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Project on Middle East Political Science directed by Marc Lynch (@abuaardvark.bsky.social)
Don't miss "Everyday experiences of the law, in Syria and beyond" by Rifaie Tammas & Marika Sosnowski, featured in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad!
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Everyday experiences of the law, in Syria and beyond - Project on Middle East Political Science
Rifaie Tammas & Marika Sosnowski, University of Melbourne Everything important that happens happens inside our minds. André Dao (2023) Anam, Penguin Books, 222. In this short memo we are intereste...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Don't miss "Everyday experiences of the law, in Syria and beyond" by Rifaie Tammas & Marika Sosnowski, featured in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad!
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Read Rana B. Khoury's "The Question of Return" in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad!
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The Question of Return - Project on Middle East Political Science
Rana B. Khoury, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign [1] For more than a decade, most Syrian refugees have not reached a “durable solution” to their displacement: neither resettlement in a third ...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Read Rana B. Khoury's "The Question of Return" in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad!
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Check out Salma Daoudi's piece, Disability and the Political Afterlife of Violence: Reimagining Justice and Statehood in Post-Assad Syria, in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad
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Disability and the Political Afterlife of Violence: Reimagining Justice and Statehood in Post-Assad Syria - Project on Middle East Political Science
Salma Daoudi, University of Oxford Introduction The fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 constituted a critical historical juncture in Syria’s contemporary political trajectory, marking both a ...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Check out Salma Daoudi's piece, Disability and the Political Afterlife of Violence: Reimagining Justice and Statehood in Post-Assad Syria, in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad
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Don't miss Sarah Bassisseh, Ronja Herrschner, Chonlawit Sirikupt, and Marcia Ponzlet's piece Justice in the Interregnum: Navigating the Complexity of Transitional Justice in Post-Assad Syria in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. pomeps.org/justice-in-t...
Justice in the Interregnum: Navigating the Complexity of Transitional Justice in Post-Assad Syria - Project on Middle East Political Science
Sarah Bassisseh, Ronja Herrschner, Chonlawit Sirikupt, and Marcia Ponzlet – Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen “Justice should serve all victims in Syria, regardless of the perpetrators, and justic...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Don't miss Sarah Bassisseh, Ronja Herrschner, Chonlawit Sirikupt, and Marcia Ponzlet's piece Justice in the Interregnum: Navigating the Complexity of Transitional Justice in Post-Assad Syria in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. pomeps.org/justice-in-t...
Check out Yassmine Tlass's piece in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad - Security Sector Reform in Post-Assad Syria: Decentralization as a Foundation. pomeps.org/the-security...
Security Sector Reform in Post-Assad Syria: Decentralization as a Foundation - Project on Middle East Political Science
Yassmine Tlass, University of Kent Introduction The collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 presents both a historic opportunity and a profound challenge for reimagining state institutions in ...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Check out Yassmine Tlass's piece in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad - Security Sector Reform in Post-Assad Syria: Decentralization as a Foundation. pomeps.org/the-security...
Decentralization in post-Assad Syria: a façade or bottom-up local governance? Read Tiina Hyyppä's piece in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. pomeps.org/decentraliza...
Decentralization in post-Assad Syria: a façade or bottom-up local governance? - Project on Middle East Political Science
Tiina Hyyppä, University of Helsinki Introduction Local governance in Syria under the regimes of Hafez and Bashar al-Assad was heavily centralized. During the Syrian uprising and war, governance ga...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Decentralization in post-Assad Syria: a façade or bottom-up local governance? Read Tiina Hyyppä's piece in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. pomeps.org/decentraliza...
Don't miss Sean's Lee's piece Center and Periphery in a post-Assad Syria in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. pomeps.org/center-and-p...
Center and Periphery in a post-Assad Syria - Project on Middle East Political Science
Sean Lee, The American University in Cairo Until the December 2024 push by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied forces that unseated the Assad regime from power after more than half a century of r...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Don't miss Sean's Lee's piece Center and Periphery in a post-Assad Syria in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. pomeps.org/center-and-p...
Check out Haian Dukhan's piece in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad - Between Stability and Violence: Tribal Authority in Syria’s Transitional Order. pomeps.org/between-stab...
Between Stability and Violence: Tribal Authority in Syria’s Transitional Order - Project on Middle East Political Science
Haian Dukhan, Teesside University Introduction The collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 marked the end of more than half a century of authoritarian rule in Syria and ushered in a fragile tr...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Check out Haian Dukhan's piece in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad - Between Stability and Violence: Tribal Authority in Syria’s Transitional Order. pomeps.org/between-stab...
The Center Beckons: Performance, Autonomy, and the “Postwar” State in Syria. Read Ali Hamdan's piece in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. pomeps.org/the-center-b...
The Center Beckons: Performance, Autonomy, and the “Postwar” State in Syria - Project on Middle East Political Science
Ali Hamdan, University of Amsterdam Introduction In July 2025 a series of violent clashes engulfed Syria’s southern province of Suweida. Druze armed actors clashed with militants affiliated to local...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Center Beckons: Performance, Autonomy, and the “Postwar” State in Syria. Read Ali Hamdan's piece in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. pomeps.org/the-center-b...
The Project on Middle East Political Science is pleased to announce POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. Download the full PDF here: pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...
POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad - Project on Middle East Political Science
Many developments during the past year have given rise to a host of crucial questions about the future of Syria and the Syrian people. To explore them, the Project on Middle East Political Science (PO...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Project on Middle East Political Science is pleased to announce POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. Download the full PDF here: pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...
HAPPENING TONIGHT! We hope to see you at this year's POMEPS Reception during the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here: pomeps.org/pomeps-recep...
POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting - Project on Middle East Political Science
Please join us for the POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
HAPPENING TONIGHT! We hope to see you at this year's POMEPS Reception during the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here: pomeps.org/pomeps-recep...
We hope to see you at this year's POMEPS Reception during the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here: pomeps.org/pomeps-recep...
POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting - Project on Middle East Political Science
Please join us for the POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We hope to see you at this year's POMEPS Reception during the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here: pomeps.org/pomeps-recep...
Join us for this year's POMEPS Reception at the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here: pomeps.org/pomeps-recep...
POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting - Project on Middle East Political Science
Please join us for the POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Join us for this year's POMEPS Reception at the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here: pomeps.org/pomeps-recep...
Join us for this year's POMEPS Reception at the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here: pomeps.org/pomeps-recep...
POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting - Project on Middle East Political Science
Please join us for the POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Join us for this year's POMEPS Reception at the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here: pomeps.org/pomeps-recep...
Join us for this year's POMEPS Reception at the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here:
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POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting - Project on Middle East Political Science
Please join us for the POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown...
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November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Join us for this year's POMEPS Reception at the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here:
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LAST DAY to apply! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 7th, COB. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings - Project on Middle East Political Science
The last two decades have seen dramatic and transformative evolution in the forms, organizations, ideas and practices of political movements of all descriptions across North Africa and the Sahel. Pop...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
LAST DAY to apply! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 7th, COB. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
TWO DAYS LEFT to apply! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 7th, COB. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings - Project on Middle East Political Science
The last two decades have seen dramatic and transformative evolution in the forms, organizations, ideas and practices of political movements of all descriptions across North Africa and the Sahel. Pop...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
TWO DAYS LEFT to apply! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 7th, COB. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
DEADLINE EXTENDED! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 7th, COB. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings - Project on Middle East Political Science
The last two decades have seen dramatic and transformative evolution in the forms, organizations, ideas and practices of political movements of all descriptions across North Africa and the Sahel. Pop...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 7th, COB. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
A FEW DAYS LEFT to apply! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Monday, Nov. 3rd. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings - Project on Middle East Political Science
The last two decades have seen dramatic and transformative evolution in the forms, organizations, ideas and practices of political movements of all descriptions across North Africa and the Sahel. Pop...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A FEW DAYS LEFT to apply! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Monday, Nov. 3rd. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Monday, Nov. 3rd. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings - Project on Middle East Political Science
The last two decades have seen dramatic and transformative evolution in the forms, organizations, ideas and practices of political movements of all descriptions across North Africa and the Sahel. Pop...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Monday, Nov. 3rd. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
POMEPS is excited to announce this year's POMEPS Reception at the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here:
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POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting - Project on Middle East Political Science
Please join us for the POMEPS Reception at the MESA 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown...
pomeps.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
POMEPS is excited to announce this year's POMEPS Reception at the 2025 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The reception will take place on Monday, November 24 from 8 pm to 10 pm. More info here:
pomeps.org/pomeps-recep...
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POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Islamic Politics in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Monday, Nov. 3rd. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/pomeps-islam...
Call for Papers: Islamic Politics in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings - Project on Middle East Political Science
The last two decades have seen dramatic and transformative evolution in the forms, organizations, ideas and practices of political movements of all descriptions across North Africa and the Sahel. Pop...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Islamic Politics in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Monday, Nov. 3rd. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/pomeps-islam...
TODAY is the LAST DAY to apply for the POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2026. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East. Deadline to apply: Oct. 15th. More info: pomeps.org/call-for-pro...
Call for Proposals: 2026 Travel Research Engagement Grants - Project on Middle East Political Science
The Project on Middle East Political Science announces a call for proposals for POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2026. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research ...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
TODAY is the LAST DAY to apply for the POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2026. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East. Deadline to apply: Oct. 15th. More info: pomeps.org/call-for-pro...
Only a few days left to apply for the Spring 2026 POMEPS Virtual Research Workshops! The deadline to apply is October 15, 2025. For more information on how to apply, visit:
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Call for Applications: Spring 2026 Virtual Research Workshops - Project on Middle East Political Science
The POMEPS Spring Virtual Research Workshop convenes online discussions of groups of three thematically linked journal article-length papers focusing on topics/cases in the MENA region. To provide fee...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Only a few days left to apply for the Spring 2026 POMEPS Virtual Research Workshops! The deadline to apply is October 15, 2025. For more information on how to apply, visit:
pomeps.org/call-for-app...
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TWO MORE DAYS to apply for the POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2026. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East. Deadline to apply: Oct. 15th. More info: pomeps.org/call-for-pro...
Call for Proposals: 2026 Travel Research Engagement Grants - Project on Middle East Political Science
The Project on Middle East Political Science announces a call for proposals for POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2026. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research ...
pomeps.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
TWO MORE DAYS to apply for the POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2026. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East. Deadline to apply: Oct. 15th. More info: pomeps.org/call-for-pro...