Policy-Making in a Transformative State: The Case of Qatar: 2016

Author: Leslie A. Pal,Lolwah Alkhater,Leslie A. Pal
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Category: Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Development Studies, Development Studies, Politics & Government, Public Administration, Central Government Policies, Energy Industries & Utilities, Energy Technology & Engineering
Book Format: Hardcover

This book explores, in a series of detailed

case studies, how public policy is actually made in Qatar. While Qatar is a

Gulf monarchy, its governance is complex. Other analysts have tried to come to

grips with this complexity using qualified descriptions of the system such as 'late rentier,' 'pluralized autocracy,' 'tribal democracy,' or 'soft

authoritarian.' The authors of the volume use the lens of a transformative state. Qatar is deliberately

engaged in a rapid process of radical economic and societal transformation.

That process has its contradictions and tensions, particularly with regards to

achieving a balance between Islam, social traditions, and modernity. This book explores how it also has a specific policy dynamic of generating ideas and institutions,

developing policy and program designs, implementation and coordination.


M. Evren Tok is an assistant professor and program coordinator at the Public Policy in Islam Program, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University. His teaching and research revolves around state-market-society relations, policy analysis, natural resource governance and Islamic perspectives on sustainability.

Lolwah Alkhater is a policy analyst. Her research interests include education reform, human capital development, family and identity and religion in the public sphere. She is also a part-time lecturer in the Department of Public Administration and Development Economies at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, and a member of the board of directors of the 'Naqd wa Tanweer' (Enlightenment and Critique) Centre for Humanities, a pan-Arab initiative.

Leslie A. Pal is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University, Canada. He has published extensively on international policy transfer, comparative public policy, and governance.

About M. Evren Tok
M. Evren Tok is an assistant professor and
program coordinator at the Public Policy in Islam Program, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University. His teaching and research
revolves around state-market-society relations, policy analysis, natural
resource governance and Islamic perspectives on sustainability.
Lolwah Alkhater is a policy analyst. Her
research interests include education reform, human capital development, family
and identity and religion in the public sphere. She is also a part-time
lecturer in the Department of Public Administration and Development Economies at
the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, and a member of the board of directors
of the 'Naqd wa Tanweer' (Enlightenment and Critique) Centre for Humanities, a
pan-Arab initiative.
Leslie A. Pal is Chancellor's Professor of
Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University, Canada. He has
published extensively on international policy transfer, comparative public
policy, and governance.

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