Professor Tim Niblock
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(a) Books
i Social and Economic Development in the Arab Gulf (ed.), (Croom Helm,
London, 1980), 242pp.
ii State, Society and Economy in Saudi Arabia (ed.), (Croom Helm,
London, 1981), 326pp.
iii Iraq: the Contemporary State (ed.), (Croom Helm, London, 1982), 283pp.
iv Prospects for the World Oil Industry (ed. with Richard Lawless),
(Croom Helm, London, May 1985), 131pp., 32 tables
v Class and Power in Sudan: the Dynamics of Sudanese Politics, 1898-
1985, (Macmillan, London, 1987) 391pp.
vi Sira' al-Sultah wa al-Tharwah fi al-Sudan: munthu al-Istiqlal wa hata
al-Intifadah (The Struggle for Power and Resources in Sudan: from
Independence to the Uprising), (University of Khartoum Press, 1990,
2nd. edition 1995), 300pp.
vii Political and Economic Liberalisation in the Middle East ed. with
Emma Murphy, (British Academic Press, London, 1993), 302pp.
viii Muslim Communities in the New Europe ed. with Gerd Nonneman and
Bogdan Szajkowski, (Ithaca Press, Reading, 1996), ix + 346pp.
ix Security Challenges in the Mediterranean Region ed. with Roberto
Aliboni and George Joffe, (Frank Cass, London, 1996), 195pp.
x-xvi Political Economy of the Middle East, six volumes jointly edited with Rodney Wilson. Volume I: Economic Development, 384pp., Volume II: International Economic Relations, 320pp., Volume III: Islamic Economics, 528pp., Volume IV: Economic and Political Liberalisation, 448pp., Volume V: The Role of the State, 448pp., Volume VI: Oil, 400pp., (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2000)
xviiSanctions and the "Pariah States" in the Middle East: Iraq, Libya and Sudan, (Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, 2001), 241pp.
xviii Al-‘Uqubat wa al-Mambudhun fi al-Sharq al-Awsat (Sanctions and the “Pariah States” in the Middle East – translation of xi), (Centre for Arab Unity Studies, Beirut, 2001), 268pp.
xix Saudi Arabia: Power, Legitimacy and Survival (Routledge, London, 2006), 206pp.
(b) Non-Book Monographs
i Dilemmas of Non-Oil Economic Development in the Arab Gulf, (Arab
Research Centre, London, 1980), 40pp.
ii Economic Liberalisation in the Arab World: its Social and Political
Significance, (RUSEL, Exeter, 1991), 18pp.
(c) Chapters in Books, Proceedings
i 'East Africa and the Commonwealth', in Collected Seminar Papers on
the Impact of African Issues on the Commonwealth, (Institute of
Commonwealth Studies, London, 1969), pp.31-47
ii 'Theory and the Integration of the Arab Gulf', in M. Al-Najjar (ed.),
Man and Society in the Arab Gulf, (University of Basrah Publications,
Basrah, 1980), pp.173-190
iii 'Introduction' in T. Niblock (ed.), Social and Political Development
in the Arab Gulf, (Croom Helm, London, 1980), pp.11-19
iv 'Prospects for Integration in the Arab Gulf, in T. Niblock (ed.),
Social and Economic Development in the Arab Gulf, (Croom Helm,
London, 1980), pp. 187-209
v 'Can the Indian Ocean States keep out the Great Powers?' in A. Farid,
Oil and Security in the Arabian Gulf, (Croom Helm, London, 1981),
pp. 130-133
vi 'The Role of the Sudanese Socialist Union in Sudan's System of
Government', in C. Allen (ed.), Post-Independence Sudan, Centre of
African Studies, University of Edinburgh, 1981), pp.11-24
vii 'Introduction', in T. Niblock (ed.), State, Society and Economy in Saudi
Arabia, (Croom Helm, London, 1981), pp.11-22
viii 'Social Structure and the Development of the Saudi Arabian Political
System', in T. Niblock (ed.), State, Society and Economy in Saudi
Arabia, (Croom Helm, London, 1982), pp.75-105
ix 'The Emergence of an Industrial Working Class in the Sudan under
Condominium Rule', in La Classe Ouvriere dans le Monde Arab, collected
conference papers, (Research Centre on Workers' Culture, Algiers,
1984), pp.420-64
x 'Introduction' in T. Niblock (ed.), Iraq: the Contemporary State,
(Croom Helm, London, 1982), pp.1-7
xi 'Iraqi Policies towards the Arab States of the Gulf, 1958-81' in T.
