For a list of our Fall 2022 Virtual Research Workshops, please click here.
Workshop #1
Date and Time
Friday, March 24, 2023, at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“Studying The Role of the Illicit Economy as an Alternative to the Social Contract in Libya 2012-2022,” Ahmed Abdrabou, University of Denver
“How Liberalism Failed in Afghanistan,” Omar Sadr, University of Pittsburgh
“Political Imagination in the Ethio-Yemeni Migrant and Refugee Community of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,” Sara Swetzoff, Howard University
Discussants
Wolfram Lacher, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Dipali Mukhopadhyay, University of Minnesota
Nathaniel Mathews, Binghamton University
Workshop #2
Date and Time
Friday, April 21, 2023, at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“Salafism after the ‘Arab Revolts’: Politicisation and ‘post-Salafism’ in Algeria and Morocco,” Guy Eyre, Lancaster University
“Redefining or downgrading religion? Making sense of the state-led process reshaping domestic order and belonging in Saudi Arabia,” Javier Bordón, University of Lancaster
“Gender Differences in Social Media Use Among Omani MPs,” Gail Buttorff, University of Houston
Discussants
Francesco Cavatorta, Université Laval
Stéphane Lacroix, Sciences Po
Lindsay Benstead, Portland State University
Workshop #3
Date and Time
Friday, April 28, 2023, at 9:00 am – 11:00 am ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“Political Tolerance and Democratic Backsliding in Tunisia,” Youssef Chouhoud, Christopher Newport University
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“How Do Authoritarian Leaders React to Coups in Border Countries?,” Abdullah Yasir Atalan, American University
Discussants
Avital Livny, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Holger Albrecht, University of Alabama