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Interview with Lisa Wedeen on “Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria”

Interview with Lisa Wedeen on “Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria”

https://soundcloud.com/poltheoryother/76-syria-authoritarian-apprehensions-w-lisa-wedeen Jadaliyya Syria Page Co-Editor Lisa Wedeen joins the "Politics, Theory, Other" podcast to discuss her new book, Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria. They spoke about the strategies the Syrian regime has adopted in order to maintain a degree [...]

By Lisa Wedeen|2020-07-19T23:58:01-04:004 March 2020|Featured Audio|

Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab, Enlightenment on the Eve of Revolution: The Egyptian and Syrian Debates (New Texts Out Now)

Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab, Enlightenment on the Eve of Revolution: The Egyptian and Syrian Debates (New Texts Out Now)

Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab, Enlightenment on the Eve of Revolution: The Egyptian and Syrian Debates (Columbia University Press, 2019). Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Elizabeth Kassab (EK): I have been interested in contemporary Arab thought for many decades now. In 2010, I [...]

By Elizabeth Susan Kassab|2020-07-20T01:26:07-04:0012 February 2020|Article|

Six turning points on the Syrian uprising

Six turning points on the Syrian uprising

A chronological examination of developments during the seven years of the Syrian uprising denotes several turning points. Each of them has crucial role in the unfolding Syrian drama, and more importantly each one of them seems to lead to the [...]

By Ola Rifai|2018-11-03T18:22:07-04:003 November 2018|Roundtables|