Reading Schedule

COURSE SCHEDULE:

PART I: FOUNDATIONS

M Sept 12–Introduction to the Course

W Sept 14—Political Geography and Early History

Gelvin, pp. 1-11

Panel discussion on ten years after 9/11, 7:30 pm in McCullough

 

F Sept 16—Current Events in the Middle East

Map quiz

Read the Sept 15 issue of the New York Times for all Middle East and North Africa content.  Also scan for this week’s Middle East headlines on the websites for BBC News, The Economist, and Al-Jazeera English.

Karim Sadjadpour, “The Cynical Dairy Farmer’s Guide to the New Middle East,” Foreign Policy, June 15, 2011, (Reserve).

 

M Sept 19Pre-Colonial Political Legacies

Gelvin, Chapters 1-4, pp. 13-68

 

W Sept 21Colonialism and Empire

Gelvin, Chapters 5-7, pp. 69-109

 

TH Sept 22—“Identity and the Arab Awakening,” Shibley Telhami, 4:30pm, McCullough

F Sept 23Discussion: Early 20th Century Politics and Society

Gelvin, Chapters 8-10, pp. 133-179

“Responding to Revolutions,” 4:30pm in McCullough

*Please see the full schedule of events of the Clifford Symposium for this weekend*

 

M Sept 26Foundations of the Modern State

Gelvin, Chapters 11-15, pp. 180-255

 

W Sept 28Revolt and Revolution

Gelvin, Chapters 16-19, pp. 256-306

Film Screening: The Battle of Algiers, 7 pm, Bi Hall 216

 

F Sept 30—**MIDTERM QUIZ** (in discussion sections)

 

PART II: KEY THEMES

M Oct 3Varieties of Authoritarianism

Lisa Anderson, “The State in the Middle East and North Africa,” Comparative Politics, October 1987, pp. 1-18. (Reserve)

Eva Bellin, “The Robustness of Authoritarianism in the Middle East,” Comparative Politics 36:2 (January 2004), pp. 139-157. (Reserve)

Michael Herb, “The Emergence of Dynastic Monarchy and the Causes of its Persistence,” pp. 21-50 in All in the Family: Absolutism, Revolution, and Democracy in the Middle Eastern Monarchies. SUNY, 1995. (Reserve)

Lisa Wedeen, “Killing Politics: Official Rhetoric and Permissible Speech,” pp. 32-66 in Ambiguities of Domination: Politics, Rhetoric, and Symbols in Contemporary Syria, University ofChicago Press, 1999. (Reserve)

 

W Oct 5Political Economy of the Petro-State

Melanie Cammett, “The Political Economy of Development in the Middle East,” Chapter 3 in The Middle East, Ellen Lust, ed., CQ Press, 2011, pp. 99-142. (Reserve)

John Waterbury and Alan Richards, A Political Economy of the Middle East, Westview: 1998. Chapter 3 “Economic Growth and Structural Change,” pp. 45-76. (Reserve)

Jill Crystal, “State Formation and Oil,” pp. 1-14 in Oil and Politics in the Gulf: Rulers and Merchants in Kuwait and Qatar.Cambridge,1990. (Reserve)

Michael Ross, “Does Oil Hinder Democracy?” World Politics 53:3 (April 2001), pp. 325-361. (Reserve)

 

F Oct 7Discussion: Resources and Authoritarianism

M Oct 10—The Arab-Israeli Conflict

Selections from The Israel-Arab Reader, Walter Laqueur and Barry Rubin, eds. Penguin, 2001, pp, 81-87, 110-121, 143-163, 171-182, 206-218, 239-243, 323-326, 341-348, 403-407, 487-499, 549-560, 573-580 (Reserve).

 

W Oct 12Conflict in the Gulf

John Keegan, “Saddam’s Wars,” pp. 56-87 in The Iraq War. Knopf, 2004. (Reserve)

Ray Takeyh, “Iran’s New Iraq,” Middle East Journal 62:1 (Winter 2008).  (Reserve)

James D. Fearon, “Iraq’s Civil War,” Foreign Affairs 86:2 (March-April 2007). (Reserve)

 

F Oct 14Simulation: The Middlebury Peace Talks

 

M Oct 17Civil Society

Augustus Richard Norton, “Introduction,” pp. 1-25 in Civil Society in the Middle East, Norton, ed. E.J. Brill, 1995. (Reserve)

