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What is the governance of CMES?

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The current governance of the CMES involves two committees:

The Executive Committee, chaired by the CMES Director, is composed faculty from across the University who have been, or continue to be, active in teaching on or engagement with the Middle East...

Incorporating Alevis: The Transformation of Governance and Faith-Based Collective Action in Turkey

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This dissertation is about the ongoing transformation of the Turkish state's incorporative policies vis-à-vis the Alevis and the subsequent faith-based collective action of the Alevis through their nonprofit organizations. The data were collected during...

Roger Owen on the makings of the Qaddafi government in Al-Hayat

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CMES Professor Roger Owen writes a regular column for the Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hayat. In his latest article, he discusses coming to an understanding of the functioning parameters of the Qaddafi government in Libya. You can access his article in...

Cancelled: The Possibilities for Cooperation in Education: The Kurdish Regional Government, Turkey and the United States

Events

Mosleh Mohammed Saeed Salah, Ph.D. President, Duhok University, Kurdish regional Government, Iraq PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Contact: Lenore Martin Sponsor(s): Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Center for Middle Eastern...

On Anarchy and Government: The Arab Fall in Libya

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The Islamic Legal Studies Program, Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program present Dr. Ali Mihirig Former Libyan Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Ali Mihirig, former Libyan Minister of...

Digital Governance in Saudi Arabia: From Brokers to Apps

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents Sultan Alamer Associate at the Center of Middle Eastern Studies and Resident Fellow at the New Lines Institute. Dr. Sultan Alamer is an Associate at the Center of Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard. He is also...

The Making of the Modern Muslim State. Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa

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The WCFIA/CMES Middle East Seminar presents Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University Malika Zeghal discusses her new book, The...

From Resistance to Government: Hamas’s Political Participation and its Struggle for International Recognition in the Post-Arafat Era

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The Middle East Forum is pleased to present Paola Caridi Middle East Correspondent, Lettera22; historian and author, Hamas: From Resistance to Government This event is open to the public; no registration is required. All Middle East Seminar Sessions are...

From Policy to Practice: A Critical Review of United States Government Stabilization Efforts in Syria

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The CMES & WCFIA Middle East Seminar presents Michelle Bradford International Development Professional & Former Team Leader for multi-donor funded stabilization programming in Syria, US Department of State and UK Department for International Development...

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Colonial Approaches to Governance in the Periphery: Direct and Indirect Rule in French Algeria

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The Center for European Studies Study Group: Colonial Encounters and Divergent Development Trajectories in the Mediterranean present Adria Lawrence Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University Abstract: When European imperial...

The Role of Government in Turkey from a Comparative Perspective

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The WCFIA/CMES Middle East Seminar presents Ali Çarkoğlu (Koç University) and Ersin Kalaycıoğlu (Sabancı University) Professor Ali Çarkoğlu is Professor in the Department of International Relations at Koç University and a Visiting Scholar at the Center...