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Dubai: Foreclosure of a Dream (2009)
Journal Article
Davidson, C. M. (2009). Dubai: Foreclosure of a Dream. Middle East report (New York, N.Y. 1988), 251(Summer), 8-13

Glitzy Dubai, long considered the new Monte Carlo or the Las Vegas of the Middle East, has suff ered one of the worst crash landings of this global recession. Dubai might be considered a bellwether of the global credit crunch. Until recently touted a... Read More about Dubai: Foreclosure of a Dream.

'The Republican Dilemma' and the Changing Social Context of Republicanism in the Early Modern Period (2009)
Journal Article
Kennedy, G. (2009). 'The Republican Dilemma' and the Changing Social Context of Republicanism in the Early Modern Period. European Journal of Political Theory, 8(3), 313-338. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474885109103833

This article relates the evolving relationship between republicanism and the problem of 'empire' to the changing social contexts within which republican political theory emerges in the early modern period. It is argued that the initial antagonism bet... Read More about 'The Republican Dilemma' and the Changing Social Context of Republicanism in the Early Modern Period.

Abu Dhabi: Oil and Beyond (2009)
Book
Davidson, C. M. (2009). Abu Dhabi: Oil and Beyond. Columbia University Press

A rising economic power, Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, is poised to become a major player in the fortunes of both Third and First World countries. Abu Dhabi owns more than 8 percent of the world's oil reserves, has close to... Read More about Abu Dhabi: Oil and Beyond.

Abu Dhabi's New Economy: Oil, Investment and Domestic Development (2009)
Journal Article
Davidson, C. M. (2009). Abu Dhabi's New Economy: Oil, Investment and Domestic Development. Middle East Policy, 16(2), 59-79. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4967.2009.00391.x

At the helm of the United Arab Emirates federation, Abu Dhabi powered into the twenty-first century on the back of ever-increasing oil revenues, well-established petrochemical industries, and massive oil-financed overseas investments. For the foresee... Read More about Abu Dhabi's New Economy: Oil, Investment and Domestic Development.

Interacting Forms of Expertise in Security Governance: The Example of CCTV Surveillance at Geneva International Airport (2009)
Journal Article
Klauser, F. (2009). Interacting Forms of Expertise in Security Governance: The Example of CCTV Surveillance at Geneva International Airport. British Journal of Sociology, 60(2), 279-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4446.2009.01231.x

The paper investigates the multiple public-private exchanges and cooperation involved in the installation and development of CCTV surveillance at Geneva International Airport. Emphasis is placed on the interacting forms of authority and expertise of... Read More about Interacting Forms of Expertise in Security Governance: The Example of CCTV Surveillance at Geneva International Airport.

Dilemmas of the 'Middle Continent': Russian Strategy for Eastern Eurasia (2009)
Journal Article
Kerr, D. (2009). Dilemmas of the 'Middle Continent': Russian Strategy for Eastern Eurasia. The International Spectator, 44(2), 75-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/03932720902909191

Russia did not join the West, nor did it join the East. Russia's commitment to its strategic autonomy and independent foreign and security policy requires the preservation of a 'middle continent' that bridges and transcends Europe and Asia. Russia pu... Read More about Dilemmas of the 'Middle Continent': Russian Strategy for Eastern Eurasia.

Family Firms, Networks and "Ethnic Enterprise": Chinese Food Industry in Britain (2009)
Journal Article
Gomez, E. T., & Cheung, G. C. (2009). Family Firms, Networks and "Ethnic Enterprise": Chinese Food Industry in Britain. East Asia, 26(2), 133-157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12140-009-9079-y

Chinese family enterprises in the United Kingdom have penetrated many different sectors of the economy, including restaurants, wholesaling, retailing, trading, manufacturing, property development, computer services and investment holding. Among the c... Read More about Family Firms, Networks and "Ethnic Enterprise": Chinese Food Industry in Britain.

Reconciling Nation and Region: Vietnamese Nation-Building and ASEAN Regionalism (2009)
Journal Article
Sutherland, C. (2009). Reconciling Nation and Region: Vietnamese Nation-Building and ASEAN Regionalism. Political Studies, 57(2), 316-336. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2008.00736.x

The article sets out to gauge the usefulness of the concepts of legitimacy, sovereignty and nation in theorising a specific, South-East Asian case of nation building. It looks at the interplay between nation building and regionalist ideology in Vietn... Read More about Reconciling Nation and Region: Vietnamese Nation-Building and ASEAN Regionalism.