INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EAST: A SERIES OF TEN LECTURES BY MEMBERS OF THE MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE

TEMBUSU  COMMON LOUNGES, LEVEL 3 LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED

Week 4 From Colonialism to “Independence” (Peter Sluglett)

Week 5: 6 March Political and Social Change after World War II (Peter Sluglett)

Week 6: 13 March Oil-Blessing or Curse? (Ali Kadri)

Week 7: 20 March Political Economy of the Middle East: Development Challenge (Ali Kadri)

Week 8: 27 March Authoritarianism and Democratization: The Arab Uprisings (Fahed al-Sumait)

Week 9: 3 April Arab-Israeli Conflict (Matthew Weiss)

Week 10: 10 April Middle East in the Global Context (Michael Hudson)