For a list of our Spring 2021 Virtual Research Workshops, please click here.
Workshop #1
Date and Time
Friday, May 7, 2021, 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
“Armed Forces’ Public Relations: Competition and Differentiation in Multifaceted Conflicts;” Austin Knuppe, Utah State University
“Charismatic Leaders and Nation-Building: Ataturk’s Role in the Formation of Turkish Identity;” Lydia Assouad, Paris School of Economics
“Coordinating Dis-Coordination: Protest Dynamics During Popular Mobilization;” Mai Hassan, University of Michigan
Discussants
Richard Nielsen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lisel Hintz, Johns Hopkins University
Dina Bishara, Cornell University
Workshop #2
Date and Time
Friday, May 21, 2021, 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
“Authoritarian Consolidation and Regime Survival: The Reinforcing Dynamics between Infrastructural and Discursive Powers in Saudi Arabia;” Mahmoud Farag, Humboldt University of Berlin
“First Ladies of Authoritarianism: Regimes as Joint Accounts in the Arab Region;” Mustafa Menshawy, University of Lancaster
Discussants
Gregory Gause, Texas A&M University
Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl, Leiden University
Laurie Brand, University of Southern California
Workshop #3
Date and Time
Friday, May 28, 2021, at 12 pm – 2 pm, ET
Moderator
Marc Lynch, Professor at George Washington University & Director of Project on Middle East Political Science
Papers and Authors
“Turf Wars in Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: Rivalry between the Government and the Bureaucracy in Turkish Foreign Policy;” Berkay Gülen, University of Washington
“The Choices We Make: Understanding of Democracy and Regime Preferences;” Hannah Ridge, Duke University
Discussants
Sinem Adar, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Justin Gengler, Qatar University