Magdalena Karolak
Biographic Data
| ID | 3965130 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Magdalena Karolak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Magdalena |
| FAMILY NAME | Karolak |
| SIGNATURE | KAROLAK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Zayed University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8442-5158 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Sustainable Cruise Tourism and Development in Oman
Web mining and democracy: The assessment of the Tunisian online activism ten years after the uprising
Analyzing Recent Tourism Developments in the GCC, with Special Reference to Saudi Arabia and Oman: Introduction: Recent Tourism Developments in the GCC, as Exemplified in Saudi Arabia and Oman
2 The potential importance of the tourism industry to economic growth is well recognized.UNWTO assesses that foreign tourist receipts have become "an important pillar of the economies of many destinations", creating employment and development opportunities. 3 This increased awareness of the potential benefits of tourism development influenced the establishment of specialized tourism bodies by the governments of the GCC and, subsequently, the crea…
The Image of Saudi Arabia as a Tourist Destination among Western Nationals
Nationalization of Gulf Labour Markets: Higher Education and Skills Development in Industry 4.0
Creating the culture of saving: Framing a life without excess in the Emirati media
This article assesses how the concept of saving has been portrayed in the Emirati media in recent years and how media coverage serves to raise awareness about the need to save energy, water and money for the future of the UAE and the future well-being of individuals, whether Emirati or foreign residents. The concept of sustainability in relation to lifestyle is an important one in this country that has been associated with exuberance, luxury and …
Youth and Leadership: Future Human Capital in the United Arab Emirates in the Making
This paper assesses the strategies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to instill leadership values and to encourage youth to take leadership roles as a solution for the future sustainable economic growth. In recent years, the UAE government has stepped up initiatives to encourage the Emirati youth to become leaders, as seen in the establishment of, among others, the UAE Youth Global Initiative, the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Emirates Youth Cou…
Authoritarian Upgrading and the “Pink Wave”: Bahraini Women in Electoral Politics
This paper analyzes the complex processes that have been shaping the increased involvement of Bahraini women in politics, especially their share in elected political offices as MPs. Looking back at the unprecedented rise of female MPs in electoral polls in 2018, this research examines the last two decades of female progress in politics and looks in depth at the contributing factors. Using the initial factors established through a literature revie…
Gulf Cooperation Council Culture and Identities in the New Millennium: Resilience, Transformation, (Re)Creation and Diffusion
This book analyzes the recent changes to various aspects of the identities and culture of the GCC countries. It offers selected case studies based on original research carried out in the region. The chapters offer a fascinating reading reflecting the fluidity of the concepts in question
Linguistic landscape in a city of migrants: A study of Souk Naif area in Dubai
This paper presents the first in-depth analysis of linguistic landscape (LL) of a migrant area in Dubai. While Arabic is the official language of the country, few foreigners learn it and English has become the lingua franca that allows migrant communities to communicate. Nonetheless, English and Arabic are mother tongues to a minority of resident population. A multitude of other languages are spoken among expatriates. Despite that variety, the vi…
Saudi Women as Decision Makers: Analyzing the Media Portrayal of Female Political Participation in Saudi Arabia
This paper analyzes the contrasting media portrayals of female political participation in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Through a thorough discourse analysis of Saudi, British, and American newspaper articles surrounding the 2015 municipal elections, we scrutinize how the portrayal of women as a subject group has shifted from one that requires the constant approval of guardians in the public sphere to one that makes its own decisions and actively …
Social media in democratic transitions and consolidations: What can we learn from the case of Tunisia
The aim of this paper is to analyse the use of social media in the stages of uprising, democratic transition and democratic consolidation using the case study of Tunisia. While the impact of social media in uprisings has been widely documented in past research about the MENA region, Tunisia provides new evidence to the use of Internet in the processes of democratisation. Consequently, this research focuses in detail on the benefits but also the p…
The use of social media from revolution to democratic consolidation: The Arab Spring and the case of Tunisia
This research assesses social media as a tool of popular mobilization and their role in supporting democratic processes using the case study of Tunisia four years after the revolution. Social media have been widely used during the Arab Spring in the MENA region; yet, their democratizing effects have not been thoroughly researched in countries that have recently undergone democratic transitions. Tunisia offers a unique opportunity to assess whethe…
State-Society Relations in the Arab Gulf States