Niblock (ed.), Iraq: the Contemporary State, (Croom Helm, London,
1982), pp.125-149
xii 'Le Golfe dans la Politique Etrangere de l'Irak, 1968-82', in B.
Kodami (ed.), Quelle Securite pour le Golfe?, (Institut Francais des
Relations Internationales, Paris, 1984), pp.65-86
xiii 'Erdolwirtschaft und ihr Einfluss auf die sozialen und politischen
Strukturen der Golfregion', in F. Scholz (ed.), Die Golfstaaten,
(Westerman, Braunschweig, 1985), pp.187-200
xiv 'Al-Khalij wa Siyaasat al 'Iraq al-Khalijah' (The Gulf and Iraq's
Gulf Policy) in B.Q.Dawish (ed.), Amn al-Khalij, (Ecogroup, Paris,
1986), pp.58-71
xv 'Numayri's Fall: the Economic Basis', in M. Abd al-Rahim, R. Badal,
A. Hardallo and P. Woodward, (eds.) Sudan Since Independence,
Gower, London, 1986), pp.34-41
xvi 'Interactions of State and Economy in Sudan: the Experience of a
Critical Period, in Collected Conference Papers, (BRISMES, London,
1986), pp.293.306
xvii 'International Relations' in P. Auchterlonie (ed.), The Middle East
and Islam: a Bibliographical Introduction, 1977-83, (Inter
Documentation Company, Zug, 1986), pp.122-7
xviii 'Modern Arabia and the Gulf States' in P. Auchterlonie (ed.), The
Middle East and Islam: a Bibliographical Introduction, 1977-83,
(Inter Documentation Company, Zug, 1986), pp.135-41
xix 'The Economics of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied
Territories: a Commentary', in League of Arab States, Israeli
Settlements in the Occupied Arab Territories, (League of Arab States,
Tunis, 1987), pp.269-76
xx 'Introduction', in H. Al-Alkim, The Foreign Policy of the United Arab
Emirates, (Saqi Books, London, 1989), pp.xv-xix
xxi 'The State of the Art in British Middle Eastern Studies', in T.
Ismael, The State of the Art in Middle Eastern Studies, (Praeger,
New York, 1989), pp. 39-57
xxii 'The Gulf Crisis and the Comprehension of Middle Eastern Politics', in
T. Ismael and J. Ismael (eds.), Politics and Government in the Middle
East and North Africa, (Miami, Florida International University
Press, 1991) pp.ix-xiv
xxiii 'The Nature of Community in the Middle East: a Case Study of Sudan',
in T. Kuroda and R. Lawless (eds.) The Nature of the Islamic
Community, (Tokyo, Keiso Shobo, 1991), pp.209-232
xxiv 'Islamic Movements and Sudan's Political Coherence', in H. Bleuchot,
C. Delmet and D. Hopwood (eds.), Sudan: History, Identity, Ideology,
(Reading, Ithaca Press, 1991), pp.253-268
xxv 'The Background to the Change of Government in 1985', in P. Woodward
(ed.), Sudan after Nimeiri, (London, Routledge, 1991), pp.34-44
xxvi 'Arab Losses, First World Gains', in J. Gittings (ed.), Beyond the
Gulf War: the Middle East and the New World Order, (London, CIIR,
1991), pp.77-85
xxvii 'The Realms within which Regional Cooperation and Integration could
be Fostered' in G. Nonneman (ed.), The Middle East and Europe: an
Integrated Communities Approach, (London, Federal Trust, 1992),
pp. 45-52. Also in second edition 1993.
xxviii 'The Eastern Arab World: Background Assessment', in G. Nonneman
(ed.), The Middle East and Europe: an Integrated Communities
Approach, (London, Federal Trust, 1992), pp. 159-162. Also in second
edition, 1993.
xxix 'Can Universalistic Norms and Islamic Cultural Traditions be
Reconciled?', in A. Sinada (ed.), Religion and Human Rights: the Case
of Sudan, (London, Sudan Human Rights Organisation, 1992), pp.25-44
xxx 'Democratisation and Economic Liberalisation in the Arab World:
Mutually Reinforcing or Incompatible?' in R. Kimber (ed.), Democracy
in the Middle East, Proceedings of the 1992 BRISMES Conference,
(University of St Andrews, 1992), pp.207-216
xxxi 'Introduction' (with E. Murphy), in T. Niblock and E. Murphy (eds.),
Economic and Political Liberalisation in the Middle East, (British
Academic Press, London, 1993), pp.xi-xvii
xxxii 'International and Domestic Factors in the Economic Liberalisation
Process in Arab Countries', in T. Niblock and E. Murphy (eds.),
Economic and Political Liberalisation in the Middle East, (British
Academic Press, London, 1993), pp.55-87
xxxiii 'Towards a Conference on Security and Cooperation in the
Mediterranean and Middle East', in G. Nonneman (ed.), The Middle East
and Europe: an Integrated Communities Approach, (London, Federal
Trust, 1992), pp.245-50. Also in second edition, 1993.
