Contemporary Oman: The Sultan, the People and the Legacy of Peace

Mahjoob Zweiri; Farah Qawasmi, Al

doi:10.2307/jj.29278474

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Edition: 1/2024
Copyright Year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-95994-184-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-95994-185-3
Publisher: Gerlach Press, Berlin
Language: English
Pages: 273
Product Type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Preface and Acknowledgements No access
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1. References No access
2. Notes No access
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1. Abstract No access
2. Introduction No access
3. The Emergence of the Ibadi Movement No access
4. The Ya’ruby Dynasty: Hereditary Imamate No access
5. Memory of the Past No access
6. The Relationship between the Sect and the Tribe No access
7. The Impact of Maritime Trade and International Relations No access
8. Monarchical Tendencies and Striving to Govern No access
9. The Busaidi State: From Imamate to Sultanate No access
10. Preludes to the Transition to the Hereditary Sultanate No access
11. The Rule of the Sultanate: From Strength to Weakness No access
12. Conclusion No access
13. Glossary No access
14. References No access
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1. Abstract No access
2. Introduction No access
3. Definitions: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, and Regime Security No access
4. State Formation No access
5. Sultan Sa’id bin Taimur and the Foundations of Oman’s Foreign Policy No access
6. The Lesser-Known Early Years of Sultan Qaboos No access
7. Qaboos and the Palace Coup in Dhofar, July 1970 No access
8. Oil and the Foundation of the Omani State (1970-1986) No access
9. Geopolitics: Oman’s Strategic Importance No access
10. Foreign Policy as Regime Survival Strategy: ‘Friend to all, Enemy of None’ No access
11. Oman and the Arab-Israeli Conflict No access
12. Oman and Iran No access
13. Oman and the Yemen Conflict No access
14. Oman and the Qatar Crisis No access
15. Explaining the Sultanate of Oman’s Foreign Policy since 1970 No access
16. The Political Economy of the Social Contract in Oman: Reward and Repression No access
17. The Presumed Rights of Monarchy under the Spotlight No access
18. Sultan Haitham: Continuities, Challenges and Choices No access
19. Conclusion No access
20. Bibliography No access
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1. Abstract No access
2. Introduction No access
3. The Neutral Sultanate No access
4. The Sultan Qaboos Effect No access
5. Transnationalism and Multiculturalism No access
6. The Role of Ibadi Islam No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. References No access
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1. Abstract No access
2. Introduction No access
3. Literature Review No access
4. Questions, Hypothesis, and Method No access
5. Conceptual and Theoretical Framework No access
6. Oman Foreign Policy No access
7. Oman and the Gulf Region No access
8. The Balance between Iran and the GCC No access
9. Reaction to the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait No access
10. The War on Terror No access
11. The Arab Spring No access
12. The War in Yemen No access
13. The 2017 Gulf Crisis No access
14. Regional Stability and Economic Aspiration No access
15. Conclusion No access
16. Bibliography No access
17. Notes No access
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2. Introduction No access
3. 1. Being a Monarchy in the Gulf No access
  2. Outlier Policy Choices or Omnibalancing No access
  3. Omani Non-belligerence: Selective Participation No access
  4. Foreign Policy under the Rule of Qaboos No access
  5. A New Sultan with Similar External Principles No access
4. Before the Nation-state: The Ottomans and the Sultanate of Oman & Zanzibar No access
5. 1. Economic and Societal Cooperation No access
  2. Similar Diplomatic Positions No access
6. 1. Motivations for Oman No access
  2. The Military Ties No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. References No access
9. Notes No access
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1. Abstract No access
2. Introduction No access
3. Explaining Oman’s Political Economy under Qaboos No access
4. Development and Modernisation, 1970-1995 No access
5. Development, Diversification, and Reform, 1995-2020 No access
6. Conclusion: Haitham’s Inheritance No access
7. References No access
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2. Introduction No access
3. An Overview of the Omani Economy’s Literature No access
4. A Historical Glance of the Omani Economy No access
5. What Are the Main Challenges in the Omani Economy? No access
6. Oman’s National Economic Visions No access
7. 1. The Development of a Tourism Sector That Adheres to Social Values No access
  2. There Is A Growing Sector, Islamic Finance, in Oman, Although Its Implementation Began Late No access
8. Recommendation and Conclusion No access
9. Bibliography No access
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2. Introduction No access
3. 1. Vision 2020: A Departure from Hydrocarbon Lock-in Pathway? No access
  2. Vision 2040: Paving the Way to a Low-carbon Economy No access
4. 1. Limited Oil and Natural Gas Reserves No access
  2. Oil Price Shocks No access
  3. Climate Change No access
5. 1. Availability of Alternative Energy Resources No access
  2. Institutional Readiness No access
6. The Challenges ahead No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. References No access
9. Notes No access
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1. Abstract No access
2. Introduction No access
3. Identity and Factors Shaping It No access
4. Building the Idea of National Identity No access
5. Contemporary National Identity since 1970 No access
6. Stages of Building the Identity of the State and Its Citizenship No access
7. The First Phase (1970-1976) Restoring National Unity No access
8. The Second Phase (1976-1990) Strengthened Social Rights No access
9. The Third Phase (1990-2011) Strengthened Political and Constitutional Rights No access
10. The Fourth Phase (2011-2020) Enhancing the Quality of the Constitution and Citizenship Rights No access
11. The Fifth Phase (2020-now) the Transition of the State and the Renewal of the Omani Renaissance No access
12. Humanity and Identity in Oman Vision 2040 No access
13. Challenges to the Omani National Identity No access
14. Demographic Imbalance No access
15. Quality of Education No access
16. The Rise in Debt No access
17. A Nation Seeking a Future No access
18. References No access
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1. Abstract No access
2. Women in Public Life: Historical Background No access
3. Women’s Movement No access
4. A Struggle for Participation No access
5. Whose Responsibility? No access
6. Women’s Legal Rights No access
7. Women’s Opportunities No access
8. Education No access
9. Access to Justice No access
10. Employment No access
11. 1. Indications from the 2019 Shura Council Elections No access
  2. Indications from the 2019 State Council Appointments No access
12. 1. State Council Versus Consultative Council No access
13. The Role of the State No access
14. The Struggle for Equal Representation No access
15. Equal Rights versus Equal Representation No access
16. Modern or Traditional? No access
17. Conclusion No access
18. Bibliography No access
19. Notes No access
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