Amaney Jamal, “Actors, Public Opinion, and Participation,” Chapter 5 in The Middle East, Ellen Lust, ed., CQ Press, 2011, pp. 193-237 (Reserve)

Quintan Wicktorowicz, “Civil Society as Social Control: State Power in Jordan,” Comparative Politics 33/1 (October 2000) (Reserve)

James Zogby, “What Arabs Think: Values, Beliefs, Concerns,” pp.7-17, 33-42, 61-64. (Reserve)

Film Screening:  Control Room 7 pm in BiHall 216

 

W Oct 19Civil Conflict and Human Rights

Sonia Cardenas and Andrew Flibbert, “National Human Rights Institutions in the Middle East,” Middle East Journal 59:3 (Summer 2005) (Reserve).

Fareed Zakaria, “Islam, Democracy, and Constitutional Liberalism,” Political Science Quarterly 119:1 (Spring 2004) (Reserve).

Aliza Marcus, “Turkey’s PKK: Rise, Fall, Rise Again?,” World Policy Journal 24:1 (Spring 2007) (Reserve).

Christine Asmar, Maroun Kisirwani, and Robert Springborg, “Clash of Politics or Civilizations? Sectarianism Among Youth in Lebanon,” Arab Studies Quarterly 21:4 (Fall 1999) (Reserve).

Isobel Coleman, “Are the Mideast Revolutions Bad for Women’s Rights?” pp. 242-246 in The New Arab Revolt

 

F Oct 21Discussion: Civil Society, Public Opinion, and Human Rights

 

M Oct 24Fall Recess

 

W Oct 26The Rise of Islamism

Gelvin, Chapter 20, pp. 307-318

Dale Eickelman and James Piscatori, “Protest and Bargaining in Muslim Politics,” pp. 108-135, in Muslim Politics, Princeton, 1996. (Reserve)

Mark Tessler, “The Origins of Popular Support for Islamist Movements: A Political Economy Analysis, pp. 93-126 in Islam, Democracy, and the State in North Africa, John Entelis, ed., Indiana University Press, 1997. (Reserve)

Gilles Kepel, “Introduction,” pp. 1-20 in Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam. Anthony Roberts, translator. Harvard University Press, 2002. (Reserve)

 

F Oct 28Discussion: Religion and Politics

 

M Oct 31Early Attempts at Liberal Reform

Waterbury, John, “Democracy Without Democrats?: The Potential for Political Liberalization in the Middle East,” pp. 23-47 in Ghassan Salame, ed., Democracy Without Democrats. IB Tauris, 1994. (Reserve)

Saad Eddin Ibrahim, “Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World: An Overview,” pp. 29-57 in Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World, vol. 1. Rex Brynen, Bahgat Korany, and Paul Noble, eds. Lynne Rienner, 1995. (Reserve)

Mohamed Talbi, “A Record of Failure,” pp. 3-12, in Islam and Democracy in the Middle East, Larry Diamond, Marc. F. Plattner, and Daniel Brumberg, eds., Johns Hopkins, 2003 (Reserve)

Emmanuel Sivan, “Illusions of Change,” pp. 13-27 in Islam and Democracy in the Middle East, Larry Diamond, Marc. F. Plattner, and Daniel Brumberg, eds., Johns Hopkins, 2003 (Reserve)

Adrian Karatnycky, “Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa,” pp. 3-13 in Freedom in the Middle East and Africa. Freedom House, 2005. (Reserve)

 

W Nov 2The Arab Uprisings and Political Transitions in Tunisia and Egypt

Revolution in the Arab World, Chapters 1-3

Michele Penner Angrist, “Morning in Tunisia: The Frustrations of the Arab World Boil Over,” pp. 75-80 in The New Arab Revolt

Dina Shehata, “The Fall of the Pharaoh: How Hosni Mubarak’s Reign Came to an End,” pp. 137-148 in The New Arab Revolt

Lisa Anderson, “Demystifying the Arab Spring: Parsing the Differences Between Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya,” pp. 320-328 in The New Arab Revolt

 

F Nov 4Simulation: Revolution and Repression Exercise

**MIDTERM ESSAY DUE IN CLASS**

 

PART III: CASES

M Nov 7Egypt

Marius Deeb, “Arab Republic of Egypt,” Chapter 13 in Long, Reich, Gasiorowski.

