Conflict in the Middle East has in recent history provoked several waves of forced mass displacement, often with very disruptive consequences. The Syrian refugee crisis is the latest of such events, unprecedented in its magnitude. A handful of Arab states (Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq) have come to host to over half of Syria’s refugees. This has inevitably brought with it a number of social, political, and economic challenges that have in some cases significantly strained the already weak structures and (im)balances of the state.
In this event, Filippo Dionigi discusses how states such as Lebanon and Jordan have coped with the challenges of mass displacement within their borders. He will pose questions and advance hypotheses on the current and future implications of forced mass displacement in the Middle East for states in the region.
Event Details
Speaker: Dr Filippo Dionigi, LSE
Chair: Professor Toby Dodge, LSE
Date: Wednesday 24 February 2016
Time: 18:00-19:30
Event Hashtag: #LSERefugees
Location: Room 2.02, Clement House, LSE
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Speaker
Dr Filippo Dionigi is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, researching the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on Arab statehood from a comparative perspective. In addition, Filippo is leading on a capacity-building project, in collaboration with Tunis University, to enhance the didactic capacity of Tunis Business School (TBS), on the level of International Relations teaching. His book, titled Hezbollah, Islamist Politics and International Society, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in December 2014.