Origins of the Tunisian Revolution: Soci...

Nathanael Mannone (SOAS) gives the third talk in Panel 6: Re-ordering Society, part of The Tunisian Revolution: Origins, Course and Aftermath. 

Lamia Ben Youssef (University of Alabama) gives the second talk in Panel 6: Re-ordering Society, part of The Tunisian Revolution: Origins, Course and Aftermath. 

Samar Samir Mezghanni (University of Cambridge) gives the first talk in Panel 6: Re-ordering Society, part of The Tunisian Revolution: Origins, Course and Aftermath 

<p>In the early months of 2011 a wave of social unrest swept across the Arab world as people protested against repressive and authoritarian regimes, economic stagnation, unemployment and corruption. It began with reaction to the self-immolation of a young market trader in Tunisia ... Show More

This episode introduces you to the initial phases of the recent popular uprisings in Lebanon. Stay tuned for our update of the current situation in Lebanon. For transcripts and translation, or to sign up for Arabic classes, go to our website: https://realarabic.weebly.com 

Rami El Ali, a professor of philosophy at the Lebanese American University and a political activist, shares his views on the circumstances that have led to Lebanon's October Revolution and explains the post-Civil War mindset and main socio economic issues. 

Tunisia is the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The country inspired a wave of protests in the region that toppled at least four Arab presidents. But now the country has a serious constitutional crisis, some are even calling it a coup. In this episode: William Lawrence (@WillLawren ... Show More

Dr Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou (Politics Department, Oxford) gives a talk for the Oxford Symposium on the August 2011 Riots. 

Andrew Moravcsik, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, gives a talk for the colloquium.