By Jacob Olidort, George Washington University *This memo was prepared for the “Evolving Methodologies in the Study of Islamist Politics”…
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POMEPS 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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By Tarek Masoud, Harvard University * This memo was prepared for the “Islamist Social Services” workshop, September, 23, 2014. The…
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By Moustafa Khalil, University of Manchester *This memo was prepared for the “Islamist Social Services” workshop, September, 23, 2014.…
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Tarek Masoud is an associate professor of public policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is the…
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Tarek Masoud is an associate professor of public policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is the…
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By Joas Wagemakers, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands *This memo was prepared for the “Rethinking Islamist Politics” conference, January 24,…
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Rethinking Islamist Politics
François Burgat, Thomas Hegghammer, Bruce Lawrence, and Tarek Masoud analyze the state of Islamist politics in the Middle East. They…
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