Contestation, Crisis, Resilience: The State of the State in the Arab World
A workshop organized in partnership with The European School of Political and Social Sciences (ESPOL) with the support of the Gerda Henkel Stiftung
The popular uprisings and rebellions of the 'Arab Spring' as well as the spectacular rise and fall of Daesh have affected many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in different ways. This raises the question of the current 'state of the state' in the region. The invited speakers at the workshop explore domestic and international sources of the crisis and resilience of different MENA states, with a particular focus on Syria.
PROGRAM
9h00-9h30 : Welcome coffee
9h30-10h00: Welcome Address and Introduction
Alain Dieckhoff, Sciences Po - CERI
Janis Grzybowski, ESPOL-ICL, Lille / CERI-Sciences Po (Associate Faculty)
10h00-12h00: Panel 1: Syria, the State, and the Question of Political Order(s)
Adam Baczko and Arthur Quesnay, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Competing Social Orders in the Syrian Civil War (tbd)
Catherine Hass, CERNA / Mines ParisTech - Who takes charge of the Syrian State? Opposition Groups, Revolutionaries, and other Belligerents (2011-2014)
Janis Grzybowski, ESPOL-ICL, Lille / CERI-Sciences Po, Paris - The State Form and the Role of the International in the Syrian Civil War
Chair/discussant:
Philippe Bonditti, ESPOL-ICL, Lille
11h20-12h00 : Open discussion
12h00-13h30 : Lunch break
13h30-14h15 : Key Note Address
Gilles Dorronsoro, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
14h15-15h00 : Open discussion
15h00-15h15 : Coffee break
15h15-17h45 : Panel 2: Challenges and Resilience of the State in the Middle East
Jasmine Gani, University of St Andrews - Ideology, Social Movements, and the State in the Middle East
Zuzana Hudáková, Graduate Institute GenevaSciences / Po - CERI - Contestation, Revolution, and Regime Change in Tunisia
Myriam Benraad, IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence/Marseille - Iraq and the Islamic State (tbd)
Fatiha Dazi-Héni, IRSEM, Paris - Saudi Policy and Authoritarian Upgrading in the Gulf States
Chair/discussant:
Stéphane Lacroix, Sciences Po - CERI, Paris
16h00-17h00 : Concluding Remarks and Open Discussion
Responsables scientifiques : Janis Grzybowski, Stéphane Lacroix