Sectarianism, Proxies & De-sectarianisation
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Social Theory: Doreen Massey
“Conceptualising space as open, multiple, and relational, unfinished and always becoming, is a prerequisite for history to be open and thus a prerequisite, too, for the possibility of politics.” (Massey 2005, 59).
Doreen Massey’s work...
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Sectarianism and Boundaries: Much More to Explore
During a Q&A at the latest BRISMES conference, my passion and enthusiasm for my paper on ‘sectarianism’ at dramatically and quickly dissipated. A pioneering high-profile scholar on the field, Dr. Morten Valbjørn, asked me a simple...
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Social Theory: Kimberlé Crenshaw
In 1976, five black women sued General Motors for race and sex discrimination. The company’s workforce segregation, they argued, left black women in a uniquely unfortunate situation. They...
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Social Theory: Mari J. Matsuda
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...
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Social Theory: Ibn Khaldun
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...
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Social Theory: Yassin Al Haj Saleh
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...
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Social Theory: Judith N. Shklar
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,...
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Social Theory: Ali Al-Wardi
Ali Al-Wardi (1913-1995) was an Iraqi prominent sociologist, and a theorist who was credited for founding the first Iraqi, and Arab, modern sociology school in the mid-20th century. Al-Wardi’s works theorised the psychological, cultural, and material...
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Tishreen Feminist Artivism: Iraqi woman beyond sectarian identity
One of the singularities of women’s contribution in the Tishreen movement was its spontaneous and organic sentiments that took women’s activism beyond the NGO, and SCO’s mainstream. The multiscalar involvement of women in Tishreen showed a unique modus...
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