SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Opposition in the Gulf Monarchies: a Second Spring

Dr Davidson has lived and worked in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Beirut. Before joining Durham University he was an assistant professor at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates, first on the Abu Dhabi campus, then in Dubai. He is also a fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and in 2009 was a visiting associate professor at Kyoto University, Japan. He is co-editor of the book series Power and Politics in the Gulf published simultaneously by Columbia University Press. He is a United Nations (Alliance of Civilizations) and European Centre for International Affairs expert on the politics and development of the Gulf monarchies.  His 2008 book Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success was named a book of the year by both the New Statesman and the London Evening Standard. He has appeared on most major television and radio news bulletins.

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