Dr. Christopher M. Davidson
Authored Journal Articles:

  • 'Abu Dhabi's Global Economy: Integration and Innovation' in Encounters, Volume 1,
    Number 2, 2010

  • 'Persian Gulf - Pacific Asia Linkages in the Twenty-First Century: A Marriage of
    Convenience?' in London School of Economics / Kuwait Programme Papers, Number 7,
    2010  Available here

  • 'Dubai and the United Arab Emirates: Security Threats' in British Journal of Middle
    Eastern Studies, Volume 36, Number 3, 2009

  • 'Dubai: Foreclosure of a Dream' in Middle East Report, Number 251, 2009  Available here

  • 'Abu Dhabi's New Economy: Oil, Investment and Domestic Development' in Middle East
    Policy, Volume 16, Number 2, 2009

  • 'The United Arab Emirates: Prospectives for Political Reform' in Brown Journal of World
    Affairs, Volume 15, Number 2, 2009

  • ‘From Traditional to Formal Education in the Lower Arabian Gulf, 1820-1971’ in History of
    Education, Volume 27, Number 5, 2008

  • ‘Dubai: The Security Dimensions of the Region’s Premier Free Port’ in Middle East
    Policy, Volume 15, Number 2, 2008.

  • ‘Arab Nationalism and British Opposition in Dubai, 1920-66’ in Middle Eastern Studies,
    Volume 43, Number 6, 2007.

  • ‘The Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai: Contrasting Roles in the International System’ in
    Asian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 1, 2007.  

  • ‘After Shaikh Zayed: The Politics of Succession in Abu Dhabi and the United Arab
    Emirates’ in Middle East Policy, Volume 13, Number 1, 2006.  


Authored Chapters in Edited Books:

  • 'Dubai and the United Arab Emirates: Domestic and International Threats' in Matteo
    Legrenzi (ed.). Security in the Gulf: Historical Legacies and Future Prospects (New York:
    Routledge, 2010), 192 pages, ISBN-13: 9780415587761.  Blurb available here

  • ‘From Traditional to Formal Education in the Lower Arabian Gulf, 1820-1971’ in Tahir
    Abbas (ed.). Islam and Education (London: Routledge, 2010), 1600 pages, ISBN-13:
    9780415478458

  • ‘The United Arab Emirates: Economy First, Politics Second’ in Joshua Teitelbaum (ed.).
    Political Liberalization in the Persian Gulf (New York: Columbia University Press, 2009),
    288 pages, ISBN-13: 9780231700863.  Blurb available here  Reviews: Foreign Affairs; H-Net
    (in German)

  • ‘Diversification in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: The Impact on National Identity and the Ruling
    Bargain’ in Alanoud Alsharek and Robert Springborg (eds.). Popular Culture and Political
    Identity in the Arab Gulf States (London: Saqi Press, 2008), 144 pages, ISBN-13:
    9780863566929.  Blurb available here  Reviews: Arab Media and Society

  • ‘The Impact of Economic Reform on Dubai’ in Anoushivaran Ehteshami and Steven
    Wright (eds.). Reform in the Middle East Oil Monarchies (London: Ithaca, 2008), 320
    pages, ISBN-13: 9780863723230.  Blurb available here

  • ‘Higher Education in the Gulf: An Historical Background’ in Christopher M. Davidson and
    Peter Mackenzie-Smith (eds.). Higher Education in the Gulf States: Shaping Economies,
    Politics, and Cultures (London: Saqi Press, 2008), 192 pages, ISBN-13: 9780863566974.  
    Blurb available here