KUWAIT PROGRAM AT SCIENCES PO – STUDENT PAPER AWARD

• Ariane Colson, 1st year Master’s student in International Security at Sciences Po, for her paper entitled “State of the art: Radicalisation of Western female migrants to ISIS-held territory” (PDF, 548 KB) in the course taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Chloé Jamet, 1st year Master’s student in International Security at Sciences Po, for her paper entitled “The impact of ISIS on Muslim countries’ intelligence services” (PDF, 368 KB)” in the course taught by Professors Agnès Levallois and Luc Batigne.
• Dhiya Boubtane, 1st year Master’s student in International Security at Sciences Po, for his paper entitled “From soft power to sharp power? The United Arab Emirates’ religious policy and the promotion of a moderate Islam” (PDF 401 KB) in the course taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Alexis Pellier, 2nd year Master’s student in International Public Management at Sciences Po, for his paper entitled “Bringing Capitalism Back In: A Marxian Perspective on the Arab Gulf States” (PDF, 494 KB) in the course taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Tarek Elias, 1st year Master’s student in International Security at Sciences Po, for his paper entitled “Qatar’s Sports Diplomacy as a Driver for International Visibility, Prestige, and Branding” (PDF, 205 KB) in the course taught by Professor Laurence Louër.
• Miriam Aitken, 1st year Master’s student in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action, for her paper entitled “From Marty’s Square to the Global Stage: An Analysis of the Spatial dialectics of the 2019 Lebanese Thawra” (PDF, 252 Kb) in the course taught by Tamirace Fakhoury.

• Karam SHAHROUR, 2nd year Master’s student in International Security at Sciences Po, for his paper entitled “The evolution of Emirati foreign policy (1971-2020): The unexpected rise of a small state with boundless ambitions” in the course taught by Professor Laurence LOUER
• Sofia CHERICI, 2nd year Master’s student in International Development at Sciences Po, for her paper entitled “The Political Economy of the Welfare State” in the course taught by Professor Nayef AL SHAMMARI
• Sarah SANBAR, 1st year Master’s student in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action at Sciences Po, for her paper entitled “Barriers to post-ISIS Reconciliation in Iraq: Case study of Tel Afar, Ninewa” in the course taught by Professor Stéphane LACROIX
• Chloe BERNADAUX, 2nd year Master’s student in International Security at Sciences Po, for her paper entitled “Syria’s New Economic Overlords: an Obstacle to Agricultural Reconstruction? The Cases of Hama and Deir-Ez-Zor” in the course taught by Professor Bassem SNAIJE
• Quentin MINIER, 2nd year Master’s student in Environmental Policy at Sciences Po, for his paper entitled “Opportunities for alternative energies deployment in Iran” in the course taught by Professor Bassem SNAIJE

• Rafia TABAA, 4th year Bachelor’s level student at the American University of Kuwait, for her paper entitled ” The Legacy of Endowments in Higher Education: The Case of AlQarawiyyin University and Merton College, Oxford” in the course taught by Professor Professor Ali D. ALJAMAL

• Hussam HELMY, 4th year Bachelor’s level student at the American University of Kuwait, for his paper entitled “Engendering Orientalism: The Representation of Women in Amin Maalouf’s Samarkand” in the course taught by Professor Angelica DEANGELIS
• James TYTLER, 2nd year Master’s student in International Security, Sciences Po’s School of International Affairs, for his paper entitled “Merchants and Princes in Kuwait and Dubai” taught by Professor Laurence LOUER
• Juliette FALKEHED, 1st year Master’s student in Governing the Large Metropolis, Sciences Po’s Urban School, for her paper entitled “The Greater Beirut Water Supply Project: analysis of a territorial socioecological change process in the provision of water services” taught by Professor Eric VERDEIL
• Lulwa ALKHATIF, Master’s level student at Kuwait University, for her paper entitled “Why Kuwait mediation efforts have not succeeded in resolving the Yemeni crisis” in the course taught by Professor Abdallah ALSHAYJI
• Niccolo RESCIA, 1st year Master’s student in International Economic Policy at Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs, for his paper entitled “The Metamorphosis of Hezbollah: An Empirical Test for the Political Economy of the Party of God” taught by Professor Bassem SNAIJE
• Noufa ALI SALEM AL SABAH, Master’s level student at Kuwait University, for her paper entitled “Economic Determinants of Public Budgets: The Case of Main Oil Exporters“ in the course taught by Professor Nayef ALSHAMMARI
• Simone van SLOOTEN, 2nd year Master’s student in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action at Sciences Po’s School of International Affairs, for her paper entitled “The Strategic Alliance of Saudi Arabia and the UAE” taught by Professor Stéphane LACROIX

