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Comparative Politics and International Relations of the Middle East

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States17.568
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2017English
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This course surveys both classic and cutting-edge work on the politics of the Middle East, broadly defined. Topics include the causes and consequences of political and economic development, authoritarianism and democratization, the influence of social movements, the role of women in Middle Eastern politics, regional inter-state relations, Islamism, terrorism, colonialism and foreign occupation, state-building, resistance and rebellion, and the Arab uprisings.

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