Intersectional challenges of conducting qualitative research in the Middle East

2021 ◽  
pp. 296-310
Author(s):  
Maranda Ridgway ◽  
Fiona Robson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Middle East

How Marketers Conduct Mixed Methods Research

2016 ◽  
pp. 187-196
Author(s):  
Roger Baran
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods

The complimentary nature of qualitative and quantitative research methods are examined with respect to a study assessing the market's view of a training and development institute in the Middle East. The qualitative portion consisted of focus groups conducted with seven distinct market segments served by the institute. The results proved insightful with respect to uncovering and understanding differences of opinion among the seven groups; however, taken alone, the qualitative research would have been very misleading with respect to the institute's standing in the Middle East.

Comparative Area Studies and the Study of Middle East Politics after the Arab Uprisings

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Bank
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Analytic Framework ◽  
Area Studies ◽  
Arab Uprisings ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions ◽  
Middle East Politics ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Heads Of State ◽  
Middle East Studies

The Arab uprisings of 2011 led to the fall of several heads of state, triggered wars in three countries, and threatened the survival of all eight monarchies in the Middle East. In the field of Middle East studies, these processes have led to a fundamental questioning of preexisting theoretical assumptions and methodological approaches. A more self-critical and self-aware research program now exists that seeks to trace the different political trajectories in the region. This chapter argues that comparative area studies (CAS) can further advance the study of the Arab uprisings by employing a broader analytic framework while remaining attentive to the regional context of the Middle East. While qualitative research remains mostly intra-regional, cross-regional comparisons are slowly emerging, utilizing insights from—and comparisons to—the fall of communism and European history. The conclusion considers the promises and pitfalls of CAS in the study of the Middle East and beyond.

scholarly journals Confidentiality, partner notification and ethical issues: A qualitative research on people living with HIV in Istanbul

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gamze Şenyürek ◽  
Yesim Isil Ulman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Medical Humanities ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Partner Notification ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Living With Hiv

Abstract from the Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Medical Humanities in the Middle East; 2018 Nov 17-18: Doha, Qatar.

scholarly journals Migration, Identity, and Social Mobility among Iraqis in Egypt

Refuge ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Pascucci
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Political Context ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Forced Displacement ◽  
Research Project

Based on a small-scale qualitative research project with Iraqis living in 6th of October City, one of Cairo’s satellite cities, the paper explores the role shifting social identities play in Iraqis’ experience of migration and forced displacement. In doing so, it focuses on three major themes emerging from the ethnographic material. First, it discusses the relation between social change in the homeland and other dimensions of Iraqis’ belonging, particularly ethnoreligious sectarianism. Secondly, it analyzes the role education and work play in the strategies refugees employ to resist dispossession, as well as in the practices through which other categories of Iraqi migrants rewrite their social identities. Finally, Iraqis’ relation with Egyptian society is briefly explored. The findings are discussed in relation to existing literature about social and political change in post-2003 Iraq, but also in contemporary Egypt. In doing so, I hope to contribute to re-embed the study of Iraqi migration within the Middle East in its historical and socio-political context, moving beyond policy-driven approaches.

Political Science Scholarship on the Middle East: A View from the Journals

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Melani Cammett ◽  
Isabel Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Political Science ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Experimental Methods ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Original Dataset ◽  
Political Science Journals

ABSTRACT Based on an original dataset of all articles on the Middle East in major political science journals during the past two decades, we assess trends in publishing on the region to explore whether it remains underrepresented in political science and how the field has evolved. We focus on the evolution of the total share of Middle East and North Africa (MENA)-focused articles, research topics, methods employed, and patterns of authorship by gender. The proportion of MENA-focused articles has increased, particularly after the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, but remains strikingly low. With respect to topics and methods, research on the Middle East is increasingly integrated in mainstream political science, with articles addressing core disciplinary debates and relying increasingly more on statistical and experimental methods. Yet, these shifts may come at the expense of predominantly qualitative research, and primary topics may reflect the priorities of Western researchers while underplaying the major concerns of Middle Eastern publics.

scholarly journals SELEKSI SAHAM SYARIAH : PERBANDINGAN ANTARA BURSA EFEK INDONESIA DAN MALAYSIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Egi Arvian Firmansyah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Stock Selection ◽  
Screening Criteria ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
Stock Screening