• Sarah DAHL, 1st year Master’s student in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action, for her policy memo addressed to President Emmanuel Macron on French involvement in solar energy development in the Middle East (PDF, 686 Ko), in a course taught by Professor Jean-Pierre FILIU
• Mira TFAILY, 2nd year Master’s student in International Environmental Policy, for her paper entitled “Syria: From Battleground to Fairground – What future for Syria is being shaped by the early reconstruction framework unfurled by the regime?” (PDF, 485 Ko) in a course taught by Professor Jean-Pierre FILIU
• Gustav SKJOLD BANG DAHL, 1st year Master’s student in International Public Management, for his paper entitled “Understanding the ‘Islamic Cold War’: How can the growing rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia and their behavior in recent years best be explained using IR theory?” in a course taught by Professor Fawaz GERGES

• Alia ALI ABU-AISHEH, Master’s level student at Kuwait University, for her paper entitled “Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: Case of Kuwait” (PDF, 1.2 Mo) in the course taught by Professor Mohammad ALAWIN
• Ambrose PYM, 2nd year Master’s student in International Security, Paris School of International Affairs, for his paper entitled “Navigating the Interplay of Modernity and traditionalism in Qatari nation building” (PDF, 1.0 Mo) in the course taught by Professor Laurence LOUER
• Cristina CABUTTO, 2nd year Master’s student in International Economic Policy, Paris School of International Affairs, for her paper entitled “The Missing Variable: A critical assessment of the 2016 IMF program to Egypt and its social implication” (PDF, 729 Ko) in the course taught by Professor Bassem SNAIJE
• Killian REDDEN, 2nd year Master’s student in International Security, Paris School of International Affairs, for his paper entitled ” ‘In the Shade of the Khilafa’: The Rise of Jihadism in Mosul” (PDF, 428 Ko) in the course taught by Professor Stéphane LACROIX
• Laura MEIJER, 2nd year Master’s student in International Security, Paris School of International Affairs, for her paper entitled “The Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP): water, counterinsurgency and conflict” (PDF, 812 Ko) in the course taught by Dr Eckart WOERTZ
• Laura MEYNIER, 2nd year Master’s student in Governing the Large Metropolis, Urban School, for her paper entitled “Basic urban services and security of land tenure in Cairo” (PDF, 1.1 Mo) in the course taught by Professor Eric VERDEIL

• Rana AL JALLAL, Master’s level student at Kuwait University, for her paper titled “The Migrant Effect on Trade Across Countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)” (PDF, 720 Ko) in the course taught by Professor Nayef AL-SHAMMARI.
• Leonard COLOMBA-PETTENG, student in the Master in Political Science at the Doctoral School for his paper titled “Djibouti and the 2011 Arab uprisings” (PDF, 500 ko) in the course taught by Professor Laurent BONNEFOY
• Hugo COTE-PETIT-FRANCOIS, student in the Master in International Security at PSIA for his paper titled “The 2005 Syrian Disengagement from Lebanon” (PDF, 399 Ko) in the course taught by Professor Jean-Pierre FILIU
• Williams Jason ESSOMBA, student in the Master in International Security at PSIA for his paper titled “Labor Immigration into the Gulf: Policies and Impacts” (PDF, 1.2 Mo) in the course taught by Professor Eckart WOERTZ
• Thomas FRAISE, student in the Master in Political Science at the Doctoral School for his paper titled “Shades of jihad: Variation of military ethics between ISIS and al-Qaeda” (PDF, 876 Ko) in the course taught by Professor Laurent BONNEFOY
• Andrew KANE, student in the Master in International Security at PSIA for his paper titled “The Reality of Intra-Kurdish Rivalry Undermines the Notion of Pan-Kurdish Nationalism” (PDF, 683 Ko) in the course taught by Professor Jean-Pierre FILIU

