Politics of the Muslim World

Events in this series are organised under the auspieces of the HH Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah Programme and the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Topics covered include Islamic ideas of state and governance, Islamic perspectives in international and transnational relations, the formation and impact of Islamist movements, Muslim minorities and debates over multiculturalism and democratisation.

For further details on this series of events contact: a.ehteshami@durham.ac.uk

Events

10 December 2020

Regional Crises, Regional Responses workshop on security threats in the Middle East (WebEx event, 1pm-5pm).

• Regional Crises, Regional Responses workshop (.pdf)

9 March 2020

Peer Exchange Workshop: Insights of Recent Research about the Development of Salafi-Jihadism in the MENA Region and Entry Points for Conflict Transformation, Beirut, 9.30am-5pm.

• Peer Exchange Workshop report (.pdf)
• Berghof Foundation news report

5 December 2019

The State of the State in the Middle East, Hatfield College, Durham University, 9.00am-5.30pm.

• The State of the State in the Middle East (.pdf)

4-5 September 2019

Grand Strategy: Mapping the Contemporary Middle East, Al Qasimi Building, Durham University, Room 102.

• Grand Strategy: Mapping the Contemporary Middle East (.pdf)

8 July 2019

Roundtable: Post-IS MENA Regional Politics, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London.

• Post-IS MENA Regional Politics programme (.pdf)

17 June 2019

The Consequences and Implications of Daesh Military Defeat workshop, Centre for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan, Amman.

• The Consequences and Implications of Daesh Military Defeat programme (.pdf)
• (Arabic) The Consequences and Implications of Daesh Military Defeat report (.pdf)

13 June 2019

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Evaluation, Lessons Learned and Future Prospects, IMEIS Annual Conference 2019, SGIA, al-Qasimi Building, Room 102, 9am-5.30pm. See Juline Beaujouan-Marlière (ed), IMEIS Annual Conference 2019: GCC: Evaluation, Lessons Learned and Future Prospects (Global Policy Journal, August 2019).

• The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) programme (.pdf)
• IMEIS Annual Conference 2019 report (.pdf)

18 September 2018

Roundtable: Syrian Crisis, Syrian Refugees: The Cases of Jordan and Lebanon, SGIA, al-Qasimi Building, Room 201, 9:30am-5pm.

• Syrian Crisis, Syrian Refugees poster (.pdf)
• Syrian Crisis, Syrian Refugees programme (.pdf)

14 June 2018

Professor Mark N. Katz (George Mason University), Better than before? Comparing Moscow’s Cold War and Putin-era Policies toward Arabia and the Gulf, Sir William Luce Lecture, Sir James Knott Hall, Trevelyan College, Durham, 12pm.

• Comparing Moscow’s Cold War and Putin-era policies toward Arabia and the Gulf poster (.pdf)

13-14 June 2018

Identity, Legitimacy and Power in the Muslim World, IMEIS Annual Conference 2018. See Juline Beaujouan-Marlière (ed), IMEIS Annual Conference 2018: Identity, Legitimacy and power in the Muslim World (Global Policy Journal, November 2018).

• Identity, Legitimacy and power in the Muslim World report (.pdf)
• IMEIS Annual Conference 2018 poster (.pdf)
• IMEIS Annual Conference 2018 provisional programme (.pdf)

5 February 2018

Roundtable: The Troubled Triangle of the Islamic State, Iran, and Syria, in collaboration with Chatham House (2.15-5pm, Lindisfarne Conference Centre, St Aidan's College, Durham).

• Listen to the podcast
• The Troubled Triangle of the Islamic State, Iran, and Syria abstracts (.pdf)
• The Troubled Triangle of the Islamic State, Iran, and Syria poster (.pdf)

20 September 2017

Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (IMEIS) Annual Conference: 'Diversity', Durham Castle. See Juline Beaujouan-Marlière (ed), IMEIS Annual Conference 2017: Diversity (Durham Middle East Papers 95, March 2018).

• IMEIS Annual Conference 2017: Diversity papers (.pdf)

13 October 2016

A Conversation with Professor Bahgat Korany (SGIA, 201, 10am-12pm).

27-28 September 2016

ransformational Changes in the Middle East: Internal, Regional and International Drivers (Qatar Univeristy, Gulf Studies Centre).

Resources

Jan Claudius Völkel, Not More Than A Dent? Long-term Trends in Middle East Democracy Since the Arab Spring (Durham Middle East Paper No. 97)

• Long-term Trends in Middle East Democracy Since the Arab Spring paper (.pdf)

Mark N. Katz, Better Than Before: Comparing Moscow’s Cold War and Putin Era Policies Toward Arabia and the Gulf (Durham Middle East Paper No. 96)

• Comparing Moscow’s Cold War and Putin Era Policies Toward Arabia and the Gulf paper (.pdf)

Khalil F. Osman, The Menace of a 'Post-Territorial' Islamic State (IMEIS Briefing No. 1)

• The Menace of a 'Post-Territorial' Islamic State briefing (.pdf)

Clive Jones (ed.), The Politics of Change in the Middle East (Durham Middle East Papers No. 78)

• The Politics of Change in the Middle East paper (.pdf)