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The EU, the Middle East, and the Crisis of the “International Liberal Order”
The EU, the Middle East, and the Crisis of the “International Liberal Order” 3rd Apr 2023 Guest post: Daniela Huber. This is part of our series reflecting on external powers in the Middle East. Since the onset of the Arab uprisings, the EU’s engagement in the Middle East has appeared ambiguous or blurred. Member states have been... Read More
Role of China in the Middle East (West Asia and North Africa, WANA)
Role of China in the Middle East (West Asia and North Africa, WANA) 29th Mar 2023 Guest post: Anoushiravan Ehteshami. This is part of our series reflecting on external powers in the Middle East.  China’s return to the WANA region has generated much debate and caused much consternation amongst Western powers regarding the... Read More
Managing the Political: The Case of Iran
Managing the Political: The Case of Iran 7th Mar 2023 A guest blogpost by Dr Samuel Mace, University of Leeds Managing politics in the modern day remains a complex task. Polities are made up of diverse groups with differing agendas that are ever changing ensuring institutional management of the political... Read More
What the UN can do to revive the political process in Libya?
What the UN can do to revive the political process in Libya? 13th Feb 2023 By Sultan Al-Khulaifi, Walid AliPolicy RecommendationsThe Libyan crisis is multidimensional. Thus, we advise that the UNSMIL need to coordinate between two levels: regional and domestic.   The agreement between the main regional actors... Read More
Conference Links
Conference Links 13th Dec 2022 Here's the conference programme and links to the streaming version. Please note carefully the two distinct links (A and B) which correspond to the two parallel panel streams.  15th December – Day 1 0830-0900        Welcome... Read More
Social Theory: Sara Ahmed
Social Theory: Sara Ahmed 6th Dec 2022 By Konstantin Rintelmann  In 2009, Margrit Shildrick panegyrically wrote: “Few academic writers working in the UK context today can match Sara Ahmed in her prolific output, and fewer still can maintain the consistently high level of her theoretical... Read More
Social Theory: Wael Hallaq
Social Theory: Wael Hallaq 5th Dec 2022 By Ali Seyedrazaghi, Teaching Fellow, Lancaster University. Wael Hallaq, a professor of ethics, law, and political thought at Columbia University, is considered one of the most important contemporary thinkers in the field of Islamic studies.... Read More
Social Theory: Susan Strange
Social Theory: Susan Strange 2nd Dec 2022 SUSAN STRANGE By Sukru Cildir.  Susan Strange was born in Dorset in 1923 and passed away in 1998. A founding figure of International Political Economy in the UK, Strange received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the LSE in 1943.  Following... Read More
Artist Spotlight: Mariam Mabrouk
Artist Spotlight: Mariam Mabrouk 24th Nov 2022 We are delighted to be working with Mariam Mabrouk, an Egyptian artist and former Lancaster University student, on a number of projects. Mariam is acting as our first ‘artist in residence’ and has produced some amazing pieces of art for forthcoming SEPAD... Read More
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