• Huda AL RASHID, Master’s student in Applied International and Financial Economics at Kuwait University for her paper titled “The Role of Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in Improving Manufacturing Productivity: The Case of the Gulf Cooperation Council” (PDF, 1.3 Mo) supervised by Professor Nayef Al-Shammari.
• Maria-Angelica COCA, Master’s student in International Development at PSIA for her paper titled “How to successfully decrease subsidies in the electricity market” (PDF, 1.4 Mo) on the course “Political Economy of Development in MENA” taught by Professor Hedi Larbi.
• Jacob LYPP, Master’s student in Human Rights and Humanitarian Actions at PSIA for his paper titled “From territorial conquest to global calling. The roots and transformations of the Saudi-Wahhabi daʿwa (PDF, 287 Ko)” on the course “Islam and Politics in a Changing Middle East” taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Kim SALMUTTER, Master’s student in International Public Management at PSIA for her paper titled “Why did the Transition Process in Yemen Fail?” (PDF, 1 Mo) on the course “Islam and Politics in a Changing Middle East” taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Oliwia WASIK, Master’s student in International Security at PSIA for her paper titled “Foucault in Iran: Against History, Writing a History of the Present” (PDF, 445 Ko) on the course “Political Sociology of the State in the Arab World” taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Lorena ZAPATA, Master’s student in International Development at PSIA for her paper titled “Clouded by Subsidies? The Backgrounds of the Open Skies Dispute” (PDF, 206 Ko) on the course “The Political Economy of the Middle East” taught by Professor Bassem Snaije.

• Jawan AL-QENAIE, a master student in Applied International and Financial Economics at Kuwait University for his paper titled “Causes Of Inflation Across Main Oil Exporting Countries” (PDF, 1.1 Mo) supervised by Professor Nayef Al-Shammari.
• Nils BARTOLOMEO, second year master student at the Doctoral School of Sciences Po (Master in Political Science) for his paper titled “The Millennial Generation in Post-Intervention Iraq – What alternatives for destitute youth in ill-functionning state” (PDF, 915 Ko) on the course “Sociologie des relations internationales dans le monde arabe” taught by Professor Laurent Bonnefoy.
• Amie CHURCHILL, exchange student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po for her paper titled “Labour organisation in the Arab Spring: A comparison of Tunisia and Egypt” (PDF, 1.06 Mo) on the course “Government and Politics in North Africa” taught by Professor Lindsay Benstead.
• Aminata KONE, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for her paper titled “How can historical analysis contribute to our understanding of the Middle East? An introduction to the Ottoman legacy” (PDF, 874 Ko) on the course “International relations in the Middle East” taught by Professor Fawaz Gerges.
• Jacob LYPP, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action) for his paper titled “Understanding ISIS: The political economy of war-making in Iraq” (PDF, 727 Ko) on the course “The Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa” taught by Professor Eckart Woertz.
• Verena WALTHER, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po (Master in International Public Management) for her paper titled “New Political Sectarianism in Times of Economic Hardship in Saudi Arabia” (PDF, 901 Ko) on the course “The Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa” taught by Professor Eckart Woertz.

• Laura HARTMANN, second year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for her paper titled “Saudi Arabia as a Regional Actor: Threat Perception and Balancing at Home and Abroad” (PDF, 670 Ko)on the course “States and Societies in the Gulf Monarchies” taught by Professor Laurence Louer.
• Arnaud JOUVIN, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po (Master in International Energy) for his paper titled “What can energy subsidies reforms do for the UAE” (PDF, 1 Mo)on the course “Political Economy of the Middle East” taught by Professor Bassem Snaije.
• Joséphine LASQUIER, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for her paper titled “Challenging the Politics of Iconoclasm: Reflections, Artists from the Asir and the Subversive Potential of Contemporary Art in Saudi Arabia” (PDF, 3.65 Mo) on the course “Contemporary Art in the Arab World” taught by Professor Robert Kluivjer.
• Clara PELLERIN,second yearmaster student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for her paper titled “Communicating Terror: an Analysis of ISIS Communication Strategy” (PDF, 806 Ko) on the course “Islam and Politics in a Changing Middle East” taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Cristina ORSINI, second year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for her paper titled “Narratives of (non)intervention: Syria from the humanitarian to the terror lens” (PDF, 595 Ko) on the course “Lessons (not) learnt in Afghanistan” taught by Professor Robert Kluivjer.
• Andoni SANTAMARIA KAMPFNER, second year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for his paper titled “Female Genital Mutilation in Egypt: A new frontier in the struggle for power, influence and authority among the State and Islamic institutions.” (PDF, 527 Ko) on the course “Islam and Politics in a Changing Middle East” taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.