This book examines the strategies and dynamics through which state-society relations in the Arab Gulf region have been cultivated, and explores the alternative political, social, economic and popular changes that threaten these relations. The work focuses on understanding how state sovereignty has been shifting to accommodate internal social, cultural, and intellectual forces and how these forces have managed to balance social and political power…
Bahrain’s tertiary education reform: A step towards sustainable economic development
Bahrain has been experiencing along with other Gulf Council Cooperation countries a rapid development of its tertiary sector of education. The 2000's were marked by a boom in education with the opening of twelve private universities in this country of roughly 1 million inhabitants. Some institutions were locally based, while others worked in affiliation with foreign based universities. It is in sharp contrast with the 1990's, when only three publ…
Civil Society and Web 2.0 Technology: Social Media in Bahrain
In the era of globalization, the spread of Information and Communication Technology has created a new opportunity for the emergence of civil society in the Middle East. Barber (1999) defined civil society as "the free space in which democratic attitudes are cultivated and democratic behavior is conditioned." In countries where talking politics in public is still not welcome, social media became an important tool for expressing personal opinions o…
Social media in democratic transitions and consolidations: What can we learn from the case of Tunisia
The aim of this paper is to analyse the use of social media in the stages of uprising, democratic transition and democratic consolidation using the case study of Tunisia. While the impact of social media in uprisings has been widely documented in past research about the MENA region, Tunisia provides new evidence to the use of Internet in the processes of democratisation. Consequently, this research focuses in detail on the benefits but also the p…
Linguistic landscape in a city of migrants: A study of Souk Naif area in Dubai
This paper presents the first in-depth analysis of linguistic landscape (LL) of a migrant area in Dubai. While Arabic is the official language of the country, few foreigners learn it and English has become the lingua franca that allows migrant communities to communicate. Nonetheless, English and Arabic are mother tongues to a minority of resident population. A multitude of other languages are spoken among expatriates. Despite that variety, the vi…
Saudi Women as Decision Makers: Analyzing the Media Portrayal of Female Political Participation in Saudi Arabia
This paper analyzes the contrasting media portrayals of female political participation in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Through a thorough discourse analysis of Saudi, British, and American newspaper articles surrounding the 2015 municipal elections, we scrutinize how the portrayal of women as a subject group has shifted from one that requires the constant approval of guardians in the public sphere to one that makes its own decisions and actively …
The use of social media from revolution to democratic consolidation: The Arab Spring and the case of Tunisia
This research assesses social media as a tool of popular mobilization and their role in supporting democratic processes using the case study of Tunisia four years after the revolution. Social media have been widely used during the Arab Spring in the MENA region; yet, their democratizing effects have not been thoroughly researched in countries that have recently undergone democratic transitions. Tunisia offers a unique opportunity to assess whethe…
Creating the culture of saving: Framing a life without excess in the Emirati media
This article assesses how the concept of saving has been portrayed in the Emirati media in recent years and how media coverage serves to raise awareness about the need to save energy, water and money for the future of the UAE and the future well-being of individuals, whether Emirati or foreign residents. The concept of sustainability in relation to lifestyle is an important one in this country that has been associated with exuberance, luxury and …
Bahrain’s tertiary education reform: A step towards sustainable economic development
Bahrain has been experiencing along with other Gulf Council Cooperation countries a rapid development of its tertiary sector of education. The 2000's were marked by a boom in education with the opening of twelve private universities in this country of roughly 1 million inhabitants. Some institutions were locally based, while others worked in affiliation with foreign based universities. It is in sharp contrast with the 1990's, when only three publ…
Civil Society and Web 2.0 Technology: Social Media in Bahrain
In the era of globalization, the spread of Information and Communication Technology has created a new opportunity for the emergence of civil society in the Middle East. Barber (1999) defined civil society as "the free space in which democratic attitudes are cultivated and democratic behavior is conditioned." In countries where talking politics in public is still not welcome, social media became an important tool for expressing personal opinions o…
Bahrain’s tertiary education reform: A step towards sustainable economic development
Bahrain has been experiencing along with other Gulf Council Cooperation countries a rapid development of its tertiary sector of education. The 2000's were marked by a boom in education with the opening of twelve private universities in this country of roughly 1 million inhabitants. Some institutions were locally based, while others worked in affiliation with foreign based universities. It is in sharp contrast with the 1990's, when only three publ…
State-Society Relations in the Arab Gulf States
