Rethinking Diffusion: 1989, the Colour Revolutions, and the Arab Uprisings
Speaker: Valerie Bunce, Cornell University Chair: Fawaz Gerges, LSE Why do publics decide to challenge authoritarian rulers; why do they take different approaches to achieving these ends; and what ex...
4 Feb 20131h 22min
Colonial Control in Algeria: French Security and Intelligence Services
Speaker: Rabah Aissaoui, University of Leicester Chair: John King, Society for Algerian Studies In this talk, Dr Aissaoui examines some key developments in the political mobilisation of Algerians pri...
28 Jan 20131h 20min
Is Jordan Immune to the Arab Spring Uprisings?
Speaker: Dr Tariq Tell, American University of Beirut Chair: Professor Fawaz Gerges, LSE Dr Tell contextualises contemporary politics in Jordan by examining the history of the emergence and consolida...
23 Jan 20131h 23min
Islam and the Politics of Resistance: The Case of Women in Iran
Speaker: Haleh Afshar Chair: Alastair Newton, BRISMES Prominent Muslim feminist Baroness Haleh Afshar speaks on the situation facing Iranian women in their country today. Recorded on 16 January 2013....
16 Jan 20131h 28min
