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Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
• Background
• Constitutional right as opposed to a privilege
• Representation and contribution to policy-making
• Consensual versus adversarial politics
• Dispersed versus centralized power
• Nature of grouping
• Concept of reciprocal non-interference
• Focus and approach
• Limitations
• 2. Background and previous research
• Previous work on the issue of Arab Lobbying
• Definition
• Context of lobbying
• Effect of lobbying on policy-making in the US
• Who are the interest groups?
• Arab American activism
• Regulation
• Elements of lobbying
• Grassroots

• Approach
• Funding
• Group formation and mobilization
• Barriers to entry
• 3. Methodology
• Synopsis of the research project
• Mixed methodologies
• Grounded theory
• Case studies
• Discourse analysis
• Outcome of mixed methodology
• Data sources and collection
• Interviews
• Media coverage
• Foreign lobbying database
• Original documents
• Hearing records
• 4. Patterns of Arab Gulf states' lobbying
• overall poor lobbying effort
• Lack of a coherent and unified strategy
• Bilateral lobbying
• Short tenure of lobbyists
• Inconsistent messaging
• No domestic support
• Reliance on diplomatic relations
• Hiring star lobbyists
• Lobbying by proxy
• Dominant issues
• Client
• Perceived subsystem: Arab Gulf state of denial
• 5. Dynamics of winning and losing and the impact of Arab Gulf lobbying on US foreign policy
• Factors for winning
• Cohesive and comprehensive strategy
• Aggressive lobbying
• Grassroots support/jobs
• Congressmen on key committees
• Salience of the issue
• Lack of opposition
• Strategic considerations
• Support of the White House and the State Department
• Having a US partner
• Factors behind losing
• Negative image
• Arab Gulf lobbying's impact on US foreign policy
• 6. AWACS (Air Warning and Control System) sale to Saudi Arabia case study
• Value of the case study
• Background
• Context
• opposition
• role of Arab Americans
• Limitation of the role of NAAA
• Saudi approach to lobbying
• Support from the White House
• Reagan's approach
• Conclusion
• 7. Dubai Port World case study
• Value of the case study
• Sequence of events
• opposition
• Basis for the dispute
• Tactics
• Arguments
• Accusations about the UAE and Dubai
• American public, the media and DP World
• response of the UAE
• President and DP World
• Conclusion
• 8. Conclusion: problems and prospect of an Arab Gulf lobby
• Problems
• Findings on Arab Gulf lobbying and their implications
• Outlook for the future.

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Author/Creator:

Khatib, Dania Koleilat , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The Arab lobby and the US: factors for success and failure [by Khatib, D.K.]

Related Series:

Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government

Subjects:

United States — Foreign relations — Persian Gulf Region

Persian Gulf Region — Foreign relations — United States

Lobbying — United States

Arabs — Political activity — United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on: Vendor-supplied metadata.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

DS326 .K458 2016

ISBNs:

9781317393337
1317393333
9781138932623 [Invalid]
9781317393320
1317393325

OCLC Numbers:

927103723

Other Control Numbers:

1086606 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp12664039