Our handbook has a page on the publisher site :) (Available open access! Dont mind the price!) www.bloomsbury.com/us/ib-tauris...
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Ammar Shamaileh
@ammars.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Politics & IR at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies - MENA politics, political economy and repression/violence
I am delighted to share the fall issue of the APSA MENA section newsletter, co-edited by @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social, @samershehata.bsky.social, and me, available for download here: zenodo.org/records/1745...
Call for applications! APSA-MENA Workshop on Engaged Scholarship in the Middle East and North Africa, hosted at the Doha Institute Jan 5-8 2026 & convened by @ammars.bsky.social, @philbrickyadav.bsky.social, Lara Khattab, & myself. See below. Link to application: apsa.wufoo.com/forms/z14bkm...
Excited to be co-organizing an APSA MENA Methods Workshop on "Participatory and Engaged Research in the MENA" with @apsamena.bsky.social colleagues @separkinson.bsky.social, @ammars.bsky.social and Lara Khattab at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. ECRs & practitioners, apply by 9/14.
2026 APSA MENA Methods Workshop
APSA is pleased to announce a Call for Applications from early-career scholars who would like to participate in a 4-day workshop titled, "Participatory and Engaged Research in the MENA Region." Organ...
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Why did the "massive collapse after the October 2019 protests [fail] to generate commensurate political, ideological, and organizational responses?" Check out this wonderful new piece by @bassel26.bsky.social #Polisky
The Anatomy of Lebanon’s Postwar Integral State: The Political Economy of Cartels and Consent
This essay stretches Antonio Gramsci’s core concept of the integral state to explain an enigma in contemporary Lebanon: why the massive collapse after the October 2019 protests failed to generate c...
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MELG’s new issue is out! It’s a SI on “Populism in the Arab World” coedited with MELG Editorial Board member @ammars.bsky.social
For those of you wondering how things are going over at X:
My op-ed in support of considering a federalist system in Syria is now out in the @thenewarab.bsky.social. To be clear, this is not support for any plan that is currently being circulated. My main point is that a symmetric federalist approach should be explored. www.newarab.com/opinion/defe...
In defence of federalism in Syria: Should it still be taboo?
Syria's new political roadmap must at least consider federalism as a viable option to accommodate all of Syria's diverse communities, says Ammar Shamaileh.
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This is the most petty and self-centered letter I could ever imagine somebody writing in this situation. Even in this most, Assad can't think of anything other than himself; not Syria, not Palestine, and not even his supporters. It's all about him and his image.
HTS announcing the PM as in charge of public institutions until the transition is complete is a remarkable and shrewd move.
So far, I've been very wrong. I'm just hoping I stay wrong.
Ammar Shamaileh@ammars.bsky.social · 2y agoI believe that my anti-Assad credentials are solid enough that I can express my opinion without it being misunderstood: The recent developments in Syria are horrible for Syrians and I can't believe how many people are cheerleading for HTS.
I have spent decades envisioning different scenarios where Assad fell. I never pictured a scenario where it would happen like this. I am also completely shocked at how well HTS has managed the political and social side of things. They've been quite brilliant so far.
Let's hope Russia and Iran enter discussions tomorrow planning on a post-Assad Syria. How much longer can they continue propping up the corpse of this regime? Do they really want to risk complete defeat? Of course, I doubt there will be any serious discussions of the interests of Syrians.
I believe that my anti-Assad credentials are solid enough that I can express my opinion without it being misunderstood: The recent developments in Syria are horrible for Syrians and I can't believe how many people are cheerleading for HTS.
France on Putin | France on Netanyahu
Eliav Lieblich@eliavl.bsky.social · 2y agoThis story says that France is changing its stance on immunity of 3rd party heads of state at the ICC, in return for its involvement in the Lebanon ceasefire deal, which Israel previously vetoed after France stated that it would respect the ICC warrants. www.ynet.co.il/news/article...
These are Palestinian firefighters, likely from either Burj al-Barajna or Shatila refugee camps. FWIW, Palestinian civil protection units do a lot of mutual aid outside the camps, made more significant by the fact that they are *stateless*. They've responded to wildfires in Lebanon, for example.
Sally Hayden@sallyhayd.bsky.social · 2y agoFirst responders on the scene during the aftermath of one of the airstrikes on Chiyah, greater Beirut, today. #lebanon #beirut
We noticed there wasn't a starter pack on authoritarian politics yet – Now there is! go.bsky.app/UFHn7sS Spread and ask to join!
The goals the Israeli gov't is articulating for South Lebanon echo the stated aims of the 1982 invasion very closely (different groups firing missiles from South Lebanon, same idea of clearing a border area to secure the Galilee). So anyways, Israel then occupied South Lebanon for 18 years.
Did you see my blog post on sensitive surveys in Tunisia? (I'm hoping this will become a paper one day 😅) www.robertkubinec.com/post/kais_sa...
Robert Kubinec - What Do Tunisians Really Think About President Kais Saied?
I reproduce results from our recent survey experiment showing that people are opposed to President Kais Saied but prefer not to report their opposition directly.
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My article on preference falsification on surveys is now out in @PSRMJournal. Nonresponse rates are often used as a proxy for the sensitivity bias associated with PF. This article casts doubt on the utility of such measures. dictatorsky, polisky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
On the measurement of preference falsification using nonresponse rates | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core
On the measurement of preference falsification using nonresponse rates
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Whenever anyone wonders why the UAE hasn’t frozen its normalization with Israel over Gaza, I suggest looking at its incredibly destructive ongoing role in fueling the horrific war in Sudan and it becomes quite easy to understand.
💣🐚 Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry Mossad director Yossi Cohen personally involved in secret plot to pressure Fatou Bensouda to drop Palestine investigation www.theguardian.com/world/articl...
Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry
Mossad director Yossi Cohen personally involved in secret plot to pressure Fatou Bensouda to drop Palestine investigation, sources say
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UN experts "horrified at details emerging from mass graves unearthed in the Gaza Strip. Over 390 bodies have been discovered at Nasser & Al Shifa hospitals, including of women & children, w/ many reportedly showing signs of torture & summary executions, & potential instances of people buried alive.”
Onslaught of violence against women and children in Gaza unacceptable: UN experts
GENEVA (6 May 2024) – UN experts* today condemned the continued and systematic onslaught of violence committed against Palestinians in Gaza, with most victims being women and children over the past se...
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Please correct me if I'm wrong, but according to what the news has reported, Israel helped construct a proposal that Israel hasn't agreed to yet, and Blinken is praising it as generous even though they haven't actually even agreed to it. N.B. It's not generous even if they agree to it.