xxxiv 'Emerging Patterns of Conflict and Order in the Middle East. How
much Change and how much Continuity?, in H. Furtig and R. Muller-
Syring (eds), Ursachen gewaltformiger Konflikte in der Golfregion,
(Peter Lang, Frankfurt, 1993), pp.199-209
xxxv 'The Politics and International Relations of the Middle East: an
Outline of the Dynamics', in Hsu Cheng-Hsian (ed.), Zong Dong Yan Jiu
Dao Lun (The Study of the Contemporary Middle East), (Sino-Arabian
Publishers, Taipei, 1994), pp.41-75
xxxvi 'Regional Cooperation and Security in the Middle East: the Role of
the European Community', in T. and J. Ismael (eds.), The Gulf War and
the New World Order, (University Press of Florida, 1994), pp.116-131
xxxvii 'North-South Economic Relations in the Mediterranean', in R. Aliboni,
G. Joffe and T. Niblock (eds), Security Challenges in the Mediterranean
Region, (Frank Cass, London, 1996), pp. 115-136
xxxvii 'North-South Economic Relations in the Mediterranean', in R. Aliboni,
G. Joffe and T. Niblock (eds), Security Challenges in the Mediterranean
Region, (Frank Cass, London, 1996), pp. 115-136
xxxviii 'Islam and Ethnicity in Eastern Europe', in G. Nonneman, T. Niblock, and B.Szajkowski (eds), Muslim Communities in the New Europe, (Ithaca Press,
Reading, 1996), pp. 27-51
xxxix 'Na de Golfoolog : een nieuw Midden-Oosten?', in R. Doom and
G. Nonneman (eds), Het Midden Oosten, (VUP Press, Brussels, 1997),
pp. 15-26
xl 'The Sanctions on Iraq : the Use of Peaceful Means to Uphold International
Law or an Affront to Humanitarian Values?', in N. Adawy and B. Wharton (eds),
Limerick Anthology of Arab Affairs, (University of Limerick Press, 1998),
pp.73-86
xli 'The Arabs as Seen by Others : Does the United States See Arab Unity more
Positively than the United States?' in I. Ubaydi (ed), Al-Qawmiyya al-Arabiyya
wa al-Mustaqbal (Arab Nationalism and the Future), (Iraqi Academy, Baghdad,
1998), pp.568-580
xlii 'Prospects for Cooperation between Europe and the Arab World: Creating a Framework which Recognises the Arab Regional Dimension', in Khasawnih, S., and Nielsen, J., Arabs and the West: Mutual Images, (Jordan University Press, 1999), pp. 99-114
xliii 'What would a Post-Saddam Iraq Look Like?', in McKnight, S., Partrick, N., and Toase, F., Gulf Security: Opportunities and Challenges for the New Generation, (Royal United Services Institute, London, 2000), pp.47-49
xliv 'Libyan Foreign Policy', in Ehteshami, A., and Hinnebusch, R. (eds.), The Foreign Policies of Middle East States, (Lynne Rienner, Boulder, 2002), pp.213-234
xlv ‘Sudanese-British Relations 1989-2001: Between the EU and the US’, in Hasan, Y.F. and Al-Sid, A. (eds), Sudanese-British Relations, (Khartoum University Press, 2000), pp.91-100
xlvi ‘British-Libyan Relations 1951-2001: Between Cooperation and Conflict’, in Temimi, A. and Omri, M (eds), La Grande Bretagne et le Maghreb (Fondation pour la Recherche Scientifique et l’Information, 2002), pp.175-88
xlvii ‘Introduction’ to Sulami, M., The West and Islam (Routledge, London, 2003), pp.1-3
xlviii ‘Civil Society in the Middle East”, in Choueiri, Y., (ed), A Companion to the History of the Middle East, (Blackwell, Oxford, 2005), pp.486-503.
xlix ‘Saudi Arabia’s Economy: the Challenge of Reform’, jointly with Monica Malik, in Nonneman, G. (ed.), State and Economy in Saudi Arabia. (Hurst, London, 2005), pp.85-110.
l ‘Prospects of Political and Economic Reform in Saudi Arabia’, in Zviagelskaya, I. (ed.), The Middle East: Essays in Honour of Professor Vitaly Naumkin (Oriental Studies Publishers, Moscow, 2005), pp.129-147. In Russian.
