hi everyone, I hear you had a wonderful class, and that Rochelle was great. And she was impressed with everyone in class because you seemed quite informed and studious. This made me feel proud and happy. For April 12, please do Week 10 Readings below. Please make sure you do a very close reading of 10-1. Also, click on the image to the left, or here, to read the 2nd anniversary pieces of the Syrian uprising on Jadaliyya. I will be adding some readings to the last reading class on April 19. Note that we will have two classes after that in which we do presentations and/or catch up if we fall behind--though we shouldn't. Week 10: Syria’s Upper Class(es) and the Social Market Economy 1. Bassam Haddad, “Syria’s State Bourgeoisie: An Organic Backbone for the Regime,” Middle East Critique, Vol. 21, Issue 3 (Fall 2012). [PDF] 2. Bassam Haddad, “The Political Economy of Syria: Realities and Challenges,” Middle East Policy, (Spring 2011) [PDF] As discussed earlier, please submit your proposal via the submissions page on this site by March 29, according to the guidelines here: You should select your topic and submit a one page document that includes (a) the topic you wish to write your paper on, (b) 4-6 preliminary sources (including a minimum of 2 books and 2 academic journal articles), and (c) a brief statement describing why you’re interested in writing about this particular topic and what concept/theory/explanatory concern in particular you wish to address. A formal paper proposal will be due when your topic is approved. If you would like to write more, go ahead. I will approve your paper proposals in the order in which they are submitted by early next week, if not before.
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Hi everyone, As promised, you will have a stellar guest (Rochelle Davis) who will lead discussion and address the Wedeen book, which she knows well. so please impress her with your presentations. i know that two of you volunteered to present the wedeen book. she will also lead the other discussions after the others present the pieces. i've sent them to her so she's read them. Please let me know if you have any questions. Greetings from lovely beirut where we just launched the inaugural conference for the Arab Cou hi all, your reading for next week is week 9 below. we already discussed that two of you would be presenting the book and the rest will divide the articles. we will have a skype call or a guest moderator. in any case, please be prepared. i will certainly be in touch to share with you which direction we're taking. as to the research proposal, please submit your proposal via the submissions page on this site by march 29, according to the guidelines here: You should select your topic and submit a one page document that includes (a) the topic you wish to write your paper on, (b) 4-6 preliminary sources (including a minimum of 2 books and 2 academic journal articles), and (c) a brief statement describing why you’re interested in writing about this particular topic and what concept/theory/explanatory concern in particular you wish to address. A formal paper proposal will be due when your topic is approved. If you would like to write more Week 9: Cult of Personality? From Asad to Asad 1. Lisa Wedeen, Ambiguities of Domination, all chapters. [Text] 2. Bassam Haddad, “Asad and After,” Notes to The Economist, 2000-2001 [PDF]; “Business As Usual in Syria,” MERIP, 2001 [PDF]; “Waiting for the Wrong Time,” Carnegie ARB, 2004 [PDF]; and “Syria’s Curious Dilemma,” MERIP, 2009 [PDF] hi everyone, for this friday, we should certainly finish the following. i know a couple of you have volunteered, but there's more. and yes, there are three readings in Week 8, #1. (it looks like nina picked up ch 4 from business networks and sally picked up chapter 5). we have this is perhaps among the most crucial readings of the semester, for many readings. please do a close reading. these are our main links! Week 7: Economic Reform, the Private Sector, and State-Business Relations 1. Steven Heydemann, “Introduction,” in Networks of Privilege: The Politics of Economic Reform in the Middle East, ed Steven Heydemann (New York: Palgrave-St. Martin's Press, 2004). [PDF] 2. Bassam Haddad, Chapter 4 in Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience [Text] Week 8: Economic Liberalization and the Consumption Boom 1. Bassam Haddad, Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience [Text] 2. Bassam Haddad, “Change and Stasis in Syria,” MERIP, (Winter 1999) [PDF] |
AuthorBassam Haddad is Director of the Middle East Studies Program and teaches in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University, and is Visiting Professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience (Stanford University Press, 2011) and co-editor of Dawn of the Arab Uprisings: End of an Old Order? (Pluto Press, 2012). Archives
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