Three leading political scientists discuss elections in Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt.
Panelists:
Ellen Lust – Yale University
Lindsay Benstead – Portland State University
Matthew Buehler – University of Texas, Austin
Moderated by:
Marc Lynch – George Washington University
Three leading political scientists discussed the outcomes and implications of Israel’s January 2013 parliamentary elections.
Panelists:
Yoram Peri – University of Maryland
Ilan Peleg – Lafayette College
Gershon Shafir – University of California, San Diego
Jonathan Rynhold – George Washington University, Bar-Ilan University
Moderated by:
Marc Lynch – George Washington University
Elections in Israel from Mary Casey on Vimeo.
Panelists:
Eva Bellin – Brandeis University
Tamara Wittes – Brookings Institution: Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Daniel Brumberg – United States Institute of Peace; Georgetown University
Moderated by:
Marc Lynch – George Washington University
Joshua Stacher is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Kent State University where he teaches and researches Middle East politics. He is a member of the Middle East Research and Information Project and is a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He discussed his recent book, Adaptable Autocrats: Regime Power in Egypt and Syria.
Panelists:
Daniel L. Byman – Brookings Institution: Saban Center for Middle East Policy; Georgetown University
F. Gregory Gause – University of Vermont
Curt Ryan – Appalachian State University
Moderated by:
Marc Lynch – George Washington University
Bassam Haddad is Director of the Middle East Studies Program and teaches in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University. He discussed his new book, “Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience.”
Marc Lynch is associate professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University as well as the director of the Institute for Middle East Studies and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS).
Wendy Pearlman is the Crown Junior Chair in Middle East Studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University.
Nathan J. Brown is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University. He is the author of several books, including The Dynamics of Democratization; Palestinian Politics after the Oslo Accords; and Constitutions in a Nonconstitutional World.
Panelists:
Bassam Haddad, George Mason University
Salwa Ismail, University of London
Steven Heydemann, United States Institute of Peace
Moderated by:
Marc Lynch, George Washington University