APSA MENA Politics Section
apsamena.bsky.social
APSA MENA Politics Section
@apsamena.bsky.social
Official account of the APSA Middle East & North Africa Politics Organized Section. apsanet.org/section49
As the current EC, we thank outgoing members @curtisryan.bsky.social, Zahra Babar, and @lmourad.bsky.social for their leadership, community-building, and continuous efforts on behalf of MENA political science scholars.

We have big shoes to fill, and look forward to working with you!
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
And finally, as with all our newsletters, this one is also beautifully done with some cover art from an image drawn by students at Lebanon Unsettled Project at USEK in July 2022 and provided by Deen Sharp (who contributed an essay to the symposium on student encampments).
October 22, 2024 at 7:04 PM
And last, but definitely not least, the Best Book Award in MENA Politics was given to @sharangrewal.bsky.social on Military Legacies and the Arab Spring published by Oxford University Press!
July 16, 2024 at 3:30 PM
And for the best article on MENA politics, we have a co-authored piece by @danielarnon.bsky.social Richard J. McAlexander & Michael A. Rubin published in International Security
July 16, 2024 at 3:29 PM
and an honourable mention to @rbkhoury.bsky.social's paper on local organizations in wartime Syria
July 16, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Next up is the Best APSA Paper on MENA Politics, with a winner and an honourable mention! For the best paper, we have @biffpm.bsky.social's paper on workplace networks and civil society in Jordan
July 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM
And the co-winner, Alice Baroni from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
July 16, 2024 at 3:22 PM
As we start to gear up for this year's Annual Meeting, we look forward to celebrating and honouring our 2024 section award winners!

Starting off with Best Dissertation on MENA Politics, we have 2 winners this year! First up, Hessa Alnuaimi from the University of St. Andrews #menasky
July 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM