The Gulf Research Meeting (GRM) offers a unique environment to explore matters of key importance to the Gulf region and provides a platform for discussion and dissemination of research in a wide variety of Gulf-related fields, including economic and financial issues, international relations, security, environment, energy and renewable energy, as well as education, labour and social issues. Committed to a high-level academic standard, the GRM"s objective is to help generate solutions to many of the region"s pressing challenges. Deadline for proposal: November 11, 2022 Read More
Publications GRM 2022 Workshops This year’s GRM workshops cover a wide range of topics in the fields of politics, economics, energy, security and the wider social sciences as they relate to the wider Gulf region (GCC countries in addition to Iraq and Yemen). You can click on each workshop to read its full description and instructions on how to register as a paper presenter or listening participant. Workshop 1 Carbon Neutrality in the GCC: Between good-intentioned pledges and the harsh reality More details Workshop 2 Gulf States and the Indo-Pacific: Agents or Objects of Geopolitical Competition? More details Workshop 3 The Dimensions of Saudi Arabia’s Soft Power More details Workshop 4 Economic Statecraft, Coercion, and Resilience in the Gulf More details Workshop 5 Women in the GCC Socio-economic Contributions to the Urbanisation of Gulf Countries: Status, Challenges, Aspirations. More details Workshop 6 Challenges of Change and Transformation in the Gulf During COVID Times: Social, Economic and Political Dimensions More details Workshop 7 Living Together Separately: social and cultural implications of migration to the GCC countries More details Workshop 8 Tourism, economic diversification and economic diplomacy: Lessons from the Arabian Gulf More details Workshop 9 Challenges in the COVID Environment: Lessons for Higher Education Reform in the Gulf More details Workshop 10 Gulf State donors across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus More details GRM 2022 Workshop Directors
This year's GRM workshop directors come from a variety of esteemed institutions from both within and outside the Gulf.
Karen
Young
Professional Lecturer & Resident Scholar -Director of the Program on Economics and Energy MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE
Talmiz
Ahmad
Ram Sathe Chair for International Studies / Former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE - Symbiosis International University, Pune
TC
Niblock
Emeritus Professor of Middle East Politics Middle East Politics University of Exeter/Tsinghua University
Professor Degang
Sunn
Professor and Deputy Director Middle East Studies Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Fudan University
Dr. Magdalena
Karolak
Associate Professor - Zayed University Dr. Neil
Quilliam
Associate Fellow - Chatham House - Middle East & North Africa Programme Dr. Mark
C Thompson
Senior Research Fellow - King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies Dr. Ahmed
Badran
Associate Professor of Public Policy Public Policy Qatar University Camille
Lons
- International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Professor David B.
DesRoches
Professor -Security Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Dr. Elie
Azar
Associate Professor - Carleton University Canada Dr. Reynaldo Gacho
Segumpan
Head of the Department of Business Administration - University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CAS-Ibri), Oman Professor John