The Resilience of Parliamentary Politics in Kuwait (S. 13, Ep. 23)

The Resilience of Parliamentary Politics in K...

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The Revolution within (S. 14, Ep. 13)

On this week's episode of the podcast, Yasmin Moll of the University of Michigan joins Marc Lynch to discuss her new book, The Revolution Within: Islamic Media and the Struggle for a New Egypt. This book challenges conventional accounts of the 2011 revolution and its aftermath as ...  عرض المزيد

Road to October 7 (S. 14, Ep. 12)

On this week's episode of the podcast, Erik Skare of the University of Oslo joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Road to October 7: A Brief History of Palestinian Islamism. In this book, Erik Skare argues that Palestinian Islamism is far more complex and dynamic than general ...  عرض المزيد

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Hitting The Glass Ceiling? Women's Political Participation in Kuwait (Webinar)
LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts

This Kuwait Programme event was a discussion about Dr Zeynep Kaya’s recent research on women's political participation in Kuwait. Dr Lubna Al-Kazi acted as a discussant, and Dr Courtney Freer chaired the event. Since the introduction of women’s suffrage in 2005, the number of wom ...  عرض المزيد

Rentier Islamism: The Role of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf
LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts

Speaker: Courtney Freer, LSE Kuwait Programme Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE Middle East Centre Muslim Brotherhood affiliates in the Gulf are greatly discussed yet little understood. This lecture, based on findings from extensive field work in Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE, examines the his ...  عرض المزيد

The Origins of Kuwait's National Assembly in Comparative Perspective
LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts

Speaker: Michael Herb, Georgia State University Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE Despite recent setbacks, Kuwait's parliament remains the strongest amongst the GCC states. Michael Herb delves into Gulf history to explain why Kuwait's political system differs from those of its neighbours. R ...  عرض المزيد

Stuck in the 20th Century? Kuwait’s Urbanisation, Transport, and Use of Public Space (Webinar)
LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts

The PowerPoint presentations from the event can be viewed here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-centre/events/2021/kuwaits-urbanisation This Kuwait Programme event was a discussion about two research projects - 'Public Space in Kuwait: From User Behaviour to Policy-making' led ...  عرض المزيد