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Social Change in the Gulf Region. Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Singapore :
Springer, 2023.
Under the general editorship: M. M. Rahman, A. Al-Azm
This open access book, comprising thirty-nine chapters divided into social, cultural, economic, and political spheres, offers a unique opportunity to dive into the complex, dynamic, and sometimes contradictory transformation of Gulf societies in the last few decades. Whilst the Gulf region has at times been seen as impervious to this natural phenomenon of transformation—timeless, never changing, deeply rooted in its ancient tribal customs and traditions and able to blend past and present seamlessly without suffering the wrenching trauma of change—this is clearly not the case, and the region is not immune to the inevitable forces of social change. There is no doubt today that the social change sweeping the Gulf has been profound, affecting almost every aspect of life in the Gulf societies. This volume has an encyclopedic value as the chapters collectively offer multifaceted and multidisciplinary perspectives to understand social change in the Gulf region. Through these chapters, the role of economic and educational transformation, and the impact of social media, migration, and urbanization have in driving social change in the Gulf societies is examined in detail with a focus on their directions, magnitudes, and relevant policy options. It also considers how COVID-19 is affecting the lives of the people in the Gulf. This book bridges gaps in the understanding of the rapid pace of social change in the Gulf, offering practical solutions for policy interventions. It is of interest to scholars and students in Middle Eastern studies, specifically, as well as sociology, media studies, migration studies, and educational policy.
Chapters
Poplavskaya A., Karabchuk T., Shomotova A., , in: Social Change in the Gulf Region. Multidisciplinary Perspectives.: Singapore: Springer, 2023. Ch. 30 P. 511–529.
The goal of the study is to explore the unemployment challenge for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) youth in comparison with other Gulf countries. The chapter uses multiple data sources to provide a complex analysis of recent dynamics and the current situation of school-to-work transition among Emirati youth. The empirical part of the analysis provides ...
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Obukhov K., Раведовская У. Ю., Высшее образование в России 2026 Т. 35 № 1 С. 77–95
The article focuses on the strategies that Russian university lecturers use to maintain their professional status amid the active implementation of artificial intelligence technologies, specifically large language models. The objective is to identify and reconstruct the key strategies of symbolic defense and repositioning of the higher education teaching profession in the context of Russian higher ...
Added: September 18, 2026
Шамшура К. А., Журнал социологии и социальной антропологии 2026 Т. 29 № 2 С. 170–204
The article examines the conditions that influence the outcomes of civic participation in the protection of historical sites in Russian cities. It is based on the political opportunity structure theory, which suggests that structural conditions that shape the political opportunity structure have the greatest impact on the outcome of collective action. Drawing on the literature ...
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Догузов А. В., Almakaeva A., Nastina E. et al., Monitoring Obshchestvennogo Mneniya: Ekonomichekie i Sotsial'nye Peremeny 2026 No. 4 P. 3–24
This paper examines the relation-ship between gender attitudes and subjec-tive well-being, focusing on life satisfaction as its core indicator. It covers both individual and country-level gender attitudes and tests whether a mismatch between them affects in-dividual well-being. The analysis draws on the 7th wave of the World Values Survey, covering 55 countries. Gender attitudes are captured ...
Added: September 15, 2026
Салагай О. О., Сахарова Г. М., Антонов Н. С. et al., Здоровье населения и среда обитания 2026 Т. 34 № 6 С. 7-17
Introduction: Tobacco and nicotine use is a risk factor for noncommunicable diseases, malignant neoplasms, and a severe course of infectious diseases. This factor, however, is manageable and can be modified through prevention programs allowing for trends and specifics of the use of tobacco and nicotine products.
Objective: To analyze patterns of tobacco and nicotine product use among the ...
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Салагай О. О., Сахарова Г. М., Антонов Н. С. et al., Медицинский вестник Юга России 2026 Т. 17 № 2 С. 109–119
Objective: analysis of the structure and characteristics of the consumption of various types of tobacco and nicotine-containing products by Veterans.
Materials and methods: the analysis was carried out based on the results of a survey of Veterans using a developed questionnaire. The survey was conducted at the offices of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation. The proportions ...
Added: September 15, 2026
Churilova E., Chertenkov K., Andreev E. M., Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены 2026 № 4 С. 185–206
The study compares the average expected number of children and completed cohort fertility both in general and by educational level across generations of Russian women born in 1950–1979. The data on completed cohort fertility comes from the Russian Fertility Database of the HSE University and the All-Russian Population Census 2020; the data on the expected ...
