A nation must think before it acts.
Teaching The Middle East: Between Authoritarianism and Reform
Date : Sat., October 15, 2011 to Sun., October 16, 2011 Category : Butcher History Institute
The turmoil that began in Tunisia in December 2010 has spread throughout the region. The big question is whether the Arab Spring will pave the way for a transition to democratic regimes or to a different form of dictatorship. At this historic moment in the Middle East, the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Wachman Center will bring together leading academic experts in relevant fields—including Middle East specialists from the fields of history, cultural studies, economics, political science and international relations—to place these events in historical perspective, enabling secondary school teachers to help their students connect the headlines of the day with an understanding of the region’s history.
E-mail lux@fpri.org for more information.
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Topics and Speakers
Welcoming Remarks
Co-Chair - Madeleine and W.W. Keen Butcher History Institute
Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
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Islam and Democracy in the Middle East
Senior Adviser, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention
Associate Professor of Government, Georgetown University
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Political Culture, Protest, and Dissent in Jordan
Associate Professor of Political Science and Honors Program Director
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
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The Politics of Protest in Jordan
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Is the Green Movement Dead? Political Dissent Iran
Marine Corps University
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The Crisis in Yemen: AQAP, Saleh, and Governmental Instability
Fellow, University of Virginia Law School’s Center for International Security Law
Author of The Fighting Vanguard: Local Insurgencies in the Global Jihad
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The Crisis in Yemen: al-Qaeda, Saleh, and Governmental Instability
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Elections, Repression, Succession, and the Future of Egypt
Associate Scholar, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Ph.D. candidate, University of Pennsylvania
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Egypt, Regime Change, and The Muslim Brotherhood
Turkey and Its Foreign Policy under AKP
Assistant Professor in Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University
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Turkey and Its Foreign Policy under AKP
The Moroccan Model
Political Scientist, Rand Corporation
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The Middle East and the US in Geopolitical Perspective
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
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Teaching the Middle East: A Primer
Editor
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Resources for Educators
Associate Head of Public Education and Project Director of Teaching the Middle East
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Location
Venue
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
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Register Deadline
Fri., July 13, 2012