By Christiana Parreira, Stanford University * This memo was prepared for the “Rethinking Nation and Nationalism” workshop, February 6, 2015. Lebanon’s politics are often characterized as exceptional within the context of the modern Middle East. The weak capacity of the
POMEPS Conversations 46 with Raphaël Lefèvre ~ 2/10/15
#46 — February 10, 2015. The George Washington University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science, speaks with Raphaël Lefèvre, a Gates Scholar and PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, as well as a visiting
“Compassionate Communalism: Welfare and Sectarianism in Lebanon” – A Conversation with Melani Cammett
Melani Cammett is a professor of government at Harvard University. She is the author of Globalization and Business Politics in North Africa: A Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press 2007, 2010). She discusses her recent books Compassionate Communalism: Welfare and Sectarianism
POMEPS Conversations 41 with Melani Cammett ~ 10/30/14
#41 — October 30, 2014. The George Washington University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science, speaks with Melani Cammett, associate professor of political science at Brown University, as well as a faculty fellow at Brown’s
Cammett: Compassionate Communalism and Non-state Social Welfare
POMEPS Steering Committee member Melani Cammett has just published Compassionate Communalism: Welfare and Sectarianism in Lebanon and The Politics of Non-state Social Welfare, both with Cornell University Press. Cammett also recently co-authored “Is There an Islamist Political Advantage?” with Pauline Jones Luong in Annual Review of Political
Courting Fitnah: Saudi responses to the Arab Uprisings
By Augustus Richard Norton, Boston University * This memo was prepared for the “Visions of Gulf Security” workshop, March 9, 2014. The logic and impact of Saudi interventions in Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria suggest a state pursuing confounding aims
“Islamists and the State” – A Conversation with Stacey Philbrick Yadav
Stacey Philbrick Yadav is an assistant professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, specializing in comparative politics of the Middle East. Her research focuses on the role of Islamist organizations in the transformation of public spheres, concentrating
Education, Income, and Support for Suicide Bombings: Evidence from Six Muslim Countries
Do average citizens from Muslim countries support suicide bombings, or does support for such attacks vary according to education and income? Shafiq and Sinno address these questions in their article “Education, Income, and Support for Suicide Bombings: Evidence from Six
Democratization, Instability, and War: Israel’s 2006 Conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah
Are democratizing states more likely to be war-prone? In a 2010 article in Security Studies, Evan Braden Montgomery and Stacie L. Pettyjohn answer this question in the affirmative, but not because of the conventional mechanisms detailed by political scientists. In
Understanding “What Islamists Want:” Public Debate and Contestation in Lebanon and Yemen
Pluralism and a vibrant public sphere may be the key to moderating Islamist movements and encouraging their political participation, argues Stacey Philbrick Yadav in “Understanding ‘What Islamists Want:’ Public Debate and Contestation in Lebanon and Yemen,” a new piece in