hi everyone, for this final week of readings, please read the below, and fee free to divide up the readings. they are generally short, so folks can elect to do more than one after they size them up. The last items is a collection from Jadaliyya, and some are in Arabic (which you will not be responsible for). But i would like you to read the rest of the english pieces. see you all soon! b Week 11: The Syrian Uprising and the Current Impasse 1. Bassam Haddad, “Why Syria is not Next . . . So Far,” Jadaliyya. [PDF] 2. Hassan Abbas, “The Dynamics of the Uprisings in Syria,” Jadaliyya. [PDF] 3. Bassam Haddad, “Syria’s Stalemate: The Limits of Regime Resilience,” Middle East Policy, Vol. XIX, No. 1, Spring 2012, pp. 85-95. [PDF] 4. “Tentative Jihad: Syria’s Fundamentalist Opposition,” International Crisis Group, Jadaliyya. 6. Bassam Haddad, “As Syria Falls,” (Parts 1, 2), Jadaliyya. [PDF] 7. "The Syrian Uprising: Two Years On," Jadaliyya Coverage. [Link]
8 Comments
Gaza rubble after an Israeli air strike in November 2012 hi everyone, looking forward to seeing you again. for this friday, please complete the week 10 readings. i'm assuming you have already signed up for the presentations. i'll be sending you notes on your proposals before friday, but most are a go with minor revisions, so keep researching your topic. 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] |
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
April 2013
Categories |