POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast
Episodes
The Dictator’s Army: A Conversation with Caitlin Talmadge (S. 5, Ep. 40)
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Caitlin Talmadge talks about her her book 'The Dictator’s Army: Battlefield Effectiveness in Authoritarian Regimes.' Her book works to explain why ...
Egypt in a Time of Revolution: A Conversation with Neil Ketchley (S. 5, Ep. 39)
02 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Ketchley speaks about his new book Egypt in a Time of Revolution: Contentious Politics and the Arab Spring. Ketchley is a Lecturer in Middle East...
The Idea of the Muslim World: A Conversation with Cemil Aydin (S. 5, Ep. 38)
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How did the idea of a unified global Muslim community come about? That's the question Cemil Aydin and Marc Lynch tackle in this week's podcast. Aydin'...
Protest, Democracy, & Violence in the New Middle East: Conversation with Steven Cook (S. 5, Ep. 37)
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Protest, Democracy, & Violence in the New Middle East: Conversation with Steven Cook (S. 5, Ep. 37) by Marc Lynch
Iran’s Elections: A Conversation with M. Ali Kadivar (S. 5, Ep. 36)
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Iran holds presidential elections later this week, and Marc Lynch talks with M. Ali Kadivar about what to expect. Kadivar is a postdoctoral fellow at ...
National Movements in the Middle East: A Conversation with Peter Krause (S. 5, Ep. 35)
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's POMEPS podcast, Marc Lynch talks with Peter Krause, an assistant professor at Boston College. Krause's new book, Rebel Power: Why Natio...
Islam in America: A Conversation with Nadia Marzouki (S. 5, Ep. 34)
04 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nadia Marzouki explores how the topic of Islam has become so contentious in America. Marzouki says her research showed her that controversies around ...
Turkey’s Constitutional Referendum: A Conversation with Lisel Hintz (S. 5, Ep. 33)
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lisel Hintz speaks about what lead to and the significance of this weekend's constitutional referendum in Turkey. "The question: is how long will [Er...
Islamist Movements: A Conversation with Mohammed M. Hafez (S. 5, Ep. 32)
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"One of the most interesting puzzles to emerge out of contentious Islamist movements is the fact that these movements are not united," says Mohammed M...
The Politics of Militant Group Survival: A Conversation with Ora Szekely (S. 5, Ep. 31)
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's POMEPS podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Ora Szekely, an assistant professor of political science at Clark University. Szekely's recent b...
Women’s Activism on the Israeli & Palestinian Religious Right: Lihi Ben Shitrit (S. 5, Ep. 30)
27 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lihi Ben Shitrit speaks about her new book, Righteous Transgressions: Women's Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right. Shitrit is an a...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: A Conversation with Afshon Ostovar (S. 5, Ep. 29)
20 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The IRGC's powers are often exaggerated.... but on the flipside of that, I think it's also often dismissed— where particularly from the U.S. perspe...
Syria’s International Politics: A Conversation Chris Phillips (S. 5, Ep. 28)
27 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"I think the most important change [in Syria] was a stepping back by the United States," said Phillips. "You get a desire by all passing opportunities...
Obama’s Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Colin Kahl (S. 5, Ep. 27)
21 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Kahl speaks with Marc Lynch about U.S. foreign policy during the Obama administration. Kahl is an associate professor in the Security Studies Pr...
Drafting a Constitution: A Conversation with Asli Ü. Bâli (S. 5, Ep. 26)
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Drafting a Constitution: A Conversation with Asli Ü. Bâli (S. 5, Ep. 26) by Marc Lynch
Saudia Arabia’s global religious influence: A conversation with Michael Farquhar (S. 5, Ep. 25)
03 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Michael Farquhar about the history of the Islamic University of Medina in Saudi Arabia, where more than...
Iran Today: A Conversation with Nader Hashemi (S. 5, Ep. 24)
30 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“As it approaches year 40, the Islamic Republic of Iran is suffering from a deep crisis of legitimacy,” Nader Hashemi says on this week’s POMEPS...
Protest and Mass Mobilization: Book Discussion with Merouan Mekouar (S. 5, Ep. 23)
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This semester, POMEPS hosted Merouan Mekouar to speak about his latest book, Protest and Mass Mobilization: Authoritarian Collapse and Political Chang...
Creativity and the Arab Uprisings: A Conversation with Marwan Kraidy (S. 5, Ep. 22)
29 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"I felt paralyzed when the Arab uprising started unfolding. I saw the focus back then on on social media to be missing something and I did not know qu...
