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The Struggle for Political Change in the Arab World
September 9, 2019
DAY 1: Friday October 11 8:30 – 9:00am Breakfast 9:00 – 9:15am Introductory Remarks 9:15 – 11:15am Panel 1: The Boundaries of Authoritarianism post-Arab UprisingsAmr Hamzawy,...
Egypt’s Exiles: Repression, Polarization and Politics
September 9, 2019
ABSTRACTWhile the phenomenon of Egyptians leaving their homeland in search for work abroad has been ongoing for decades, a new trend has emerged since 2011, namely thousands have expatriated for...
Algerian Uprisings Past and Present
April 23, 2019
This event is co-sponsored with The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies. Abstract:Since February 22 2019, Algerians have taken to the streets in massive numbers to call for an end to a protean...
Jordan and the Arab Uprisings
October 10, 2018
ABSTRACTIn 2011, as the Arab uprisings spread across the Middle East, Jordan remained more stable than any of its neighbors.
A Conversation with Hisham Matar
April 9, 2018
This event is co-sponsored with The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies.Hisham Matar was born in New York City to Libyan parents, spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo, and has lived most of his...
Socioeconomic Inequality across Religious Groups in the Middle East
April 2, 2018
This event is co-sponsored with The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies. ABSTRACTThis talk expounds a book project to study various questions related to the long-standing socioeconomic inequality...
Political Contestation and New Social Forces in the Middle East and North Africa
March 9, 2018
Please note: Registration for the conference is open only to Stanford University affiliates. A valid SUNet ID is required to register. Click here to register.
We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria
January 9, 2018
This event is co-sponsored with The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies. ABSTRACTHow can we make sense of the tragedy in Syria?
Saudi Arabia: Can Economic Reform Succeed without Political Change?
November 15, 2017
ABSTRACTThe formation of Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption commission and the arrest of dozens of princes and former ranking officials have brought to focus the prospects for political and economic...
A Holy War Made in America: The US and the 1914 Germano-Ottoman Call for Global Jihad
March 20, 2017
ABSTRACTIn this talk, Karine Walther discusses her new book Sacred Interests: The United States and the Islamic World, 1821-1921. Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as...
War Is Coming: Between Past and Future Violence in Lebanon
March 16, 2017
ABSTRACTFrom 1975 to 1990, Lebanon experienced a long war involving various national and international actors.
Routines and Ruptures in Protests and Policing in Jordan
March 16, 2017
ABSTRACTPolitical protests in non-democratic settings are not always contentious.
Competing Narratives on Syria amid International Escalation
October 4, 2016
ABSTRACTBy now, those following the news on Syria have been saturated with analysis, data, information, and misinformation on developments there since 2011.
Oil and Urban Life in Kuwait
April 20, 2016
AbstractIn this talk Farah Al-Nakib will discuss her recently released book Kuwait Transformed: A History of Oil and Urban Life (Stanford University Press, 2016), in which she traces the...
The Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab World
April 13, 2016
AbstractIn this talk Joseph Sassoon discusses his recently released book Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republics (Cambridge University Press, 2016).
Causes and Dynamics of the Syrian Uprising: From Civil Protests to the Implications of the Russian Intervention
January 22, 2016
AbstractAfter nearly five years since the start of the uprising, Syria finds itself divided and embattled, with no end in sight.
The Containment of Politics in Egypt
January 12, 2016
AbstractWith the nearing of the fifth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, this panel examines the nature of politics under the rule of the current military sponsored regime in Egypt.
Is Putin’s Russia a Kleptocracy? And if so, so what?
May 1, 2015
Karen Dawisha is the author of Putin’s Kleptocracy. Who Owns Russia? and the Walter E.
Egypt’s Bread Intifada: On the Subject of the People
February 17, 2015
Abstract:Over the last four years of upheaval in the Arab world, the notion of “the people,” Egyptian and otherwise, has proven profoundly resilient. It is these “people”—as individuals and a...
From Saffron to Development? Causes and Consequences of the Indian Elections
June 4, 2014
Abstract: The recently concluded 16th Lok Sabha elections in India was the biggest democratic election in history.
From Paris to Sacaca: A Human Rights Genealogy
April 23, 2014
AbstractThe trajectory of human rights in the contemporary world is one in which ideas and cultural practices constitute each other in ways that can bedevil theorists and empirical researchers...
Mongolian Perpectives on Northeast Asian affairs
April 14, 2014
Over the past 23 years, Mongolia’s democracy has advanced on many fronts. The initial transition to democracy was peaceful in both economic and political areas.
Rivals for the Throne: The Succession Problem in Saudi Arabia
March 13, 2014
Speaker Bio: Nabil Mouline is a senior researcher in The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS).
Trauma and Technology: The Role of ICT in Women’s Safety and Mental Health Interventions
February 28, 2014
Abstract: This talk is motivated by increased efforts in ICTD to lower rates of violence against women (VAW) worldwide.
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