By Ellen McLarney, Duke University *This essay was prepared for the Women and gender in Middle East politics workshop, March…
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Egypt, Uprising and Gender Politics: Gendering Bodies/Gendering Space
By Sherine Hafez, University of California, Riverside *This essay was prepared for the Women and gender in Middle East politics workshop, March 11, 2016.…
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POMEPS Studies 18: Reflections Five Years After the Uprisings
POMEPS Studies 18 — March 28, 2016 The early months of 2016 mark five years since the eruption of the…
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Week in Review: Tunisia, Islam & Upcoming Events
In the Monkey Cage, Mark R. Beissinger, Amaney A. Jamal, and Kevin Mazur (all of Princeton University) examine the contrasting strategies of the Tunisian and…
Continue ReadingPOMEPS Conversations: Monica Marks (S. 3, Ep. 12)
#47 — February 17, 2015. The George Washington University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science,…
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#45 — February 2, 2015. The George Washington University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science,…
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By Pete W. Moore, Case Western Reserve University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of…
Continue ReadingExplaining democratic divergence: Why Tunisia has succeeded and Egypt has failed
By Eva Bellin, Brandeis University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the Security State” workshop held…
Continue Reading“Shifting Sands: The United States in the Middle East” – A Conversation with Joel S. Migdal
Joel S. Migdal is the Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies in the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson…
Continue ReadingPOMEPS Conversations: Laurie A. Brand (S. 3, Ep. 7)
#42 — November 3, 2014. The George Washington University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science,…
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