The problematic export of the Westphalian system to MENA is examined, taking Syria as
exemplar. The export model is juxtaposed to actual non-lineal trajectories, semi-sovereignty …

This introductory article to the Special Issue MENA Political Science Research a Decade
after the Arab Uprisings: Facing the Facts on Tremulous Grounds takes stock of MENA …

Syria as we knew it does not exist anymore. However, all conflicts change countries and
their societies. Such an obvious statement needs to be unpacked in specific relation to Syria …

Seven years after the beginning of the Syrian uprising and thirteen years after the
transformation of Iraq into a federal state, 2one can notice the permanence of the nation …

This volume crucially provides an analytical and comparative approach, investigating the
meaning and uses of the concept of exceptionalism, while demonstrating the ways in which …

At the height of the Syrian civil war, many observers argued that the Syrian state was
collapsing, fragmenting, or dissolving. Yet, it never actually vanished. Revisiting the rising …

Circumstances in the MENA region invite us to redirect our attention to geographic areas
that emerged as primary sites of power-contest. This paper looks into emerging trends in the …

Examining the interplay between the oil economy and identity politics using the Kurdistan
Region of Iraq as a case study, this book tells the untold story of how extractivism in the …

This article addresses the shifting patterns of regionalism and alliance formation in the
Middle East in the decade following the 2011 Arab uprisings. It seeks to explain why …

Abstract Scholars of Middle East politics have been reluctant to explore how the long
nineteenth century has shaped the region's political development. The reason for this …