Workshops and Conferences
June 22, 2010
"The Quest for Peace in the Middle East: Interrogating expertise, anthropologizing moral imperatives and normative empires"A research workshop discussed the findings of a research project on the anthropology of peacebuilding expertise. The project was supported by the
Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE)
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Lectures and Open Panel Discussions
December 20, 2011
"Security and Development: International Norms and Radicalization of Aid", with Pénélope Larzillière,
Visiting Scholar at IFI and Senior Research Fellow at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD-Paris).
December 19, 2011
The inauguration pf a multi-year AUB-IFI research project studying the current political transformations in the Arab world,
"Understanding the Arab...Spring? Uprising? Revolution? Awakening? Citizen revolt?", with Fawaz Traboulsi,
lecturer at AUB, writer and historian, Tarek Mitri,
Senior Research Fellow at IFI, and former Minister of Culture and Minister of Information, and Rabab Al-Mahdi,
Assistant Professor of Political Science at the American University in Cairo.
June 2, 2011
"From Tahrir Square to a New Republic: The Challenges of Promoting Democratic Constitutionalism in Egypt Today", a public policy briefing and discussion with
Egyptian democracy activist and youth organizations coordinator Abdul Rahman Hamdy Jad.
Please note: this event is in Arabic.
April 11, 2011
"Exploring the Role of the Army as a Public Institution in the Arab Region: Will the Uprisings Change Anything?", with Yezid Sayigh,
Professor of Middle East Studies, King's College London.
January 21, 2011
"Tunisians on Tunisia: Students and Professionals reflect on their National Transformation", with Tunisian students at AUB and Hedi Larbi,
respected Beirut-based Tunisian economist
December 13, 2010
"Civil Society Under Strain: Counter Terrorism Policy, Civil Society and Aid Post-9/11", a critical analysis of the book,
Civil Society Under Strain, with Jude Howell,
London School of Economics, Nisrine Mansour,
Oxford University, Jeremy Lind,
London School of Economics and Samer Frangie,
American University of Beirut
October 26, 2010
"Innovations and Diffusion for Regional Development – the 'specialized cities' phenomenon in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries", with Hiba Khodr
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, AUB
June 9, 2010
"What's Really Wrong With the Middle East", with
The Gaurdian newspaper's Brian Whitaker disucssing his book of the same title. The event was be followed by a book signing.
April 15, 2010
Co-organized with
CASAR and the
PSPA department at AUB,
"From 9/11 to Obama, US Relations with the Muslim World", with
former two-term US governor of Florida Senator Bob Graham,
March / April, 2010
"The Fares Lecture Series", with
Director of the Issam Fares Institute (AUB) and Fares Center Visiting Scholar Spring 2010 (Tufts University) Rami G. Khouri gave a series of lectures at
The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Tufts University.
"On-the-Job Training in the Turbulent Middle East: Assessing Obama's First Year", by Rami G. Khouri
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February 24, 2010
Co-organized with
CASAR,
"Pakistan's current challenges and opportunities in the dynamics of the region", with HE Raana Rahim
Ambassador of Pakistan to Lebanon as part of the
The Ambassador in the Academy series at AUB.
January 14, 2010
In collaboration with the
PSPA Department at AUB,
"Palestine: Reversing Ethnic Cleansing", with Salman Abu Sitta.
Thursday 23 July, 2009
"Can the West Regain its Reputation in the Middle East? The Arab-Israeli Conflict and Beyond", with David Gardner,
Award-winning journalist, Chief Leader Writer and Associate Editor of the Financial Times newspaper.
Wednesday 20 May 2009
"From Resistance to Reconciliation: Reflections on the South African Experience", with HE Mohammed Dangor,
Ambassador of South Africa to Syria and Lebanon, as part of
The Ambassador in the Academy series at AUB.
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