Bahgat Korany, “Restricted Democratization from Above: Egypt,” pp. 39-69 in Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World, vol. 2., Rex Brynen, Bahgat Korany, and Paul Noble, eds. Lynne Rienner, 1998. (Reserve)

Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, “Parties Without Participation,” pp. 63-92 in Mobilizing Islam: Religion, Activism, and Political Change in Egypt. Columbia, 2002. (Reserve)

Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, “The Muslim Brotherhood After Mubarak: What the Brotherhood is and How it Will Shape the Future,” pp. 91-97 in The New Arab Revolt

Joshua Stacher, “Egypt’s Democratic Mirage: How Cairo’s Authoritarian Regime is Adapting to Preserve Itself,” pp. 98-103 in The New Arab Revolt

Nathan J. Brown, “Egypt’s Constitutional Ghosts: Deciding the Terms of Cairo’s Democratic Transition,” pp. 125-131 in The New Arab Revolt

Clement M. Henry and Robert Springborg, “A Tunisian Solution for Egypt’s Military: Why Egypt’s Military Will Not be Able to Govern,” pp. 132-136 in The New Arab Revolt

 

W Nov 9Israel

David H. Goldberg and Bernard Reich, “State of Israel,” Chapter 11 in Long, Reich, Gasiorowski.

Myron Aronoff, “The Origins of Israeli Political Culture,” pp. 47-63 in Ehud Sprinzak and Larry Diamond, eds., Israeli Democracy Under Stress. Lynne Rienner, 1993. (Reserve)

Charles Liebman, “Religion and Democracy in Israel,” pp. 273-292 in Ehud Sprinzak and Larry Diamond, eds., Israeli Democracy Under Stress. Lynne Rienner, 1993. (Reserve)

Don Peretz and Gideon Doron, Chapter 3 “Political Parties and Ideologies,” pp. 71-117 in The Government and Politics of Israel, Westview, 1997. (Reserve)

Nadav Ayal, “Tent Revolt in Tel Aviv: Will the Protests in Israel Bring Down Netanyahu?” Foreign Affairs, 8 August 2011 (Reserve).

 

F Nov 11Discussion: Regional Rivals–Egypt and Israel

 

M Nov 14Saudi Arabia

Sebastian Maisel, “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Chapter 4 in Long, Reich, Gasiorowski.

Mamoun Fandy, “Context: Concepts, Parameters, and History,” pp. 21-60 in Saudi Arabia and the Politics of Dissent. Palgrave, 1999. (Reserve)

Michael Herb, pp. 87-108 in All in the Family: Absolutism, Revolution, and Democracy in the Middle Eastern Monarchies. SUNY, 1995. (Reserve)

Jean-Francois Seznec, “Stirrings in Saudi Arabia,” pp. 76-83 in Islam and Democracy in the Middle East, Larry Diamond, Marc. F. Plattner, and Daniel Brumberg, eds., Johns Hopkins, 2003 (Reserve)

F. Gregory Gause III, “Rageless in Riyadh: Why the Al-Saud Dynasty Will Remain,” pp. 205-209 in The New Arab Revolt

 

W Nov 16Iran

Mark Gasiorowski, “Islamic Republic of Iran,” Chapter 3 in Long, Reich, Gasiorowski.

Daniel Brumberg, Chapters 4 & 5, pp. 80-119 in Reinventing Khomeini: The Struggle for Reform in Iran, University ofChicago Press, 2001. (Reserve)

Shaul Bakhash, “Iran’s Remarkable Election,” pp. 109-123 in Islam and Democracy in the Middle East, Larry Diamond, Marc. F. Plattner, and Daniel Brumberg, eds., Johns Hopkins, 2003 (Reserve)

Elaine Sciolino, “Leaving the Islamic Republic at the Door,” pp. 93-108 in Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran.New York: Free Press, 2000. (Reserve)

Jerry Guo, “Letter from Tehran: Iran’s New Hard-Liners,” Foreign Affairs, 30 September 2009 (Reserve).

Film Screening: Persepolis, 7 pm, Bi Hall 216

 

F Nov 18Discussion: Religious Politics in Saudi Arabia and Iran

 

M Nov 21Morocco

Gregory W. White, “Kingdom of Morocco,” Chapter 15 in Long, Reich, Gasiorowski

Abdellah Hammoudi, “Foundations of Monarchical Authority and Forms of Exercise of Power,” pp. 11-43, Chapter 1 in Master and Disciple: The Cultural Foundations of Moroccan Authoritarianism, University of Chicago Press, 1997 (Reserve).

