Event Date: 14 October 2016
Trevelyan College
Durham University
Elvet Hill Road
Durham DH1 3LN

Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Durham University presents:

The Politics of Change in the MENA Region

Friday 14th October is the re-launch of our Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, focussing on ‘The Politics of Change in the MENA Region’. Including expertise from four excellent Scholars.  Programme:

Welcome and introduction by Professor Emma Murphy and Professor Anoush Ehteshami

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Panel 1:  ‘The Changing Middle East’ Bahgat Korany, Professor of International Relations and Political Economy at The American University in Cairo, and Clive Jones, Chair in Regional Security

Questions:

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Panel 2:  ‘MENA Region in the International System’ Louise Fawcett, Professor of International Relations and Wilfrid Knapp Fellow in Politics at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, and May Darwich, Lecturer in the International Relations of the Middle East

Questions:

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Panel 3:  ‘Economics of Change in the MENA Region’ Giacomo Luciani, Professor in Economic Development of Resource-Rich Countries & Political Economy of International Energy at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, and Emma Murphy, Professor of Political Economy and Head of SGIA

Questions:

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Panel 4: ‘Dynamics of Change in North Africa’ Karim Mezran, Resident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, and David Held, Professor of Politics and International Relations and Master of University College

Questions:

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Fishbowl roundtable, led by Professor Emma Murphy