Workshop #1
Date and Time
Friday, October 2nd, 2020, at 9 am – 11 am, ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“Revisiting Conditionality in Migration: How Different have the Rewards and Punishments been between the EU and Tunisia, and Italy and Tunisia?;” Raed Ahmed, Wayne State University
“Morocco’s Migration Policy as Relentless Diplomacy: from Past Promises to Current Political Shifts;” Nabil Ferdaoussi, University of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah
“Intentional Ambiguity: Refugee Policies under Pressure in Jordan;” Lillian Frost, Virginia Tech
Discussants
Andrew Geddes, European University Institute
Gerasimos Tsourapas, University of Birmingham
Sean Yom, Temple University
Workshop #2: Religion and Politics
Date and Time
Thursday, October 29th, 2020, at 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm, ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“The Islamist Advantage in Tunisia;” Sharan Grewal, College of William & Mary
“Between politics and da’wa: the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood after 2013;” Lucia Ardovini, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
“Stretching Islam: Secondary Ideologies among Islamist Groups;” Nasir Almasri, MIT
“Voting for Identity or Voting for Policy: The Limits of Islamist Electoral Advantage;” Tahir Kilavuz, Marmara University
Melani Cammett, Harvard University
Khalil al-Anani, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Elizabeth Nugent, Yale University
Steven Brooke, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Workshop #3
Date and Time
Friday, November 6th, 2020, at 2 pm – 4 pm, ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“A Handout for What? Political Impacts of the RAMED Health Insurance Program in Morocco;” Carolyn Barnett, Princeton University
“Political Succession, Crony Capitalism, and Economic Development in Syria;” Ammar Shamaileh, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
“Civil Society, Foreign Support, and Electoral Integrity – Algeria, Kuwait;” Yuree Noh, Rhode Island College*
Matt Buehler, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Steven Heydemann, Smith College
Lauren Prather, University of California, San Diego*
Workshop #4
Date and Time
Friday, November 13th, 2020, at 2 pm – 4 pm, ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“Friend/antagonist divisions and ideological boundaries: Rethinking Islamic politics in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa;” Guy Eyre, University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
“Pro-Government Mobilization in Authoritarian Settings: The Case of Turkey;” Bengi Gumrukcu, Rutgers University
Authoritarianism reconstituted: Incorporating Islamic associations and developing ‘infrastructural power’ in Sisi’s Egypt,” Neil Russell, University of Edinburgh
Nathan Brown, George Washington University
Lisel Hintz, Johns Hopkins University
Steven Brooke, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Workshop #5
Date and Time
Friday, December 4th, 2020, at 2 pm – 4 pm, ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“A bridge between Middle East Studies and International Relations: Neoclassical Realism as a path for growing collaboration across discipline, area and scholars;” Luiza Cerioli, University of Marburg
“Ideology And Nuclear Power Politics In Iran: A Comparison Of The Political Elite’s Discursive Practices;” Olivia Glombitza, Autonomous University of Barcelona
“Rebel Political-Military Relations in Civil Wars – Lebanon;” Zachary Karabatak, Georgetown University
Morten Valbjørn, Aarhus University
Paola Rivetti, Dublin City University
Ora Szekely, Clark University