The Political Culture of Leadership in the United Arab Emirates

Rugh, Andrea B.

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“…While some such as George Ayittey (1999, 29-30) have tried to trace the root of the problems before prescribing their therapies others like Walter Idada1 and S.O. Uhunmwuangho (2012,(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54), believe that it could be fruitless to try to solve problems by first apportioning blames regarding how the challenges came about. We shall return to this shortly.…”

Section: Nigeria and The Conditions For Democracymentioning

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“…In Cyril-Mary P. Olatunji, Oluwasegunota F. O. Bolarinwa and Aduke Williams (2014, [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52] ignocence represents a political attitude in which citizenry see themselves as innocent of the political challenges of their state either because they have been made to think that way or because they are ignorant of their position as the vanguard of the democratic system. The paper (33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52) explains further how a naive consciousness of the damage caused by the state of mind and attitude of the people could further destroy the democratic system through violent Page47 revolution. Worst still, the paper opines that disgruntled element who had earlier been dispossessed of power and access to state politics could team up with external and internal forces, based on the ignorance of the people to begin and sustain violent revolution or terrorism as a means of vendetta rather than reconstruction.…”

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A philosophical critique of Ignocentric search for political Messiah in Nigeria

Olatunji

2016

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Many of the philosophers of African politics who have argued that the political challenges of Nigeria, and of Africa as a whole are as a result of the impunity and corruption of post-independence Nigeria leaders also give the impression that the people of Nigeria are mere innocent victims because in their arguments all the ills of the Nigerian state exist only because the country have not experienced or discovered an honest and capable political leader. The scholars argue to the effect that all that Nigeria can do is simply to hope for the ascendance of a Messiah, who being an honest, capable and patriotic leader will on his own volition become committed to the cause of reversing the situation in order to turn around all the ills of the nation. Employing the examples of two prominent scholars of African politics (Chinua Achebe and Larry Diamond) the paper employs the epistemological rigor of analysis and logic to examine and make a critique of the underlying assumptions of the scholars and identifies the theoretical flaws of believing that political representatives are substantively political leaders, that Nigerians are helpless victims who on their own are incapable of reversing the situation and that Nigeria should hope for a political saviour who will turn around all the social and political ills of Nigeria on his own accord.

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Section: Nigeria and The Conditions For Democracymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A philosophical critique of Ignocentric search for political Messiah in Nigeria

Olatunji

2016

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“…The tribal aspects and ethnic variations of Dubai life, as well as the significance of tribal society, culture and social structure, arguably remain a rather nebulous topic of social enquiry in the heritage tourism landscape. Yet the collectivised identity of a UAE national is also complex as there are various facets and tribal associations and histories in the region (see Rugh, 2007). Another representation that has yet to be fully contextualised relates to the identity construction and cultural attributes of the 'Afro-Emirati'.…”

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Dubai's tourism industry and its societal impact: social implications and sustainable challenges

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Ali‐Knight

2010

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

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This paper initially outlines the principles and strategies underpinning Dubai's ambitious plans to develop a rather unique destination of international distinction. The discussion, however, recognises the challenges presented by the global economic downturn as well as the recessionary measures that Dubai may have to pursue in order to encourage people to travel to the destination in significant numbers. It is proposed that Dubai may have to look to wider market segments beyond the traditional luxury travel market, particularly through the development of budget hotels. This could challenge any productive notion of a socially sustainable tourism environment and intensify prevailing social concerns. The paper then moves onto a detailed discussion concerning the social impacts of tourism development in Dubai. The discussion focuses on ethnic distinctions in migrant housing and geographical location, social ramifications relating to the urbanisation and aestheticisation of space, and limitations in the availability of cultural tourism resources and heritage infrastructure. Finally, constraints are identified in terms of mobilising local employment resources and human capital to serve the tourism and hospitality industry, and with respect to prevailing social issues concerning expatriate employment.

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“…While these ratios differ from one emirate to the other, more than 88 percent of the total labor force in the country (citizens and expatriates) is situated in the emirates of Abu To further understand the nature of the public sector in the Arab countries, one must remember that existing administrative structures were developed under the combined influence of colonial and local cultural factors during the past century. This institutionalized tribal and social norms, as well as informal and formal systems that in most cases led to public sectors dominated by patronage networks (Halima, 2008, Rugh, 2007. The 2004 UN Arab Human Development Report acknowledged these predicaments plaguing the public sectors in Arab countries, and concluded that: clannism flourishes … wherever civil or political institutions that protect rights and freedoms are weak or absent.…”

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Government 2.0? Technology, Trust and Collaboration in the UAE Public Sector

Salem

Jarrar

2010

Policy & Internet

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Increased use of the Internet and related technologies in government seems to hold out promise for a collaborative governance model, derived from cross‐agency information and knowledge sharing, but many governments struggle to attain this goal. Over the past decade, many local and federal government entities in the United Arab Emirates witnessed a shift from the traditional, hierarchical ‘silos mode’ of governance into a ‘competitive mode,’ heavily influenced by ‘New Public Management’ approaches. Although competition has had a relatively positive impact on government efficiency, there is evidence that it has increased institutional and policy complexity, reduced levels of trust and decreased knowledge sharing in government, thereby reinforcing information silos and hindering collaboration and cross‐government innovations. This article reports a national survey of UAE government employees in federal and local government institutions which found that ‘technology,’ ‘leadership’ and ‘trust’ are perceived as the top three interconnected enablers of collaboration in the UAE government. The article concludes that there is now a possibility to move towards a more collaborative mode in governance, using technological innovations to bring down the cost of social transactions in government, with three key prerequisites: fostering a comfortable level of ‘political trust’ between society and government, achieving a threshold of social acceptance of technology ('technological trust') within the public sector and reforming the ‘social trust’ dynamics in society.

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The Political Culture of Leadership in the United Arab Emirates

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A philosophical critique of Ignocentric search for political Messiah in Nigeria

A philosophical critique of Ignocentric search for political Messiah in Nigeria

Dubai's tourism industry and its societal impact: social implications and sustainable challenges

Government 2.0? Technology, Trust and Collaboration in the UAE Public Sector

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