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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:: Middle East, Political science, North Africa, International relations, Islam, Arab Spring, and POMEPS Studies
GW Unit:: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Resource Type:: Article

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:: Yadav, Stacey Philbrick, Lynch, Marc, and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Keyword:: Middle East, POMEPS Studies, North Africa, International relations, Yemen, and Political science
GW Unit:: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Resource Type:: Article

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:: Middle East, Political science, Local politics, Islamism, North Africa, International relations, Islam, and POMEPS Studies
GW Unit:: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Resource Type:: Article

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:: Middle East, Political science, Public policy, Policy engagement, North Africa, International relations, and POMEPS Studies
GW Unit:: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Resource Type:: Article

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:: Middle East, POMEPS Studies, North Africa, International relations, Islamic media, and Political science
GW Unit:: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Resource Type:: Article

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...
Author:: Lynch, Marc and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Keyword:: Middle East, POMEPS Studies, North Africa, International relations, Refugees, Forced migration, and Political science
GW Unit:: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Resource Type:: Article

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:: Middle East, Political science, Islamist, North Africa, International relations, Islam, Shi'a, Gulf, and POMEPS Studies
GW Unit:: Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Resource Type:: Article

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