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Social Theory: Wael Hallaq
Social Theory: Wael Hallaq 5th Dec 2022 By Ali Seyedrazaghi, Teaching Fellow, Lancaster University. Wael Hallaq, a professor of ethics, law, and political thought at Columbia University, is considered one of the most important contemporary thinkers in the field of Islamic studies.... Read More
Social Theory: Susan Strange
Social Theory: Susan Strange 2nd Dec 2022 SUSAN STRANGE By Sukru Cildir.  Susan Strange was born in Dorset in 1923 and passed away in 1998. A founding figure of International Political Economy in the UK, Strange received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the LSE in 1943.  Following... Read More
Artist Spotlight: Mariam Mabrouk
Artist Spotlight: Mariam Mabrouk 24th Nov 2022 We are delighted to be working with Mariam Mabrouk, an Egyptian artist and former Lancaster University student, on a number of projects. Mariam is acting as our first ‘artist in residence’ and has produced some amazing pieces of art for forthcoming SEPAD... Read More
Social Theory: Mari J. Matsuda
Social Theory: Mari J. Matsuda 31st Oct 2022 By Meray Maddah. Meray is a PhD researcher at the Politics and Public Administration Department at the University of Konstanz. She is part of the Working Group, “Legislatures in International Politics” lead by Dr. Thomas Malang. Currently, she... Read More
Social Theory: Ibn Khaldun
Social Theory: Ibn Khaldun 27th Oct 2022 By Ahmed Abozaid Abdel-Rahman Abu-Zeid Walieddin Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), also known as Ibn Khaldun, is one of the most prominent Muslim Arab scholars, responsible for articulating a theoretical approach which dismantles the dialectical relationship... Read More
Social Theory: Yassin Al Haj Saleh
Social Theory: Yassin Al Haj Saleh 20th Oct 2022 By Fadi Nicholas Nassar, Director of the Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution and Assistant Professor in Political Science and International Affairs at the Lebanese American University. Much of social and political theory is borne... Read More
Social Theory: Judith N. Shklar
Social Theory: Judith N. Shklar 18th Oct 2022 By Amal Bourhrous.--Judith N. Shklar (1928-1992) is a political theorist of the margins. Her focus is not on the elaboration of a theory of justice, but rather on thinking politics from the perspective of injustice, hearing the voices of the victims,... Read More
Social Theory: Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe
Social Theory: Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe 30th Aug 2022 By Betul Dogan-Akkas (PhD Candidate Gulf Studies Joint Degree PhD Program Durham University SGIA & Qatar University Gulf Studies Centre)  Argentine political philosopher Ernesto Laclau was renowned for his ideas about hegemony... Read More
Social Theory: Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi
Social Theory: Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi 25th Aug 2022 Ola Rifai University of St AndrewsIn May 2002, dozens of Arab scholars met in the French Institution of Aleppo to commemorate the 100th death anniversary of Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855-1902). During a two-day workshop, organized by al-Kawakibi's... Read More
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