As part of the LSE Academic Collaboration with the American University of Sharjah, a major conference will be held at AUS on Sunday 24 February 2013.
At this conference, a group of leading scholars of the Middle East will examine the meanings and effects of the Arab uprisings on local, regional and international politics. The speakers will reflect on the comparative causes and drivers of the uprisings and also consider the challenges and prospects of political transition. Most of the presentations will examine specific countries in detail. Others will provide contextual analysis and examine the implications for international policy in the region.
Conference Details
Date: Sunday 24 February 2013
Time: 09.00 - 17.30
Location: Lecture Hall B, AUS Main Building|
Attendance is free and open to all however, registration is necessary. To register, please e-mail Ms. Manar Nabil Abu Al Oyoun at: mabualoyoun@aus.edu|
Lunch and refreshments will be offered during the conference.
The New Middle East
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09.15
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Welcome
Dr Peter Heath, AUS
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09.30
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Panel 1: The Contextual Setting
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Introduction: The Meanings of this Revolutionary Moment
Professor Fawaz Gerges, LSE
Framing the Arab Uprisings: A Historical Perspective of Egypt’s Modern Revolutions
Professor Juan Cole, University of Michigan
Chair / Discussant
Dr Karen Young, AUS
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11.00
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Break
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11.30
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Panel 2: Egypt, Tunisia and Libya
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Egypt and Tunisia in the Arab Spring: From the Revolutionary Overthrow of Dictatorships to the Struggle to Establish a New Constitutional Order
Professor Roger Owen, Harvard University
Libya in Transition: From Jamahiriya to Jumhūriyyah?
Professor Karim Mezran, Atlantic Council of the United States
Chair / Discussant
Dr Thomas DeGeorges, AUS
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13.00
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Lunch
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14.00
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Panel 3: Bahrain and Yemen
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Bahrain’s Uprising: Domestic Implications and Regional and International Perspectives
Dr Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, LSE
Yemen: Revolution Suspended?
Dr Gabriele Vom Bruck, SOAS
Chair / Discussant
Dr Isa Blumi, Georgia State University
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15.30
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Break
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16.00
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Panel 4: International Relations and Policymaking
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US Policy and the Arab Revolutions of 2011
Professor William Quandt, University of Virginia
Discussant
Professor Fawaz Gerges, LSE
Chair / Discussant
Dr Mark Rush, AUS
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17.30
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Close of Conference
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