(d) Journal Articles
i 'The Politics of Economic Aid: Motives and Objectives', in
International Relations, vol.III, no.8, November 1969, pp.550-564
ii Tanzanian Foreign Policy: an Analysis', in The African Review,
vol.1, no.2, September 1971, pp.91-101
iii 'A New Political System in Sudan' in African Affairs, vol.XV, no.4,
pp.408-418
iv 'Tanzania and the Two Germanies: an Analysis of the Crisis in
Relations 1964-5', in The Sudan Journal of Economic and Social
Studies, vol.I, no.1, Summer 1974, pp.23-32
v 'Tajrabah al-Hal al-Silmi li-Qadayah Janub al-Sudan', (The Experience
in Achieving Peaceful Settlement to the Southern Sudan Problem), in
Al-Siyasah al Dawliyah (Cairo), no.41, July 1975, pp.114-129
vi 'Oil, Political Change and the Social Dynamics of the Arab Gulf States',
in The Arab Gulf Journal, vol.5, no.1, April 1985, pp.37-46
vii 'Sudan: the Economic Basis of a Strategic Problem', in The Arab
Researcher, no.3, April 1985, pp.29-36
viii 'Sudan's Economic Nightmare', in Merip Reports, in no.135, Sept. 1985,
pp.15-19
ix 'The Transformation in Arab Politics', in The Arab Researcher, no.18,
Jan-March 1989, pp.43-8
x 'Rushdie and Euro-Islamic Relations', in The Arab Researcher, no.19,
April-June 1989, pp.53-7
xi 'The Need for a New Arab Order', in Middle East International,
no.385, October 1990, pp.17-18
xii 'Britain and the Crisis in the Gulf', Bulletin of the Institute of
Middle Eastern Studies (Japan), no.5, 1991, pp.27-52
xiii 'Divided they fight', Sanity, January 1991, pp.14-15
xiv 'The European Community and Regional Cooperation/Integration in the
Middle East', in Journal of Arab Affairs, Spring, 1993, vol.12, no.1,
pp.41-52
xv 'Islam and Ethnicity in Eastern Europe', in Balkan Forum: International
Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture (Skopje), September 1993,
no.4, pp.167-188
xvi 'Dirasa muqarana li-l-'alaqat al-Misriyya al-Sudaniyyah (Sudanese-
Egyptian Relations: A Comparative Study), in The Arab Researcher, no.34,
1994, pp.19-22
xvii 'Democratisation: a Theoretical and Practical Debate', in British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, November 1998, vol.25, no.2, pp. 221-235
xviii 'Irak, Libye, Soudan: Efficacite des Sanctions?', in Politique Etrangere, Spring 2000, vol.65, no.1, pp. 95-108
xix The Regional and Domestic Political Consequences of Sanctions Imposed on Iraq, Libya and Sudan’, in Arab Studies Quarterly, Autumn 2001, vol.23, no.4, pp.59-67
xx ‘Economic Sanctions and Human Rights’, in Journal of Social Affairs, Fall 2001, vol.18, no.71, pp.11-34
xxi ‘Sanctions and Pariahhood: the Case of Sudan’, in Journal of Middle Eastern and African Studies, 2002, vol.1, no.1, 1-23
xxii ‘Al-Muslimun fi Britania: al-Hawiya wa al-Dawlah’ (Muslims in Britain: Identity and the State), in Al-Mustaqbal, 2002, vol.283, no.9, pp.108-116
xxiii ‘Reform and Reconstruction in the Middle East: Room for EU-US Cooperation’, in The International Spectator (Rome), 2003, no.4, pp. 47-58
xxiv ‘L’Alliance Americano-Saoudienne: La Crise est-elle Passe?’ (The Saudi-US Alliance: a Crisis Overcome?) , in Maghreb-Mashreq, Spring 2006, vol. 186
(e) Review articles
i 'More Light on Sudan's Civil War', in African Today, vol.23, no.2,
April-June 1976, pp.87-90
ii 'Sudan Today', in Gazelle Review of Literature on the Middle East,
no.4, 1978, pp.119-124
(f) Book reviews
I have reviewed widely in such journals as International Affairs,
Journal of Development Studies, Gazelle Review, Third World
Quarterly, Arab Gulf Journal etc., and have contributed articles to
many newspapers, including The Guardian, The Financial Times, and the
New Statesman.
(g) Official reports
i 'Political and Economic Assessment of Sudan', report published by
Oxford Analytica, 1982, 60pp.
Others
i 'The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1896-1948, in Exeter
Tapes, January 1980
ii 'The Development of the Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1948-67', in Exeter
Tapes, March 1980