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Kazun A., Социологические исследования 2026 № 8 С. 116–128
Аннотация. В международной и российской литературе остается дискуссионным вопрос о том, подрывает ли этническое разнообразие социальную сплоченность или, напротив, создает условия для межгруппового доверия. В статье анализируется статистическая связь между этнической структурой населенного пункта и доверием его жителей к людям другой национальности. Эмпирической основой работы выступает массовый онлайн- опрос взрослого населения России 2024 г., дополненный ...
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Бемлер Е. С., Хмельницкая Я. Е., Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены 2026 Т. 194 № 4 С. 96–120
The article presents a study of resilience strategies of creative youth in the North Caucasus using the example of Pyatigorsk and Nalchik. The theoretical framework of the study combines a processual understanding of resilience with an interpretation of locality as a subjectively constructed connection to place, allowing for an analysis of the resilience of creative ...
Added: September 14, 2026
Pokrovsky N., Shilova V. A., Buchatskii A., Вестник Института социологии 2026 Т. 17 № 1 С. 156–182
This article provides a theoretical justification for the concept of post-agrarianism as a promising analytical framework for analyzing the current state and development potential of rural territories in Central Russia. The authors argue that the Russian countryside is undergoing a profound, multifaceted transformation involving the replacement of traditional labor-intensive agriculture with high-tech agricultural holdings, the ...
Added: September 13, 2026
Chertenkov K., Вопросы статистики 2026 Т. 33 № 4 С. 80–89
В статье рассматривается дифференциация итоговой рождаемости в зависимости от уровня образования женщин. Используются данные Всероссийских переписей населения 2010 и 2020 гг., а также Всесоюзной переписи населения 1989 г. Применяются методы когортного анализа, включающие расчет среднего числа рожденных детей, доли бездетных и доли матерей, родивших трех и более детей, для реальных женских поколений 1930–1981 годов рождения. ...
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Maxim A. Savinykh, Международная аналитика 2026 Vol. 17 No. 2 P. 156–173
This article analyzes the US representations of Iran across five administrations (1993–2024). Combining historical institutionalism with discursive institutionalism, the study traces how presidents and senior foreign-policy officials produced and reproduced two foundational myths – the “international community” and the “rogue states” – that represent Washington’s approach to Tehran. Based on detailed analysis of presidential statements ...
Added: September 11, 2026
Tikhomirova A., Chowdhury M. A., Мир России: Социология, этнология 2026 Vol. 35 No. 4 P. 98–117
Cooperation between Russia and China in the field of education has expanded significantly.
In 2026, the number of Russian students studying in China reached 21,000. However, empirical
evidence shows that students face many difficulties adapting to the new environment. Given
the growing popularity of Chinese universities among Russian students, the present study
aimed to identify the factors and mechanisms ...
Added: September 11, 2026
Evgeniya Balabanova, Koveshnikov A., Ehrnrooth M., Employee Relations 2026 Vol. 48 No. 9 P. 272–297
Purpose – To shed new light on the nature and influence of high-performance work systems (HPWS), this study investigates the relationships between ability-, motivation- and opportunity-enhancing (AMO) bundles of HPWS and employee psychological well-being – measured as work engagement – via two psychological pathways: employee self-efficacy and emotional exhaustion.
Design/methodology/approach – The study analyzes data from ...
Added: September 11, 2026
Tormos R., Nastina E., Journal of Social and Political Psychology 2026 Vol. 14 No. 1 P. 304–329
Free riding behaviors, such as tax evasion and exploiting public resources, erode societal trust and cooperation. Using a representative survey conducted in Spain (N = 2,000, Catalonia) with an embedded experiment that randomly exposed participants to different moral framings, this study examines how such framings shape attitudes towards free riding, including tax evasion, claiming undeserved ...
Added: September 8, 2026
Simpson B., Eriksson K., Vartanova I. et al., American Sociological Review 2026 Vol. 0 No. 0 P. 1–22
Norms are fundamental to social life, but basic questions about how they are affected by social context remain. Specifically, how do normative constraints depend on the presence and status of observers, and how do such relational contingencies vary across cultures? Using data from more than 25,000 individuals across 90 societies, we test several hypotheses linking ...
