How have the Arab Uprisings of 2011 affected authoritarian governance in the Arab world? How have Arab regimes responded to the distinctive challenges posed by the rapid emergence of oppositional forms of mass politics? What forms of authoritarian governance seem to be emerging in the wake of the Uprisings? Reflecting on the debate about the resilience of authoritarianism in the Middle East, Steven Heydemann analyses what regime responses to the rise of mass political movements tell us about the capacity of Arab regimes to adapt in the face of new challenges.
Event Details
Speaker: Steven Heydemann, United States Institute of Peace
Chair: Professor Toby Dodge, LSE
Date: Thursday 12 February 2015
Time: 13.00-15.00
Location: Room 9.04, Tower 2, Clement's Inn, LSE
Event Hashtag: #LSEHeydemann
Attendance: This is a registration only event. Please register using the online booking system.
Speaker
Steven Heydemann serves as the vice president of Applied Research on Conflict at USIP. Heydemann is a political scientist who specializes in the comparative politics and the political economy of the Middle East, with a particular focus on Syria. His interests include authoritarian governance, economic development, social policy, political and economic reform and civil society.