# The Arab World in Transition: Politics and Social Movements ## expand\_more This working group, convened in Fall 2013, is focused on contemporary political issues and modern Middle East history. Public events organized by the group include a series of roundtable discussions geared towards substantive question and answer periods, and a book talk series highlighting the latest scholarship analyzing the region’s recent historic changes. **Chair:** [Roger Owen](/people/e-roger-owen), A.J. Meyer Professor of Middle Eastern History *Emeritus* ## Academic Year 2014–15 Events [### The Middle East Beyond the Arab Spring ](/event/middle-east-beyond-arab-spring?occ_id=0)October 9, 2014 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM EDT | CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA In Person The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present Emad El-Din Shahin Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Visiting Professor, Georgetown University; Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Columbia University; Professor of Public Policy, The... event [### The Syrian State: A Stateless Regime or State with Many Regimes? ](/event/syrian-state-stateless-regime-or-state-many-regimes?occ_id=0)April 2, 2015 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM EDT | Nye Conference Rm A, Taubman Bldg, 5th floor, Harvard Kennedy School campus In Person The KSG Belfer Middle East Study Group and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies are pleased to present A seminar with Bassam Haddad, Associate Professor, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, and Director, Middle East and Islamic... event [### Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republics ](/event/anatomy-authoritarianism-arab-republics?occ_id=0)April 7, 2015 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM EDT | CMES, Room 102, Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 01238 In Person The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present Joseph Sassoon Visiting Professor, Georgetown University Joseph Sassoon is currently a Visiting Professor at Georgetown University. He is also a Senior Associate Member at St Antony’s College... event [### Major Middle Eastern Developments in Spring 2015: a discussion led by Professor Roger Owen ](/event/major-middle-eastern-developments-spring-2015-discussion-led-professor-roger-owen?occ_id=0)April 14, 2015 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM EDT | CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA In Person The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present a discussion led by Roger Owen A. J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus on Major Middle Eastern Developments in Spring 2015: ISIS Opposed by Coalition of Rivals in Iraq; Armies... event [### Generals and Autocrats: Military Politics in the Arab Spring and Beyond ](/event/generals-and-autocrats-military-politics-arab-spring-and-beyond?occ_id=0)April 29, 2015 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM EDT | CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA In Person The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents Hicham Bou Nassif Assistant Professor, Political Science, Carleton College Professor Bou Nassif completed his PhD at Indiana University, Bloomington. He also holds a Doctorate of International Law from the... event