Forskningsområder

Til pressen:
Mit fagområde er økonomiske og politiske forhold i mellemøsten, dvs. at jeg svarer på spørgsmål om samfundsøkonomi, befolkningstal, olie, vandressourcer, handel og miljømæssige forhold for de mellemøstlige lande generelt.

Derudover har jeg en bred kompetence vedr. en række lande som jeg forsket i og også opholdt mig i over en længere tidsperiode: Egypten, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabien og De forended Arabiske Emirater (Dubai, Abu Dhabi)

Forskningsområder:

1) Gulf rising. Developmental patterns in the resource rich economies of the Arab Gulf Region: This research focuses on the broader development process currently undertaken in the Gulf states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE. More specific this research project strives to document and analyze variations in developmental strategies, patterns and outcomes for the six GCC countries. This is done in order to explain why such divergence emerges over time. This project has obtained funding from the Danish Social Science Research Council for the period August 2010 to July 2012 and includes field work in each of the six Gulf states.

2) Dubai: A Middle Eastern Developmental State: This research aim to analyze the developmental process of Dubai in order to specify the key elements of the 'Dubai model' of development. The project looks closely at the political and organizational set-up in Dubai and furthermore the interrelationship between the state and the private sector as it unfolds in society. The theoretical ambition of this project is to contribute to the theoretical debate of the 'developmental state.' This project has obtained funding from the Danish Social Science Research Council August 2006 to December 2007.The funding includes a 4 month stay in Dubai.

3) The Middle East and North Africa Region in a Globalized World: The research focus on political and economic aspects in the MENA region which either act as barriers against further globalization or stimulates globalization. This research furthermore has an explicit focus on magnitudes and impacts of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the region.

4) Irrigation management: Social, technical and institutional issues related to the transformation of large scale irrigation systems toward greater efficiency through active participation of the farmers in allocation and distribution of irrigation water. Furthermore Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) issues are included.

Seneste publikationer med relation til de Arabiske Golf stater
Hvidt, Martin () “The development trajectory of the Arab Gulf States: An analysis of current plans.” Journal of Arabian Studies (under review) 

Hvidt, Martin (2011) “Economic Diversification in the Gulf Arab states: Lip service or Actual Implementation of a New Development Model?" in "GeoEconomic Power of the Gul: Oil, Finance and Institutionsf" ed. Matteo Legrenzi and Bessma Momani, Surrey, UK: Asgate, p. 39-54. 

Hvidt, Martin (2011): “Economic and Institutional Reforms in the Arab Gulf Countries.” The Middle East Journal, (Vol. 65, No.1, Winter 2011) pp. 85-102.

Hvidt, Martin (2009) “The Dubai Model: An Outline of Key Development-process Elements in Dubai” International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 397-418. 

Hvidt, Martin (2007): "Public - private ties and their contribution to development. The case of Dubai" Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 43, No. 4, July 2007. p. 557-577.

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Undervisning:
Underviser ikke i perioden september 2010 til juni 2012, da jeg via en bevilling fra Forskningsrådet for Samfund og Erhverv er frikøbt til forskning i denne periode.

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