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Adaptation Strategies of Islamist Movements, POMEPS Studies 26
Description: Long repressed, banned, and exiled, many Islamist movements and parties across the Middle East and North Africa witnessed a moment of electoral success after the 2011 uprisings. Since then, their fates have varied widely. Some have made significant compromises to stay in power, others have... Author: Lynch, Marc and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Keyword: International relations, Middle East, Arab Spring, POMEPS Studies, Islam, North Africa, and Political science GW Unit: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Resource Type: Article -
Politics, Governance, and Reconstruction in Yemen, POMEPS Studies 29
Description: Yemen’s war has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes. The preventable consequences of the war have been well-documented and the military conflict is now at a stalemate. For Yemenis, 2018 promises a sustained downward spiral. The war and humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen has... Author: Lynch, Marc, Yadav, Stacey Philbrick, and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Keyword: Yemen, Middle East, POMEPS Studies, North Africa, Political science, and International relations GW Unit: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Resource Type: Article -
Local Politics and Islamist Movements, POMEPS Studies 27
Description: Scholars and policymakers have increasingly recognized that Islamist movements and actors vary widely – from domestically oriented, quietist movements engaging in democratic systems to revolutionary, armed movements aiming to upend the nation-state system. Yet little has been done to understand... Author: Lynch, Marc and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Keyword: International relations, Middle East, POMEPS Studies, Islamism, Islam, North Africa, Political science, and Local politics GW Unit: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Resource Type: Article -
New Challenges to Public and Policy Engagement, POMEPS Studies 24
Description: Engaging and influencing public policy debates on areas of their expertise is a core part of the mission of academics. The last decade has in many ways been the golden age of academic policy engagement. Social media, the proliferation of online publishing platforms, and a generational change in... Author: Lynch, Marc and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Keyword: International relations, Middle East, POMEPS Studies, North Africa, Policy engagement, Public policy, and Political science GW Unit: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Resource Type: Article -
New Islamic Media, POMEPS Studies 23
Description: In years past, Islamist televangelists like Amr Khaled, Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Tareq Suwaidan seemed like the future of Arab media. Advancing a form of “soft Islam” focused on personal betterment and religiosity, these preachers were seen by some as a potential counterweight to extremist voices... Author: Lynch, Marc and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Keyword: International relations, Middle East, POMEPS Studies, North Africa, Islamic media, and Political science GW Unit: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Resource Type: Article -
Refugees and Migration Movements in the Middle East, POMEPS Studies 25
Description: The Middle East has experienced a dramatic flood of refugees and forced migration over the last fifteen years. The UN High Commission on Refugees reports more than 16 million refugees and 60 million displaced persons around the world today, including asylum seekers and the internally displaced.... Author: Lynch, Marc and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Keyword: International relations, Middle East, POMEPS Studies, North Africa, Political science, Refugees, and Forced migration GW Unit: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Resource Type: Article -
New Analysis of Shia Politics, POMEPS Studies 28
Description: The study of Islamist movements has often implicitly meant the study of Sunni Islamist movements. An enormous amount of political science scholarship has dissected the ideology, organization, and political strategy of Sunni Islamist movements. However these academic communities that study Sunni... Author: Lynch, Marc and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Keyword: International relations, Gulf, Middle East, Islamist, Shi'a, Islam, North Africa, Political science, and POMEPS Studies GW Unit: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Resource Type: Article -
American Foreign Policy in French North Africa: The 1958 Sakiet Crisis and the Good Offices Mission
Description: American diplomatic involvement in the French-Algerian War of 1954-1962 was never as heightened as it was during the aftermath of the French bombing of the Tunisian border town of Sakiet-Sidi-Youssef on February 8, 1958. The bombardment of Sakiet, and the deaths of dozens of Tunisians, sparked a... Author: Lawatch, Brian Keyword: International relations, France, Algerian War, Tunisia, United States, and Sakiet GW Unit: History Degree: M.A. Advisor: Hershberg, James and Schultheiss, Katrin Resource Type: Thesis or Dissertation -
Russia's Use of Force and its Interplay with Ethnic Identity in Post-Soviet States
Description: This project examines Russia’s use of force in separatist conflicts in the former Soviet Union revealing that, contrary to what some have suggested, Russia has not pursued master plan to rebuild the Russian Empire or Soviet Union, and has not pursued a foreign policy driven by ethnic nationalism... Author: Meyer, Joseph Dale Keyword: International relations, Russia, Former Soviet Union, Foreign intervention, and Ethnic conflict GW Unit: International Affairs Degree: M.A. Advisor: Laruelle, Marlene Committee Member(s): Welt, Cory Resource Type: Thesis or Dissertation