• Monira AL-RAKHIS, master student at Kuwait University (Master in Applied International and Financial Economics) for her paper titled “Impact of Gender Inequality on Economic Growth in the Arab Region” (PDF, 1.5 Mo) on the course “Research Methodology in Economics” taught by Professor Nayef Al-Shammari.
• Huda AL-RASHID, master student at Kuwait University (Master in Applied International and Financial Economics) for her paper titled “Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in the Arab Region: The Case of Knowledge Spillover Effects” (PDF, 2 Mo) on the course “Research Methodology in economics” taught by Professor Nayef Al-Shammari.
• Catharine DAMRON, second-year master student at the Doctoral School at Sciences Po (Master in Political Science an International Relations) for her paper titled “The Impact of U.S.-Constructed Security Architecture on State-Building and Social Cohesion in Post-Intervention Iraq” (PDF, 1 Mo) on the course “Sociologie des Relations Internationales dans le Monde Arabe” taught by Professor Laurent Bonnefoy.
• Lasse LEIPZIGER, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po (Exchange student) for his paper titled “Does Oil Sustain Authoritarianism in the Middle East?” (PDF, 965 Ko) on the course “International Relations in the Middle East” taught by Professor Fawaz Gerges.
• Lea PFEFFER, second year master student at Doctoral School at Sciences Po (Master in Political Sciences and International Relations) for her paper titled “The position of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries in regards to the COP21” (PDF, 935 Ko) on the course “Sociologie des Relations Internationales dans le Monde Arabe” taught by Professor Laurent Bonnefoy.
• Karim Manuel WAGIH IBRAHIM, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Economic Policy) for his paper titled “Why is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so intractable?” (PDF, 995 Ko) on the course “International Relations in the Middle East” taught by Professor Fawaz Gerges.

• Simon BONNET, second year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for his paper titled “Western women in jihad, triumph of conservatism or export of sexual revolution?” (PDF, 1.8 Mo)on the course “Islam and Politics in a Changing Middle East” taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Veronika ERTL, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Public Management) for her paper titled “Saudi Arabia’s Response to the Protests in 2011: Analysis of Authoritarian Regime Survival Strategies” (PDF, 202 Ko) on the course “The Political Sociology of the State in the Contemporary Arab World” taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Rebecca KOCH, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for her paper titled “Islam and Politics in Tunisia” (PDF, 774 Ko) on the course “Islam and Politics in a Changing Middle East” taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Hannah LINNEMANN, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Public Management) for her paper titled “Politics and Business in Saudi Arabia: Characteristics of an Interplay” (PDF, 430 Ko) on the course “The Political Sociology of the State in the Contemporary Arab World” taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Robin PEETERS, second year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for his paper titled “Al-Qaeda and Islamic State: searching humanity?” (PDF, 800 Ko) on the course “Lessons (not) learnt in Afghanistan” taught by Professor Robert Kluijver.
• Robert STENBERG, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action) for his paper titled “Art Against Torture: Abu Ghraib and Artistic Depictions of Suffering” (PDF, 1.9 Mo) on the course “Contemporary Art in the Arab World” taught by Professor Robert Kluijver.

• Jacob CIGAINERO, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) and the School of Journalism of Sciences Po (Joint Master in Journalism and International Affairs) for his paper titled “A legacy for the future: Economic Policy in Algeria” (PDF, 722 Ko) on the course “Middle East in the Global Economy” taught by Professor Robert Springborg.
• Samuel DICKSON, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Public Management) for his paper titled “The rise of Islamism is, paradoxically, both a product and a rejection of modernity” (PDF, 688Ko) on the course “International Relations in the Middle East” taught by Professor Fawaz Gerges.
• Veronika ERTL, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Public Management) for her paper titled “The Path to Economic Growth in Kuwait” (PDF, 720 Ko) on the course “Middle East in the Global Economy” taught by Professor Robert Springborg.
• Côme GREVY, second year master student at the Doctoral School of Sciences Po (Master in Political Science, specialisation in International Relations) for his paper titled “Legitimating an authoritative power through the foreign policy discourse, the example of Algeria during the Arab uprisings” (PDF, 592 Ko) on the course “Sociologie des relations internationales dans le monde arabe” taught by Professor Laurent Bonnefoy.
• Luca MAIOTTI, first year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for his paper titled “A failure in the process of nation building: the Lebanese state before the civil war” (PDF, 598 ko) on the course “International Relations in the Middle East” taught by Professor Fawaz Gerges.
• Lélia ROUSSELET, second year master student at the Doctoral School of Sciences Po (Master in Political Science, specialisation in International Relations) for her paper titled “Evolutions in the relations between Morocco and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): a singular illustration of multilateralism in the Arab world” (PDf, 624 Ko) on the course “Sociologie des relations internationales dans le monde arabe” taught by Professor Laurent Bonnefoy.