Abstract. Islamic stocks are those which do not contradict with the Islamic teachings derived from Al-Quran, Sunnah, hadith and ijtihad of the qualified Islamic scholars. This is a qualitative research comparing the stock screening criteria in order to be categorized as sharia compliant stocks in two developing countries where most of the citizen are Muslims, i.e. Indonesia and Malaysia. As the sharia stock screening is in the field of muamalah and there is no single scholar (or group) accepted by the whole Muslims worldwide, each country sets its own screening criteria through its Islamic scholars by performing ijtihad as an effort to decide the sharia compliant stocks. It was found that there are differences in screening criteria between Indonesia and Malaysia stock exchange. These are based on the fiqh or understanding of the scholars in the two countries as well as the vision and investor to be targeted. The screening criteria need to be continuously improved or revised along with the changing need of investor and stock exchange strategy in collecting the fund especially from Middle East countries requiring sharia compliance.Keywords. ISSI; JII; stock  screening; sharia stock selection.  Abstrak. Saham Syariah merupakan saham yang tidak bertentangan dengan ajaran Islam yaitu yang bersumber dari Al-Quran, Sunnah, hadist dan ijtihad ulama terkemuka. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif yang membandingkan kriteria seleksi saham untuk dapat dikategorikan ke dalam saham syariah di dua negara berkembang yang penduduknya mayoritas Muslim yaitu Indonesia dan Malaysia. Karena skrining saham syariah termasuk ke dalam aspek muamalah dan tidak adanya ulama yang diterima oleh umat Muslim seluruh dunia untuk menentukan satu hukum yang diterima umum, maka setiap negara dengan ulamanya masing-masing menggunakan pendekatan ijtihad untuk memutuskan saham mana yang dikategorikan sesuai syariah dan tidak. Terdapat perbedaan kriteria seleksi di Indonesia dan Malaysia yang didasarkan pada pemahaman fiqih yang dianut masing-masing negara serta visi dan target investor yang ingin diraih. Metode skrining senantiasa perlu dievaluasi atau direvisi seiring perubahan selera investor dan strategi bursa dalam mengumpulkan dana terutama dari negara-negara Timur Tengah yang memperhatikan aspek kepatuhan pada syariah.Katakunci. ISSI; JII; stock screening; seleksi saham syariah.

scholarly journals THE ORIGIN OF THE POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN MUHAMMADIYAH: AN EPISTEMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS TOWARD INDONESIA’S MUSLIM-REFORMIST MOVEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-206
Author(s):  
Ridho Al-Hamdi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Consciousness ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
Epistemological Analysis ◽  
The Way

This article examines the origin of the political consciousness of Muhammadiyah. Thus, the article aims to investigate the origin of the political consciousness of Muhammadiyah to be a reference for Muhammadiyah’s elites, functionaries, cadres, and members in the way of thinking and behaving, mainly in the context of political affairs. Methodologically, this article is a qualitative research by applying two techniques in data-gathering: documentary and interview. The finding demonstrates that the origin of political consciousness of Muhammadiyah can be traced back into a fourfold thing: the influence of the Islamic reformist idea mainly coming from the middle east, the awareness of liberation from backwardness, the awareness of liberation from colonization, and the awareness of liberation from the Christian penetration.

scholarly journals Home experiences and homemaking practices of single Syrian refugees in an innovative housing project in Amsterdam

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 607-627
Author(s):  
Kyohee Kim ◽  
Peer Smets
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Middle East ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Housing Project

Recent socio-political situations in the Middle East and elsewhere have resulted in a large number of refugees searching for new places to settle. To understand how a new place could become a home, the authors conducted qualitative research in the Netherlands. The study looked at the home experiences and (micro)homemaking practices of young Syrian refugees in an innovative housing project in Amsterdam. In this project, Dutch and Syrian young adults are housed together to foster integration. This article also looks at Boccagni’s model for understanding immigrant live-in workers’ homes. The authors further develop the model by introducing a mobility lens, which offers the possibility of elaborating on theoretical notions between now-and-then and here-and-there and the empirical findings derived from this study.

scholarly journals Pakistan’s Exertions of Reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
Sania Zehraa ◽  
Ayesha Imtiaz ◽  
Jawad Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Local State ◽  
Progressive Change ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Secondary Methods ◽  
International Strategies

The Middle East is experiencing a period of progressive change that is testing the international strategies of every single local state. In this new condition, openings and difficulties exist for various territorial and extra-local states to propel their national advantages, while endeavouring to minimize those of their adversaries. One of the most significant contentions characterizing the vital scene of the Middle East is Saudi-Iran relations. Saudi Arabia and Iran have frequently carried on as genuine adversaries for impact in the Middle East. Pakistan is partner of both states and attempting to arbitrate between them for territorial harmony and congruity. The point of the accompanying work is to examine the Saudi-Iranian competition and endeavours of conciliation of Pakistan between two. This paper aims to explore the new developments in Saudi-Iranian relations and their impact on Middle East. This research is descriptive and analytical. It is qualitative research and secondary methods such as books, articles, journals, newspapers, and magazines have been utilized. The study analyses and examines the role of Pakistan as a mediator between both respective states and how Iran and Saudi Arabia’s quest for regional hegemony may impact the Middle East and Pakistan.

scholarly journals KORELASI KONSEP SUNAT DALAM PERJANJIAN LAMA DENGAN BUDAYA SUNAT DI MASYARAKAT NIAS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-160
Author(s):  
Steven Anugerah Jaya Ndruru ◽  
Firman Panjaitan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Major Part ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
God's People

In the Old Testament, circumcision was seen as a major part of establishing oneself as part of God's people. In the adoption of Israel as God's people at Sinai, every Israelite must be circumcised. It is based on God's command to Abraham, as a sign of the covenant. But actually the culture of circumcision is not a typical Israeli culture, but is a culture that is common in the Middle East, the only thing that distinguishes the culture of Israeli circumcision from the Middle East is in God's decree in the covenant that raised Israel (a descendant of Abraham) as God's people. So there is a spiritual meaning in the cultural content of circumcision in the Old Testament for the Israelites. It turns out that the spiritual understanding of circumcision is not only owned by Israel, because this is also owned by the Nias Tribe. By using qualitative research methods, which are complemented by a literature study approach, this research results in an understanding that the culture of circumcision for the Nias tribe is a culture that signifies them as God's people. So that circumcision is an absolute for every Nias community.

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