For a list of our Summer 2021 Virtual Research Workshops, please click here.
Workshop #1
Date and Time
Friday, September 24, 2021, 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
“Third Party Intervention and the Onset of Civil Wars: The Case of Syria;” Ferdinand Arslanian, University of St. Andrews
“Authoritarianism: A Substantive Approach;” Killian Clarke, Georgetown University; Ashley Anderson, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Jason Brownlee, University of Texas at Austin
“Local Councils and Protection Strategies in Syria;” Tiina Hyyppä, University of Helsinki
Discussants
Christopher Phillips, Queen Mary University of London
Ellen Lust, University of Gothenburg
Raymond Hinnebusch, University of St. Andrews
Workshop #2
Date and Time
Friday, October 8, 2021, 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
“When do governments organize protests? A case study of Turkey;” Selin Bengi Gumrukcu, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
“Policy-
“The Colonial Origins of Institutional Stagnation: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Somalia and Libya;” Salih Noor, Northwestern University
Discussants
Lisel Hintz, Johns Hopkins University
Janine Clark, University of Toronto
Zachariah Mampilly, Baruch College
Workshop #3
Date and Time
Friday, October 21, 2021, at 10 am – 11:30 am ET; 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“Russia and the Middle East: Mechanisms for Cooperation via Identities Soft Power;” Diana Galeeva, St Antony’s College
“The Paradox of Imperial Taxation: How Diversity Constrains Development and Dominant Groups Shoulder the Tax Burdens;” Yusuf Magiya, Columbia University
“Do we only have a history so as long as we are colonised? History/Memory Nexus and the Challenges of
uncovering the post-independence state in Morocco;” Yasmine Zarhloule, University of Oxford
Discussants
Kristina Kausch, German Marshall Fund
Sean Yom, Temple University
Aomar Boum, University of California, Los Angeles
Workshop #4
Date and Time
Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 9 am – 10:30 am ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“States or Social Networks? Popular Attitudes amid Health Crises in the Middle East and North Africa;” Holger Albrecht, University of Alabama; Markus Loewe, German Development Institute
“Are Groups in ConPict Willing to Help the Other Side Under a Shared External Threat? Lessons from COVID-19 in Israel;” Alon Yakter, Tel Aviv University; Liran Harsgor, University of Haifa
Discussants
Melani Cammett, Harvard University
Yael Zeira, Syracuse University