Egypt and Pop Culture Post-Revolution: A Conversation with Walter Armbrust (S. 5, Ep. 21)
22 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"I was in Egypt during the revolution," Armbrust said, "As probably everybody knows the first 18 days of the revolution when the Mubarak regime was ov...
Arguing Islam after the Revival of Arab Politics: Book discussion with Nathan Brown (S. 5, Ep. 20)
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, POMEPS held a dynamic conversation with Nathan Brown about his latest book— out this week— Arguing Islam after the Revival of Arab Poli...
The Politics of Islamist Parties: A Conversation with A. Kadir Yildirim (S. 5, Ep. 19)
18 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Marc Lynch speaks A. Kadir Yildirim about his new book, "Muslim Democratic Parties in the Middle East: Economy and Politics of Islamist Mod...
Morocco’s Elections: A Conversation with Adria Lawrence (S. 5, Ep. 18)
11 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Adria Lawrence speaks about about the recent elections in Morocco on this week's POMEPS podcast with Marc Lynch, "The outcome isn't really surprising,...
State Formation in the Middle East: A Conversation with David Patel (S. 5, Ep. 17)
03 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's POMEPS conversation, Marc Lynch speaks with David Patel about the borders of the Middle East and the legacy of Sykes–Picot. "When Wes...
Americans and Arabs in the 1970s: A Conversation with Salim Yaqub (S. 5, Ep. 16)
26 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The 1970s was a pivotal time for U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. In this week's POMEPS Conversations podcast, Salim Yaqub talks about how that...
Why Palestinian Elections are Postponed: A Conversation with Diana Greenwald (S. 5, Ep. 15)
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Local Palestinian elections across the West Bank and Gaza were scheduled to take place next month, but they have been suspended. On this week's POMEPS...
Jordan Heads to the Polls: A Conversation with Curtis Ryan (S. 5, Ep. 14)
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Next week, Jordan is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections. Coming in the midst of intense economic challenges and security fears, the vote will b...
Sectarian Dangers in the Middle East: A Conversation with Raymond Hinnebusch (S. 5, Ep. 13)
24 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"Sectarianism tends to internally fracture societies. It's extremely dangerous," says Raymond Hinnebusch. "Compare that to the way pan-Arabism was use...
The Role of Militaries in the Middle East: A Conversation with Kevin Koehler (S. 5, Ep. 12)
18 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"If you compare the Egyptian military and the Tunisian military, obviously these are two very different institutions from and organizational perspecti...
Tunisia’s Ennahdha Party: A conversation with Monica Marks (S. 5, Ep. 11)
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Critical analysis of Tunisia and the Ennahdha party by Monica Marks. Marks is an Oxford PhD candidate, Rhodes Scholar and visiting fellow at the Europ...
How Jordanians feel about Syrian Refugees: A Conversation with André Bank (S. 5, Ep. 10)
05 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
André Bank, a senior research fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), talks about how Jordan is dealing with the influx of...
Interviewing Displaced Syrians: A Conversation with Wendy Pearlman (S. 5, Ep. 9)
28 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from Wendy Pearlman, an associate professor in the department of political science at Northwestern University. Pearlman has carried out open-...
New Forms of Sectarianism: A Conversation with Bassel Salloukh (S. 5, Ep. 8)
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's POMEPS Conversation podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Bassel Salloukh, an associate professor of political science at the Social Sciences...
What We Can Learn from Syrian Refugees: A Conversation with Daniel Corstange (S. 5, Ep. 7)
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's POMEPS Conversation podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Daniel Corstange, an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and...
Political Economy & Refugees in Jordan: A Conversation with Pete Moore (S. 5, Ep. 6)
08 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's POMEPS Conversation podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Pete Moore about the political economy and refugees in Jordan. Moore is an associat...
On the Leftist Groups in Middle East Political Science: Sune Haugbølle (S. 5, Ep. 41)
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's POMEPS Conversation Podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Sune Haugbølle. Haugbølle is an associate professor at Roskilde University, and m...
Sexual Harassment in Egypt: A Conversation with Vickie Langohr (S. 5, Ep. 5)
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's POMEPS Conversation podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Vickie Langohr about public sexual harassment faced by women in Egypt and the rest ...
The Origins of Syria’s Crisis: A Conversation with Reinoud Leenders (S. 5, Ep. 4)
20 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's POMEPS podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Reinoud Leenders about the origins of the Syrian conflict. Leenders is a reader in the Departmen...
Iranian Revolution, Arab Uprisings, Mobilizations: A Conversation with Charles Kurzman (S. 5, Ep. 3)
13 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Kurzman speaks with Marc Lynch about how past failed mobilizations can explain the challenges facing the Middle East after the 2011 uprisings....
