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Securitization of Religion as a Tool of Survival in the Syrian Conflict
This event is part of our celebration of the centenary of state building attempts in the Levant.Date: 15th of October 2020 Time: 3:00 PM London time Speaker: Dr Rahaf AldoughliIn this webinar, Rahaf Aldoughli will talk about her recent research on how Islam has become...
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Lebanon needs the rule of law, not the rule of sect
By Dr Jinan Al-Habbal
One of our research strands is the examination of the lack of independence in the judiciary and its impact on hindering accountability and democracy in Lebanon. This research is led by Dr Jinan Al-Habbal who summarises her work in this blog.
Events
From Federalism to Hypercentralization: Decentralization in Syrian Constitutions in their Historical Context
This event comes in the context of launching a research paper that researchers have published "From Federalism to Hypercentralization: Decentralization in Syrian Constitutions in their Historical Context". Date: 20 of May 2022 Time: 17:00 pm /London time...
Securitization of Religion as a Tool of Survival in the Syrian Conflict
This event is part of our celebration of the centenary of state building attempts in the Levant.Date: 15th of October 2020 Time: 3:00 PM London time Speaker: Dr Rahaf AldoughliIn this webinar, Rahaf Aldoughli will talk about her recent research on how Islam has become...
The Role of Legitimate Constitution Building in Promoting Stability in Iraq and Syria
This event comes in the context of launching a research paper that researchers have published "From Federalism to Hypercentralization: Decentralization in Syrian Constitutions in their Historical Context".Date: 20 of May 2022 Time: 17:00 PM London time This in-person...
How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
The Syrian Arab Congress of 1920 and the Destruction of its Historic Liberal-Islamic Alliance.
Date: 16th of July 2020
Time: 17:00 pm BST/London time, 12:00 pm EST time
Speaker: Elizabeth F. Thompson
Celebrating the Centenary of State Building Attempts in the Levant
Reflecting on the historic background to contemporary issues
July – December 2020
A sequence of webinars, research papers and blogs in English and Arabic.
Iraq, 2003-2020: From Invasion to Revolution
Webinar with Sinan Antoon and Bassam Haddad
Date: Wednesday 17 June
Time: 4-6 pm
Latest Publications
From Federalism to Hyper-centralisation: The History of Decentralisation in the Syrian Constitutions
We are pleased to announce our new publication “From Federalism to Hyper-centralisation: The History of Decentralisation in the Syrian Constitutions” by Dr Dr Zedoun Al Zoubi, Dr Rim Turkmani and Mazen Gharibah. The paper is now available in Arabic. The...
Local agreements as a process: the example of local talks in Homs in Syria
By: Dr Rim Turkmani Abstract The article sets out why it is important to conceptualise local agreements as a process of talks that have a value in their own right rather than as a discrete event reached on a particular date. Throughout this process the...
How local are local agreements? Shaping local agreements as a new form of third-party intervention in protracted conflict
By: Dr Rim Turkmani Based on two case studies from Syria, the article argues that unilateral external intervention in protracted conflicts is not only about military and financial support to one or other warring party. Unilateral external actors often...
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