Abdeslam M. Maghraoui, “Depoliticization in Morocco,” pp. 67-75 in Islam and Democracy in the Middle East, Larry Diamond, Marc Plattner, and Daniel Brumberg, eds.  Johns Hopkins: 2003.

Azzedine Layachi, “Meanwhile in the Maghreb: Have Algeria and Morocco Avoided North Africa’s Unrest?, pp. 210-214 in The New Arab Revolt

Marina Ottaway, “The New Moroccan Constitution: Real Change or More of the Same?” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 20 June, 2011 (Reserve).

 

M Nov 28Turkey

Henri Barkey and Omer Taşpinar, “Republic of Turkey,” Chapter 2 in Long, Reich, Gasiorowski.

Ergun Ozbudun, “Turkey: Crises, Interruptions, and Reequilibrations,” pp. 175-217 in Larry Diamond, Juan Linz, and SeymourMartin Lipset, eds. Politics in Developing Countries: Comparing Experiences with Democracy. Lynne Rienner, 1990. (Reserve)

Hakan Yavuz, “Turkey’s Fault Lines and the Crisis of Kemalism,” Current History 99:633, pp. 33-38. (Reserve)

Marvine Howe, Chapters 1, 2, and 19, pp. 1-22, 243-263 in Turkey Today: a Nation Divided Over Islam’s Revival. Westview, 2000. (Reserve)

Ziya Onis and Fuat Keyman, “Turkey at the Polls: A New Path Emerges,” pp. 177-192 in Islam and Democracy in the Middle East, Larry Diamond, Marc. F. Plattner, and Daniel Brumberg, eds., Johns Hopkins, 2003 (Reserve)

Henri Barkey, “Winners and Losers in Turkey’s Election,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 13 June 2011 (Reserve).

 

W Nov 30Iraq

Judith Yaphe, “Republic of Iraq,” Chapter 5 in Long, Reich, Gasiorowski.

Samir al-Khalil (Kanan Makiya), Chapters 1 and 3, pp. 3-45, 73-109 in Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq, University ofCalifornia Press, 1998. (Reserve)

Anthony Shadid, Chapters 10 & 16, pp. 197-218, 350-389 in Night Draws Near: Iraq’s People in the Shadow of America’s War, Henry Holt, 2005. (Reserve)

Raad Alkadiri, “Rage Comes to Baghdad: Will Iraq’s Recent Protests Lead to Revolt?” pp. 193-199 in The New Arab Revolt

Film Screening–Excuse Us, 7 pm in Bi Hall 216

 

F Dec 2Discussion: Political Change in Morocco, Turkey, and Iraq

 

M Dec 5Political Turmoil and the Challenges of Change: Libya, Syria, Bahrain, and Yemen

Revolution in the Arab World, Chapter 4

Frederic Wehrey, “Libya’s Terra Incognita: Who and What Will Follow Qaddafi?” pp. 252-257 in The New Arab Revolt

Michael O’Hanlon, “Winning Ugly in Libya: What the United States Should Learn from its War in Kosovo,”  pp. 300-305 in The New Arab Revolt

Michael Broning, “The Sturdy House that Assad Built: Why Damascus is Not Cairo,” pp. 200-204 in The New Arab Revolt

Kristin Smith Diwan, “Bahrain’s Shi’a Question: What the United States Gets Wrong About Sectarianism,” pp. 187-192 in The New Arab Revolt

Abdullah al-Qubati, “Letter from Sana’a: Saleh on the Edge,” pp. 182-186 in The New Arab Revolt

Ragui Assaad, “Demographics of Arab Protests,” pp. 236-241 in The New Arab Revolt

 

W Dec 7New Issues and Future Prospects

F. Gregory Gause III, Fareed Mohamedi, Afshin Molavi, Wayne White, and Anthony H. Cordesman, “The Future of the Middle East: Strategic Implications for the United States,” Middle East Policy 14:3 (Fall 2007) (Reserve).

Revolution in the Arab World, Chapters 5-6.

Jack A. Goldstone, “ Understanding the Revolutions of 2011: Weakness and Resilience in Middle Eastern Autocracies,” pp. 329-343 in The New Arab Revolt

Michael Scott Doran, “The Heirs of Nasser: Who Will Benefit from the Second Arab Revolution?” pp. 344-358 in The New Arab Revolt

Shadi Hamid, “The Rise of the Islamists: How Islamists Will Change Politics, and Vice Versa,” pp. 359-369 in The New Arab Revolt

 

F Dec 9Summary and Conclusions

**CASE STUDY DUE*