Saudi Arabia’s New Challenges: A Conversation with Greg Gause (S. 5, Ep. 2)
06 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Saudi Arabia is facing challenges: the global oil slump, the future of the GCC's collective stability and its intervention in Yemen. "Yemen was the p...
Crisis in Turkey: A Conversation with Kristin Fabbe (S. 5, Ep. 1)
31 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"The crisis in Turkey has been a long time coming," Kristin Fabbe says about the current political situation in Turkey. Fabbe, an assistant professo...
A Conversation with Rory McCarthy (S. 4, Ep. 20)
23 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Lynch speaks with Rory McCarthy about Tunisia's Ennahda party, and its transition through the uprisings to present day.
POMEPS Conversations: Steffen Hertog (S. 4, Ep. 19)
16 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Lynch speaks with Steffen Hertog about the current economic situation and challenges faced in the GCC, specifically Saudi Arabia's recent reforms...
POMEPS Conversations: Bessma Momani (S. 4, Ep. 18)
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Lynch speaks with Bessma Momani to discuss her book, "Arab Dawn: Arab Youth and the Demographic Dividend They Will Bring." Momani is an Associat...
POMEPS Conversations: Zaid al Ali (S. 4, Ep. 17)
02 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week Marc Lynch speaks with Zaid al Ali of Princeton University about the constitutional drafting process in the Middle East in the wake of the A...
POMEPS Conversations: Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl (S. 4, Ep. 15)
18 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl speaks with Marc Lynch about his continued research on the war in Syria.
POMEPS Conversations: Erin Snider (S. 4, Ep. 14)
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's POMEPS Conversation, Erin Snider from Texas A&M speaks with Marc Lynch about the political economy of foreign aid in the Middle East.
POMEPS Conversations: Hind Ahmed Zaki (S. 4, Ep. 13)
04 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s POMEPS Conversation, Hind Ahmed Zaki speaks with Marc Lynch about feminism and women's rights movements in the wake of the Arab Sprin...
POMEPS Conversations: Amaney Jamal (S. 4, Ep. 12)
28 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s conversation is with Amaney Jamal. She speaks with Marc Lynch about the After the Uprisings conference co-hosted by Princeton University...
POMEPS Conversations: Merouan Mekouar (S. 4, Ep. 11)
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's POMEPS Conversation, Merouan Mekouar speaks with Marc Lynch about the challenges facing Morocco now. Assistant Professor in the Depart...
POMEPS Conversations: Justin Gengler (S. 4, Ep. 10)
14 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Gengler is a senior researcher at the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) of Qatar University. He is the author of the book G...
POMEPS Conversations: Steven Brooke (S. 4, Ep. 9)
10 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Brooke speaks with Marc Lynch about the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt over the past five years and prospects for future study of the group. Brook...
POMEPS Conversations: Sean L. Yom (S. 4, Ep. 8)
03 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Yom speaks with Marc Lynch about his new book, "From Resilience to Revolution," and the role of foreign and domestic actors in Middle East polit...
POMEPS Conversations: Michaelle Browers (S. 4, Ep. 7)
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michaelle Browers speaks with Marc Lynch about intellectuals in the Middle East, and the growth of a new generation of scholars and political theorist...
POMEPS Conversations: Jillian Schwedler (S. 4, Ep. 6)
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Lynch sat down with Jillian Schwedler to discuss economic development and the effects of the Arab Spring in Jordan. Schwedler, a professor of pol...
POMEPS Conversations: Hesham Sallam (S. 4, Ep. 5)
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation is with Hesham Sallam of Stanford University. He speaks with Marc Lynch about competing narratives of the Egyptian revolution.
POMEPS Conversations: Stacey Philbrick Yadav (S. 4, Ep. 4)
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stacey Philbrick Yadav speaks with Marc Lynch about the ongoing civil war in Yemen and the difficulty of an enduring resolution. Yadav is associate pr...
POMEPS Conversations: Lindsay Benstead (S. 4, Ep. 3)
28 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with Lindsay J. Benstead about who votes for women, and why, in the Middle East. Benstead is noted for her work in survey methodology a...
POMEPS Conversations: Michael Wahid Hanna & Thanassis Cambanis (S. 4, Ep. 2)
20 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The George Washington University's Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science, with Michael Wahid Hanna & Thanassis Cambanis...
POMEPS Conversations: Nathan Brown (S. 4, Ep. 1)
13 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation about the current challenges and opportunities facing Egypt between Nathan Brown and Marc Lynch.