Christopher Davidson
Christopher Davidson is a lecturer at Durham University. He was assistant professor of political science at Sheikh Zayed University, lecturing at both the Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses. He holds a PhD degree in Middle East politics from St. Andrews University in Scotland, an MLitt degree in Middle East politics, also from St. Andrews, and a BA degree in modern history from King’s College, Cambridge University. He is the author of several recent books and journal articles in Middle East Policy, Middle Eastern Studies, Asian Affairs, and History of Education. He is a listed expert for the United Nations, Alliance of Civilizations Programme, the Middle East Policy Council (Washington, DC), and Middle East Desk (New York).
ECIA PublicationsOther PublicationsStudies, Asian “Dubai: Foreclusure of a Dream” in Middle East Report, N. 251, 2009;
“Abu Dhabi’s New Economy: Oil, Investment and Domestic Development” in Middle Est Policy, Vol. 16, N. 2, 2009;
“The United Arab Emirates: Prospective for Political Reform” In Brown Journal of World Affairs, Vol. 15, N. 2, 2009
Media coverageWhy Did the Dubai Bubble Burst?
PressTV, 18/12/2009 Abu Dhabi surprise bailout of Dubai
Money Web, 14/12/2009 Dubai’s crisis
Al-Jazeera, 04/12/2009 |
 davidson@european-centre.org Areas of expertise
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