This event will launch the special issue of Mediterranean Politics on the Politics of Foreign Aid in the Arab World: the Impact of the Arab Uprisings. Guest editors Federica Bicchi, Steven Heydemann, and Benoit Challand, joined by a number of discussants, look at the changing state of aid in the Arab world in the wake of the Arab Uprisings and its significance for the region.
Refreshments will be provided.
Event Details
Speakers: Dr Leila Mouhib, Universite Libre de Bruxelles; Alaa Tartir, LSE; Jeremy Wildeman, University of Essex; Steven Heydemann, United States Institute of Peace; Dr Benoit Challand, New York University
Chair: Dr Federica Bicchi, LSE
Discussants: Dr Mattia Toaldo, European Council on Foreign Relations; Professor Michelle Pace, Roskilde University
Date: Friday 13 February 2015
Time: 14.00-16.00
Location: Room 9.04, Tower 2, Clement's Inn, LSE
Attendance: This event is free and open to all on a first come first served basis. Our events are very well attended, please make sure to arrive early. We cannot guarantee entry.
Chair
Federica Bicchi, Associate Professor in International Relations of Europe, LSE.
Speakers
Alaa Tartir, PhD Candidate, International Development, LSE
Jeremy Wildeman, PhD Candidate, the Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
Steven Heydemann, Vice president of Applied Research on Conflict, United States Institute of Peace
Leila Mouhib, Scientific Coordinator, l'Université Euro-Méditerranéenne/ Lecturer, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Benoit Challand, Assistant Professor at the Kevorkian Center for Near East Studies, New York University
Discussants
Mattia Toaldo, Policy Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations
Michelle Pace, Professor MSO, External Relations of the European Union with special emphasis on the relations with the Middle East, Roskilde University/ Honorary Professor in Politics and International Studies, University of Birmingham