This spring, major protests swept through Jordan over economic grievances and subsidy reforms. In July, protestors took to the streets…
POMEPS Studies 30: The Politics of Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Reconstruction following the devastating wars and state failure which followed the Arab uprisings of 2011 has become an increasingly pressing…
POMEPS Studies 29: Politics, Governance, and Reconstruction in Yemen
Yemen’s war has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes. The preventable consequences of the war have been well-documented and the military conflict is now at a stalemate. For Yemenis, 2018 promises a sustained downward spiral.
POMEPS Studies 28: New Analysis of Shia Politics
The study of Islamist movements has often implicitly meant the study of Sunni Islamist movements. An enormous amount of political science scholarship has dissected the ideology, organization, and political strategy of Sunni Islamist movements.However these academic communities that study Sunni Islamism often proceed without any interaction with the academic communities that study Iran or Shi’a politics in Arab countries.
The Qatar Crisis: POMEPS Brief 31
On June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates launched a campaign against Qatar. Tensions between these Gulf…
POMEPS Studies 27: Local Politics and Islamist Movements
Scholars and policymakers have increasingly recognized that Islamist movements and actors vary widely – from domestically oriented, quietist movements engaging in democratic systems to revolutionary, armed movements aiming to upend the nation-state system. Yet, little has been done to understand how the nature of individual movements, and their success, often differs substantially at the subnational level.
POMEPS Studies 26: Adaptation Strategies of Islamist Movements
Long repressed, banned, and exiled, many Islamist movements and parties across the Middle East and North Africa witnessed a moment…
POMEPS Studies 25: Refugees and Migration Movements in the Middle East
POMEPS Studies 25: Refugees and Migration Movements in the Middle East In February 2017, the Project on Middle East Political…
POMEPS Studies 24: New Challenges to Public and Policy Engagement
Engaging and influencing public policy debates on areas of their expertise is a core part of the mission of academics.…
POMEPS Studies 23: New Islamic Media
In years past, Islamist televangelists like Amr Khaled, Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Tareq Suwaidan seemed like the future of Arab media.…