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Interface Journal: The season of revolution the Arab Spring

 

The Interface: a journal for and about social movements has released its latest issue for (May 2012). The title of this issue is “The season of revolution: the Arab Spring and European mobilizations” and the editorial board of which includes Dr. Magid Shihade, faculty member at the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies.

 

New publications for Dr. Asem Khalil

 

Dr. Khalil, director of the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies, published recently the following chapters in books printed by Oxford University Press in New York (English), CMP Publishing in London (English), L’Harmattan in Paris (Frensh), and the Institute of Law at Birzeit University (Arabic).

An article entitled “Unsettling Settler Colonialism”

 

Dr. Majid Shihade has recently published a new article in English entitled “Unsettling Settler Colonialism”which is published in “This week in Palestine” website.

Workshop on: “Palestinian Refugees and the State: A Human and Political Capital or an Economic Burden?”

 

On Monday April 30th, the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies held a workshop entitled:"Palestinian Refugees and the State: A Human and Political Capital or an Economic Burden?” The workshop is part of a series of workshops on Political Economy of Dependence and Independence in Palestine.

Roundtable Meeting on The Arab Spring: A Fourth Democratic Transition?

 

The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies held a roundtable meeting on April 21, 2012 for Professor Philippe Schmitter, Professor of Political Science at the European University Institute, on “The Arab Spring: A Fourth Democratic Transition?”. In this roundtable meeting, Professor Schmitter addressed the different modes of transition from an autocratic government  into a democratic one, with emphasis on the Arab Spring.  

An article entitled “Understanding the Arab Revolution”

 

Dr. Majid Shihade has recently published an article entitled “Understanding the Arab Revolution”, in which he discusses concepts as Orientalism, Euro/Western-centrism, and modernity; in order to understand arguments/questions concerning the nature and truth of the Arab revolutions.

A Lecture within the series of diplomacy meetings entitled “Lessons learned from the Negotiations, from the Madrid Conference until today”

 

On Thursday 4/5/2012 the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies hosted Mr. Hani Masri, Director of Palestine Media, research and Studies Centre- Badael, for a lecture within the series of diplomacy meetings which is given within the “Negotiations: Strategy, and Tactics” course. The title of this lecture was “Lessons learned from the Negotiations, from the Madrid Conference until today”.

Roundtable session on the book entitled “Ye Shall Bowl on Grass”

 

On Tuesday March 27th, 2012 the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies hosted Mr. Rafique Gangat, former first colored diplomat for South Africa for a roundtable discussion on his latest book Ye Shall Bowl on Grass.  During his discussion, Mr. Rafique shed light on the book which is a series of 30 stories each of which has something to say about what happened in South Africa. He also spoke of his experience as a diplomat.

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