Media production and distribution in the Middle East has long been tightly monitored and and controlled by the state, making…
Contemporary Turkish Politics
On October 14, more than a dozen scholars of Turkish politics came together at Rice University’s Baker Institute in Houston…
Transnational Diffusion and Cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa
The papers in this series grew out of an international workshop co-sponsored by the International Diffusion and Cooperation of Authoritarian…
From Mobilization to Counter-Revolution: The Arab Spring in Comparative Perspective
On May 3-4, 2016, POMEPS held a workshop, “From Mobilization to Counter-Revolution: The Arab Spring in Comparative Perspective,” in conjunction with…
Women and gender in Middle East politics
On March 10-11, POMEPS hosted a workshop at George Washington University focused on women and gender in Middle East political science…
Evolving Methodologies in the Study of Islamist Politics
POMEPS Studies 16— February 2016 On January 29, 2016, POMEPS hosted its third annual workshop at George Washignton University on…
IR Theory and a New Middle East Memos
An enormous amount has been written about the comparative politics of the Arab uprisings since 2011. This has generated significant…
Islam and International Order Memos
The last few years have witnessed immense changes in Islamist political movements in the Middle East. Recent developments motivated the Project…
Rethinking Nation and Nationalism Memos
The upheavals in the Middle East have reopened urgent questions of physical boundaries and national identities. Across the Middle East,…
Islamist Politics in the Shadow of the Islamic State Memos
Islamist politics have been in a period of tremendous change since the Arab uprisings began in late 2010. After decades…