a soft underbelly of the model displays the exploitative nature of unbridled free market capitalism. Methodologically, triangulation backed up the qualitative research methodology by utilising a mixed-methods approach to enhance the richness of the research. Specific data collection methods used included in-depth semi-structured interviews and non-participative observation, supported by documentation analyses of relevant documents. The research findings unambiguously demonstrated that the socio-economic transformation of Dubai, between 1998 and 2008, was a result of the aforementioned hybrid model, which this thesis uses as its theoretical framework. The conclusion drawn from the study is that there is no one path to development; the Government of Dubai is cognisant of that and has thus used the capacity of the state to transform the once impoverished and marginalised sheikhdom into a ‘commodified’ city-corporate entity. / Development Studies / D. Litt. et Phil. (Developmental Studies)

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Seit Mitte der 1990-er Jahre wird in den sechs Staaten des Golf-Kooperationsrates über die Konsequenzen der massiven Arbeitsimmigration für die arabischen Gesellschaften dieser Länder diskutiert. Während die Immigranten und ihre Lebenssituation in den Regionalwissenschaften zur Golfregion zunehmend Beachtung finden, ist der arabische Einwanderungskurs kaum untersucht. Am Beispiel von Print- und Onlinemedien aus dem Zeitraum 2008-2013 untersucht die Dissertation von Daniel Falk den Einwanderungsdiskurs der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate. Was ist die Perspektive der Aufnahmegesellschaft? Wie in den Golfstaaten über Migranten und Migrationsprozesse gesprochen, geschrieben und diskutiert? / Migration to the Gulf countries over the past decades has led to dramatic change not only within the population structure. Especially in smaller Gulf countries, like Qatar and the UAE, where native Arab populations amount for less than 20 per cent of the total population, it had strong effects also on identity constructions, as the native “national” societies became minorities within their own countries. As this process continues, fears of losing the respective (Arab, Gulf, Emirati, Qatari …) identity are increasingly being voiced and calls for political action to take on this issue are becoming louder. This PhD project aimed at analysing the Arabic discourse on migration and identity and between 2008 and 2013. By analysing Arabic language mass media from the UAE it looked not only at representations of immigrants but also at of processes and consequences of migration and perceived loss of identity, e.g. the dis-course on the „population imbalance“ (al-khalal fi at-tarkeeba as-sukkaniyya). By focusing on the Arabic discourse the thesis seeks to counter-weigh a wide-spread phenomenon in Gulf-related social sciences and humanities: many studies on the region build on English-language sources and material only, thus ignoring the fact that a majority Gulf nationals still speak, write and think in their native language and constructing a biased image of Gulf societies. Especially in connection to such delicate topics like immigration and identity it is important to understand the respective (Emirati, Qatari…) perspective.

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