Roads to Research - research presentation series

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The Nation-State versus Tribalism: Comparing the UAE and Pakistan
Wednesday, Jan 20 - Kenneth Christie
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This study bring the two sides of the Arabian Sea into comparative focus, juxtaposing the UAE's state system which has successfully transformed from tribal coalitions to federated nation state in 1971, to Pakistan's colonial inheritance of a centralized parliamentary style polity in 1947. Both countries, at the moment of independence, had to face a rapidly modernising world while internally dealing with people loosely linked by ties of patronage, trade and agriculture, but without institutional frameworks of organisation and coexistence. The UAE managed to formulate strategies for governance and inclusion of this population in the project of nation building almost immediately. In contrast, Pakistan alienated vast portions of its tribal population, and perpetuated their exclusion from the national community in the inherited colonial belief that the 'tribe' was the antithesis of the modern state. The historic ties between these two regions, and their mutual adherence to Islam as a model for society and a basis for statehood forms the background of this research on  post colonial development and emergent nationalism in the two young states.

Research as Storytelling
Wednesday, Feb 24 - Phillip Vannini
Grant 228

Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders: The Emerging Organizational Landscape with Generation Y at the Helm
Thursday, March 11 - Carolin Rekarmunro
Grant 228

Reducing Wildfire Hazards in the Wildland Urban Interface
Wednesday, Mar 24 - Tom Hobby
Grant 228

New Forms of Coherence for the Social Engagement of the Social Scientist
Wednesday, Apr 28 - Mary Bernard
Castle 315

Living Cities: Space, Food, and Complexity in the Modern Metropolis
Wednesday, May 26 - Lenore Newman
Castle 315

All are welcome! Coffee and snacks will be provided.

Roads to Research series provides faculty the opportunity to:

• disseminate research
• present papers
• contribute to the research focus of the University