Revisiting the Arab Spring in Bahrain
Speaker: Abdulhadi Khalaf, Lund University Chair: John Chalcraft, LSE In this seminar, Abdulhadi Khalaf revisits the Bahraini trajectory of the Arab Spring. He examines the consequences of competitio...
8 Des 20151h 52min
The Revival of Nationalism and Secularism in Modern Iran
Speaker: Pejman Abdolmohammadi, LSE Middle East Centre Chair: Roham Alvandi, LSE In the last three years, the main focus of the international community and the media dealing with Iran has been the nu...
1 Des 20151h 14min
Why is Syria so Statist? Revisiting Ideas and Economic Change in Historical Institutionalism
Speaker: Daniel Neep, Georgetown University Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE Middle East Centre Why did Syria transition from a laissez-faire to a statist economy between 1946 and 1954? Existing scholarship pr...
29 Okt 20151h 41min
The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism
Speaker: Toby Matthiesen, University of Oxford Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE Middle East Centre Toby Matthiesen launches his new book titled The Other Saudis: Shiism, dissent and sectarianism in which he tr...
28 Okt 20151h 21min
Algeria's Belle Epoque: Memories of the 1970s
Speaker: Ed McAllister, University of Oxford Chair: John King, Society for Algerian Studies From the perspective of a working-class Algiers neighbourhood, this talk looks at social memories of post-i...
21 Okt 20151h 30min
Between Hegemony and Resistance: Towards a Moral Economy of the Tunisian Revolution
Speaker: Sami Zemni, Middle East and North Africa Research Group Chair: John Chalcraft, LSE In this seminar, Sami Zemni presents his paper, co-written with Habib Ayeb, titled: Between Hegemony and Re...
20 Okt 20151h 56min
Other 'Gentrifications': Remaking Ras Beirut
Speakers: Fran Tonkiss, LSE; Dr Mona Khechen, AUB Chair: Romola Sanyal, LSE This event represents the culmination of a collaborative research project between LSE and the American University of Beirut...
1 Okt 20151h 29min
And What if one Spoke of the Land? Labour, Food and the Making of Space in Modern South Lebanon
Speakers: Martha Mundy, LSE; Rami Zurayk, American University of Beirut (AUB); Cynthia Gharios, AUB Chair: Michael Mason, LSE This event is the culmination of field research carried out over four yea...
29 Sep 201514min