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Lebedeva D., Экономическая социология 2026 Т. 27 № 3 С. 91–98
On April 14, 2026, the session ‘Non-Standard Forms of Consumption: The Role of Technology, Emotions, and Morality’ was held as part of the XXVI April International Academic Conference named after Evgeny Yasin. The session focused on forms of consumer behaviour that fall outside the conventional rational choice model, bringing together researchers from economic sociology, psychology, ...
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Rossinskaya A., Борусяк Л. Ф., Киктева К. С. et al., Высшее образование в России 2026 Т. 35 № 7 С. 144–168
Статья посвящена анализу образовательной деятельности университетских музеев России. Актуальность исследования обусловлена противоречием между высоким
образовательным потенциалом музеев и фрагментарностью его реализации, а также отсутствием в литературе системного анализа условий интеграции музеев в учебный процесс высшей школы. Несмотря на признание музеев важными центрами сохранения наследия и популяризации науки, вопрос об их реальной включённости в повседневную образовательную жизнь
вузов ...
Added: September 6, 2026
Момджян К. Х., Кржевов В. С., Poddiakov A. et al., М.: Новые печатные технологии, 2025.
При всей кажущейся ясности и недвусмысленности понятия «свобода» дать ему исчерпывающую научную дефиницию весьма затруднительно. У каждой отрасли знания свой подход к трактовке этого многоаспектного понятия. В ходе обсуждения, материалы которого вошли в настоящий сборник, свобода рассматривается с позиций философии, социологии, юриспруденции, психологии, нейрофизиологии и т.д.
Участники дискуссии рассуждают о границах свободы воли и субъектности человека, о соотношении свободы и ...
Added: September 6, 2026
Korotayev A., Хайруллин Т. Р., Shelkovnikov A., Восток. Афро-азиатские общества: история и современность 2025 № 1 С. 195–207
The article analyzes the Saudi-Emirati alliance formed after the events of the Arab Spring as a reaction to the strengthening of the Turkish-Qatari alliance. The common point of contact in the process of rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and the UAE was the fear and suspicion of the transnational organization Muslim Brotherhood supported by Qatar and ...
Added: April 20, 2026
Shelkovnikov A., Азия и Африка сегодня 2025 № 7 С. 37–46
В статье рассматриваются перспективы сотрудничества России и Объединенных Арабских Эмиратов (ОАЭ) в области обеспечения информационной безопасности. Выяснено, что данное сотрудничество является частью более широкого взаимодействия, нашедшего правовое закрепление в Декларации о стратегическом сотрудничестве от 1 июня 2018 г. Успех ОАЭ в области развития информационных технологий и обеспечения информационной безопасности связан с устойчивым экономическим ростом, обеспечившим ...
Added: April 16, 2026
Dontsov A., Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
This major reference work handbook explores the nexus between globalization and social change, neoliberalism and social change, and societal response to social change. The chapters will primarily focus on these three broad themes and discuss their impact in different societies across the globe at a variety of levels, from the macro to the local. The ...
Added: April 6, 2026
Dmitriy S. Tulyakov, Tatiana M. Permyakova, Ekaterina A. Balezina, Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 2: Языкознание 2025 Vol. 24 No. 6 P. 58–67
By effectively integrating promotional discourse into grant proposal abstracts, researchers can more compellingly present their ideas and increase their chances of securing funding. Implications of promotional adjectives in grant writing might differ across various research fields. This study aims to explore the use of promotional adjectives in abstracts of research grant proposals in six research ...
Added: March 2, 2026
Chikhachev A., Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН 2021 № 2 С. 85–92
This article analyzes a new trend in the arms export policy of modern France - an increasing share of European countries in the geographical structure of sales. Based on statistics and examples, regional priorities of French export before Emmanuel Macron’s presidency are identified; the reasons for the turn towards Europe at present stage and its ...
Added: January 7, 2026
Pryanikova A., Вестник РГГУ. Серия «Политология. История. Международные отношения» 2025 № 2 С. 102–113
This article examines the specifics of the impact of the global food crisis on the Middle East region using the examples of three Middle Eastern states: Jordan, Yemen and United Arab Emirates. The author considers the general situation of the region in terms of food availability since the beginning of the food crisis (in 2022), ...
Added: December 4, 2025