Vol. 5 No. 020 (2017): Issue 020

غلاف العدد 20 من دورية عمران

Issue 20 of Omran for Social Sciences and Humanities (Spring 2017) includes the following studies and articles: “On the Etymology of Arabic Terms in the Contemporary Social Sciences” (Morad Diani); “The Arab City and the Challenges of Urbanization in Changing Communities: Greater Cairo as a Model” (Fathy Mohamad Mosilhi); “Childhood and Instilling Values: Deconstructing an Agricultural Metaphor A Critical Study of Theories of Value Socialization” (Nader Kadhim); “Constraints to the Capacity of Moroccan Industries to Receive Foreign Direct Investment” (Mohamed Azeroual); “From the Sacred to the Profane: How the Army Shattered the Public Space in Arab Spring Cities (the Case of Tahrir Square)” (Ali A. Alraouf); “The Problem of Building a Unified National Army in a Regionally Divided Society” (Sumaya Abdulkadir Sheikh Mahmud); “Before Theory Comes Theorizing, or, How to Make Social Science More Interesting” (Richard Swedberg); “Seminar Report: Arab Public Universities From Where... to Where?” (Frederic Maatouk); “Fuzzy Logic, Humanities and Social Science: An Applied and Theoretical Approach” (Abdelhalim Mahor Bacha); “Acculturation and Cultural Diversity: A Difficult Bid” (Mohammed El Idrissi); “The Virtual and the Revolution” (Nadim Mansouri); “The Role of the Internet in Light of the Emergence of an Arab Civil Society: Discussion of the Book «The Virtual and the Rev” (Shawkat Chtay).

Published: 2017-04-01

Studies

  • On the Etymology of Arabic Terms in the Contemporary Social Sciences

    Author: Morad Diani (Author)
    7-26

    Any well-defined academic term is inherently tied to the discipline from which it emerges. Nonetheless, academic disciplines go beyond the knowledge of specific terms. For this reason it is...

  • The Arab City and the Challenges of Urbanization in Changing Communities: Greater Cairo as a Model

    Author: Fathy Mohamad Mosilhi (Author)
    27-77

    Greater Cairo has expanded through consecutive conurbations consistent with the theory of spatial cycle, by population decrease due to aging families and buildings. A nozzle present at the...

  • Childhood and Instilling Values: Deconstructing an Agricultural Metaphor A Critical Study of Theories of Value Socialization

    Author: Nader Kadhim (Author)
    79-95

    One of the metaphors for socialization of values common to specialists and non - specialists alike is the metaphore of «instilling values». This study seeks to deconstruct the idea that the...

  • Constraints to the Capacity of Moroccan Industries to Receive Foreign Direct Investment

    Author: Mohamed Azeroual (Author)
    97-118

    This paper highlights the main constraints on the capacity of Moroccan industries to absorb the expertise and techniques of foreign companies based in Morocco. The research relies on a field...

  • From the Sacred to the Profane: How the Army Shattered the Public Space in Arab Spring Cities (the Case of Tahrir Square)

    Author: Ali A. Alraouf (Author)
    119-145

    The study provides a critical narrative of the role of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces in Egypt in distorting the symbolism of Tahrir square post January 25, 2011. It sheds light on the...

  • The Problem of Building a Unified National Army in a Regionally Divided Society

    Author: Sumaya Abdulkadir Sheikh Mahmud (Author)
    147-161

    This study deals with one of the most important issues for the rebuilding of the Somali state after the collapse of the regime in the 1990s, and the ensuing disintegration and breakdown of the...

Translation

  • Before Theory Comes Theorizing, or, How to Make Social Science More Interesting Cited 12 times

    Author: Richard Swedberg (Author)
    165-187

    Sociology and social science more generally are severely hampered by a lack of attention being paid to theory, but this current scenario does not have to remain unchanged. Swedberg writes a...

Book Reviews

  • Fuzzy Logic, Humanities and Social Science: An Applied and Theoretical Approach

    Author: Abdelhalim Mahor Bacha (Author)
    191-198

    Book Title: Fuzzy Logic and the Human and Social Sciences Author: Shahira Sharaf Publisher: ACRPS Place of publication: Beirut, Lebanon Date of publication: 2016 Number of pages: 279

  • Acculturation and Cultural Diversity: A Difficult Bid

    Author: Mohammed El Idrissi (Author)
    199-207

    Book Title: Le déni des cultures Author: Hugues Lagrange Translator: Suleiman Riyashi Revision: Ahmed Murad and Souad al-Mawla Publisher: ACRPS Place of publication: Beirut, Lebanon Date of...

  • The Virtual and the Revolution

    Author: Nadim Mansouri (Author)
    209-215

    Book Title: The Virtual and the Revolution: The Place of the Internet in the Creation of Arab Civil Society Author: Jaouhar Jamoussi Publisher: ACRPS Place of publication: Beirut, Lebanon Date...

  • The Role of the Internet in Light of the Emergence of an Arab Civil Society: Discussion of the Book «The Virtual and the Rev

    Author: Shawkat Chtay (Author)
    217-220

    Book Title: The Virtual and the Revolution: The Place of the Internet in the Creation of Arab Civil Society Author: Jaouhar Jamoussi Publisher: ACRPS Place of publication: Beirut, Lebanon Date...

Reports

  • Seminar Report: Arab Public Universities From Where... to Where?

    Author: Frederic Maatouk (Author)
    223-227

    The Lebanese Association for Educational studies in collaboration with the ACRPS held a seminar on “Arab State Universities: A Historical View” on December 8-9, 2016. The seminar reviewed the...