This book examines the strategies and dynamics through which state-society relations in the Arab Gulf region have been cultivated, and explores the alternative political, social, economic and popular changes that threaten these relations. The work focuses on understanding how state sovereignty has been shifting to accommodate internal social, cultural, and intellectual forces and how these forces have managed to balance social and political power…
The use of social media from revolution to democratic consolidation: The Arab Spring and the case of Tunisia
This research assesses social media as a tool of popular mobilization and their role in supporting democratic processes using the case study of Tunisia four years after the revolution. Social media have been widely used during the Arab Spring in the MENA region; yet, their democratizing effects have not been thoroughly researched in countries that have recently undergone democratic transitions. Tunisia offers a unique opportunity to assess whethe…
Gulf Cooperation Council Culture and Identities in the New Millennium: Resilience, Transformation, (Re)Creation and Diffusion
This book analyzes the recent changes to various aspects of the identities and culture of the GCC countries. It offers selected case studies based on original research carried out in the region. The chapters offer a fascinating reading reflecting the fluidity of the concepts in question
Linguistic landscape in a city of migrants: A study of Souk Naif area in Dubai
This paper presents the first in-depth analysis of linguistic landscape (LL) of a migrant area in Dubai. While Arabic is the official language of the country, few foreigners learn it and English has become the lingua franca that allows migrant communities to communicate. Nonetheless, English and Arabic are mother tongues to a minority of resident population. A multitude of other languages are spoken among expatriates. Despite that variety, the vi…
Saudi Women as Decision Makers: Analyzing the Media Portrayal of Female Political Participation in Saudi Arabia
This paper analyzes the contrasting media portrayals of female political participation in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Through a thorough discourse analysis of Saudi, British, and American newspaper articles surrounding the 2015 municipal elections, we scrutinize how the portrayal of women as a subject group has shifted from one that requires the constant approval of guardians in the public sphere to one that makes its own decisions and actively …
Social media in democratic transitions and consolidations: What can we learn from the case of Tunisia
The aim of this paper is to analyse the use of social media in the stages of uprising, democratic transition and democratic consolidation using the case study of Tunisia. While the impact of social media in uprisings has been widely documented in past research about the MENA region, Tunisia provides new evidence to the use of Internet in the processes of democratisation. Consequently, this research focuses in detail on the benefits but also the p…
Youth and Leadership: Future Human Capital in the United Arab Emirates in the Making
This paper assesses the strategies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to instill leadership values and to encourage youth to take leadership roles as a solution for the future sustainable economic growth. In recent years, the UAE government has stepped up initiatives to encourage the Emirati youth to become leaders, as seen in the establishment of, among others, the UAE Youth Global Initiative, the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Emirates Youth Cou…
Authoritarian Upgrading and the “Pink Wave”: Bahraini Women in Electoral Politics
This paper analyzes the complex processes that have been shaping the increased involvement of Bahraini women in politics, especially their share in elected political offices as MPs. Looking back at the unprecedented rise of female MPs in electoral polls in 2018, this research examines the last two decades of female progress in politics and looks in depth at the contributing factors. Using the initial factors established through a literature revie…
Creating the culture of saving: Framing a life without excess in the Emirati media
This article assesses how the concept of saving has been portrayed in the Emirati media in recent years and how media coverage serves to raise awareness about the need to save energy, water and money for the future of the UAE and the future well-being of individuals, whether Emirati or foreign residents. The concept of sustainability in relation to lifestyle is an important one in this country that has been associated with exuberance, luxury and …
Nationalization of Gulf Labour Markets: Higher Education and Skills Development in Industry 4.0
Analyzing Recent Tourism Developments in the GCC, with Special Reference to Saudi Arabia and Oman: Introduction: Recent Tourism Developments in the GCC, as Exemplified in Saudi Arabia and Oman
2 The potential importance of the tourism industry to economic growth is well recognized.UNWTO assesses that foreign tourist receipts have become "an important pillar of the economies of many destinations", creating employment and development opportunities. 3 This increased awareness of the potential benefits of tourism development influenced the establishment of specialized tourism bodies by the governments of the GCC and, subsequently, the crea…
The Image of Saudi Arabia as a Tourist Destination among Western Nationals
Web mining and democracy: The assessment of the Tunisian online activism ten years after the uprising
Sustainable Cruise Tourism and Development in Oman
Political science (12 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Politics (7 works) · Socioeconomic Development in MENA (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Media studies (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Economics (4 works)