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May Workshop: Amman, Jordan<\/h2>\n
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\u201cCross National Variations in Challenges to Old Regimes during the Early Stages of the Arab Spring Movements\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

APSA’s second MENA Workshop series began with a one-week program hosted by Birzeit University\u00a0<\/span>and the Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) from\u00a0May\u00a011-16, 2014 at the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman.\u00a0The workshop was co-led by\u00a0<\/span>Denise DeGarmo (Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, USA), Lourdes Habash (Birzeit University, Palestine), and Fred H. Lawson (Mills College, USA)\u00a0and attended by 20 political and social scientists.\u00a0<\/span>Substantively, the program canvassed various theoretical and methodological approaches that could be used to better understand these challenges, focusing on factors such as social movements, military and domestic security forces, economic conditions, and the use of social media. Throughout their discussions, participants drew on an extensive set of readings as well as their own research. Participants also made time to visit the ancient city of Jerash and enjoy the attractions of downtown Amman.<\/span> See the\u00a0Syllabus.pdf<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Schedule.pdf<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for more information on the Amman workshop program.\u00a0Following the May workshop, participants used the next three months to revise their research for presentation and further feedback at a follow-up workshop in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2014 Fellows<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Mr. Tareq Al Taie – Mosul University, Iraq
\n\u2022 Mr. Imad Alsoos – Free University Berlin, Germany
\n\u2022 Ms. Sally Ashour – National Center for Social and Criminological Research, Egypt
\n\u2022 Mr. Arin Ayanian – University of St. Andrew’s, UK
\n\u2022 Mr. Ahmed Azzam – Cairo University, Egypt
\n\u2022 Mr. Abdeslam Badre – Mohammed V University-Rabat, Morocco
\n\u2022 Ms. Billie Jeanne Brownlee – Exeter University, UK
\n\u2022 Ms. Francesca Burke – Council for British Research in the Levant, Jordan
\n\u2022 Ms. Marina Calculli – University of Oxford, UK
\n\u2022 Ms. Sihem Drissi – University of Sfax, Tunisia
\n\u2022 Ms. Somaia El Sayed – Cairo University, Egypt
\n\u2022 Ms. Ayfer Erdogan – Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
\n\u2022 Ms. Aida Essaid – King Hussein Foundation, Jordan
\n\u2022 Mr. Salim Hmimnat – Mohammed V University-Rabat, Morocco
\n\u2022 Ms. Magdalena Karolak – Zayed University, UAE
\n\u2022 Ms. Shaimaa Magued – Cairo University, Egypt
\n\u2022 Mr. Ammar Maleki – Tilburg University, Netherlands
\n\u2022 Ms. Hiba Saida – Birzeit University, Palestine
\n\u2022 Mr. Yasser Salimi Namin – Islamic Azad University, Iran
\n\u2022 Ms. Hania Sobhy – Arab Council for the Social Sciences, Lebanon<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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September Workshop: Beirut, Lebanon<\/h2>\n
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\"\"<\/a>\u201cChallenges to Democratic Consolidation during the the Arab Spring Movements\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n

As a follow-up to the May workshop in Amman, participants were invited to a workshop hosted by Lebanese American University in Beirut from September 15-20, 2014. The workshop was co-led by\u00a0Denise DeGarmo (Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, USA), Lourdes Habash (Birzeit University, Palestine), Ghada alMadbouh (Birzeit University, Palestine), and Bassel Salloukh (Lebanese American University, Lebanon). The one-week program took a comparative approach to analyze democratic transition and consolidation across the region and included a panel presentation on ‘Sectarianism in Lebanon’ given by two LAU faculty. Daily sessions were structured around participant presentations and research discussions, providing significant opportunities for feedback from peer discussants and leaders. The group also visited the beautiful Jaita Grotto and enjoyed the liveliness of Beirut. See the ReadingList.pdf<\/strong><\/a> and Schedule.pdf<\/strong><\/a> for more information on the Beirut workshop program.\u00a0Concluding their participation in the 5-month MENA Workshop Fellowship, alumni were given three years’ complimentary membership to APSA and are now eligible to apply for small grants to support their further research.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0Alumni leaders and participants gather for a photo after the closing dinner in Brummana.
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