• Caroline FRECHARD, first-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for her paper titled “How have the intertwined questions of land tenure, social conflict, land reform and food security played out in Algeria since the 19th century, and against the backdrop of changing development paradigms?” (PDF, 1.1 Mo) on the course ‘Food Security in International Politics: the Middle East and Africa’ taught by Professor Eckart Woertz.
• Mia MOISIO, first-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Energy) for her paper titled “The Evolution of the Merchant Class in Gulf Countries” (PDF, 756 Ko) on the course ‘States and Societies in the Gulf Monarchies’ taught by Professor Laurence Louër.
• Karina PISER, second-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for her paper titled “King Abdullah’s Judicial Reforms, Pragmatism and Power in Saudi Arabia” (PDF, 1 Mo) on the course ‘Islam and Politics in a Changing Middle East’ taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Michael SCHMUHL, first-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Public Management) for his paper titled “The Basel Reforms and Banking in the MENA Region” (PDF, 825 ko) on the course ‘Labour, Rent and Capital in the MENA Region’ taught by Professors Bassem Snaije and Steffen Hertog.
• Gergana VAKLINOVA, second-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for her paper titled “A critical comparative review of the social, economic, and political changes in Bahrain after the discovery of oil” (PDF, 768 Ko) on the course ‘Political and Social Change in the Arabian Peninsula’ taught by Professor J.E. Peterson.
• Alexandre VIOLLE, second-year master student at the Doctoral School of Sciences Po (Master in Comparative Political Sociology) for his paper titled “The Islamic Finance between Modernity and Tradition” (PDF, 825 ko) on the course ‘Religion in the Contemporary World’ taught by Professors Kathy Rousselet, Fariba Adelkhah and Antonela Capelle.

• Nadeen DAKKAK, fourth year student in the Department of English Language and Literature at Kuwait University, for her paper entitled “A Journey to the Center of Kuwait: Cultural Hybridity and the Construction of Hawalli’s Spectacle” (PDF, 761 Ko), on the course ‘319 Visual Culture’ taught by Professor Mai Al-Nakib.
• Amal BOURHROUS, first-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Security) for her paper entitled “The Amazigh Question: Transnationalism as Renegotiation of Moroccan Identity” (PDF, 865 Ko), on the course ‘Political Sociology of the Arab State’, taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Mathilde DUGIT-GROS, first-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in Master International Security) for her paper entitled “Was Arab nationalism a cause or a symptom of the low salience of sovereignty in the Middle East?” (PDF, 356 Ko), on the course ‘International Relations in the Middle East’, taught by Professor Fawaz Gerges.
• Mariam KANDIL, first-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in Master International Security) for her paper entitled “The emergence of JStreet: the impacts on American foreign policy and redefinition of Zionism” (PDf, 394 ko), on the course ‘Conflicts and Negotiations in the Middle East” taught by Professor Jean-Pierre Filiu.
• Renee NAT, exchange student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po for her paper entitled “Rebuilding Health Care In Iraq” (PDF, 742 Ko), on the course ‘Political Sociology of the Arab State’ taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.
• Oscar VEJEN LACOPPIDAN, exchange student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po for his paper entitled “The Reconfiguration of the Egyptian Army” (PDF, 822 ko), on the course ‘Political Sociology of the Arab State’ taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix.

• Clément LARRAURI, first-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Economic Policy, Concentration in Middle East Studies, Dual Degree PSIA-LSE) for his paper entitled “Cyprus as minority issue” (PDF, 6 Mo), in the course ‘The Question of Minority, The Turkish Case in comparative Perspective’ taught by Professor Riva Kastoryano in the Spring 2013,
• Stuart MACGUIRE, second-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in Master International Security, Concentration in Middle East Studies) for his master thesis entitled “Realized Water Scarcity and Implications for Water Conflict Analysis: The 1975 Euphrates River Crisis” (PDF, 6 Mo), supervised by Professor Stéphane Lacroix in the Spring 2013,
• Arthur NERON-BANCEL, first-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Development, Concentration in Middle East Studies, Dual Degree PSIA-SIPA) for his paper entitled “Symbolic systems, power and politics. Understanding the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood as an Islamic socio-political actor” (6 Mo), in the course ‘Islam and Politics in the Contemporary Middle East’ taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix in the Spring 2013,
• Esteban TINOCO, first-year master student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master International Economic Policy, Concentration in Middle East Studies, Dual Degree PSIA-LSE) for his paper entitled “Inequality and its role in the Egyptian Revolution” (PDF, 3.8 Mo), in the course ‘Labour Rent and Capital in the MENA region’ taught by Professors Steffen Hertog and Bassem Snaije in the Spring 2013.

Marissa CRAMER, first-year student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po (Master in International Security, Concentration in Middle East Studies) for her paper entitled “Regime Refom in the Arab Spring: Explaining Divergent Paths of Jordan and Morocco” (PDF, 5.7 Mo) in the course ‘The Political Sociology of the Arab State’ taught by Professor Stéphane Lacroix in the Fall 2012.