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Social Theory: Mari J. Matsuda
Social Theory: Mari J. Matsuda 31st Oct 2022 By Meray Maddah. Meray is a PhD researcher at the Politics and Public Administration Department at the University of Konstanz. She is part of the Working Group, “Legislatures in International Politics” lead by Dr. Thomas Malang. Currently, she... Read More
Social Theory: Ibn Khaldun
Social Theory: Ibn Khaldun 27th Oct 2022 By Ahmed Abozaid Abdel-Rahman Abu-Zeid Walieddin Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), also known as Ibn Khaldun, is one of the most prominent Muslim Arab scholars, responsible for articulating a theoretical approach which dismantles the dialectical relationship... Read More
Social Theory: Yassin Al Haj Saleh
Social Theory: Yassin Al Haj Saleh 20th Oct 2022 By Fadi Nicholas Nassar, Director of the Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution and Assistant Professor in Political Science and International Affairs at the Lebanese American University. Much of social and political theory is borne... Read More
Social Theory: Judith N. Shklar
Social Theory: Judith N. Shklar 18th Oct 2022 By Amal Bourhrous.--Judith N. Shklar (1928-1992) is a political theorist of the margins. Her focus is not on the elaboration of a theory of justice, but rather on thinking politics from the perspective of injustice, hearing the voices of the victims,... Read More
Social Theory: Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe
Social Theory: Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe 30th Aug 2022 By Betul Dogan-Akkas (PhD Candidate Gulf Studies Joint Degree PhD Program Durham University SGIA & Qatar University Gulf Studies Centre)  Argentine political philosopher Ernesto Laclau was renowned for his ideas about hegemony... Read More
Social Theory: Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi
Social Theory: Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi 25th Aug 2022 Ola Rifai University of St AndrewsIn May 2002, dozens of Arab scholars met in the French Institution of Aleppo to commemorate the 100th death anniversary of Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855-1902). During a two-day workshop, organized by al-Kawakibi's... Read More
Social Theory: Achille Mbembe
Social Theory: Achille Mbembe 12th Jul 2022 Achille Mbembe and the Afterlives of Interspecies Necropolitics in the Postcolony By Madonna Kalousian In an essay titled ‘Écrire l’Afrique à partir d’une faille’, Mbembe contends that “c’est parce que la colonisation fut ce qu’elle... Read More
Turkey and Saudi Arabia: The view from Ankara
Turkey and Saudi Arabia: The view from Ankara 5th Jul 2022 By Bekir Varoglu, Lancaster University.After years of tensions, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are making efforts to repair and improve their relations. Two regional heavyweights have been mutually attempting to expand their regional influence and... Read More
New Funding Secured
New Funding Secured 28th Jun 2022 SEPAD is delighted to announce that it has secured a third round of funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Running until June 2025, this project builds on findings from previous grants in an effort to better understand the complex interplay between... Read More
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