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Politics And Propriety In Oman: Omani Reactions To The Danish Cartoon Controversy, Averell Schmidt
Politics And Propriety In Oman: Omani Reactions To The Danish Cartoon Controversy, Averell Schmidt
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This paper investigates the unusually quiet reaction in Oman, in comparison to many other Muslim countries, to the Danish cartoon controversy in the spring of 2006. Through interviews with young adults, elites, members of the religious establishment, and the business community, the author demonstrates how people learned about the controversy and how their reactions were influenced by the economic and political concerns of the regime. The survey showed that the young adult survey respondents almost uniformly misunderstood the relationship between press and government in the West, and in Denmark in particular, and that they felt powerless to protest the perceived …
A Study Of The Formative Factors Of The Free Trade Agreement Between Oman And The United States, Gregory Smith
A Study Of The Formative Factors Of The Free Trade Agreement Between Oman And The United States, Gregory Smith
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This study investigates the process by which the Omani-American Free Trade Agreement was so quickly agreed upon between Omani and American negotiators. By interviewing the major government officials involved in the architecture of the agreement, and by examining the role of other institutions and interest groups that are typically involved in the process in the US, the author demonstrates how very narrow the policy-making arena in Oman is. He argues that the benefits Oman hoped to gain from the agreement were far more political than economic, but that political liberalization is more important than economic liberalization for the long-term interests …