تقييم جهود تعزيز قيم المواطنة في دول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية

الملخص EN

The countries of the world today are facing various challenges, perhaps the most prominent of which is the spread of extremism.

To meet this challenge, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have undertaken to promote the values of citizenship through several tools, including citizenship education, mass media, and civil society organizations (NGOs).

Objective : This research aims to assess the efforts made to promote citizenship values in the GCC countries, using a mixed method approach.

Methods : Several quantitative and qualitative methods were used including gap analysis, the active citizenship index, a driving forces-state-impact-response framework, SWOT model, and a qualitative assessment matrix.

The analysis results showed that GCC countries have taken considerable steps towards strengthening citizenship education.

However, less attention was paid to the mass media and NGOs, although they have a wider public outreach.

Results : The results from the Active Citizenship Index support this finding as it demonstrates low participation in political life.

This paper recommends that the general secretariate of the GCC should conduct national surveys periodically to ensure credibility of the results used in the calculation of the Active Citizenship Index.

It is worth noting that this study is the first of its kind in the region.

Accordingly, it constitutes the first building block for the preparation of assessment research and future strategies to enhance the values of citizenship in the GCC countries.