Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Can service providing NGOs build democracy? Five contingent features
See related: Government, Middle East & North Africa, Non-governmental Organizations
Project-Think and the Fragmentation/Defragmentation of Civil Society in Egypt, Palestine and Turkey
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Amy Aisen Kallander Looks at Importance of Women to Post-Colonial State-Building in Tunisia
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Khalil Quoted in Morning Consult Article on the Refugee Crisis in Europe
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history, was quoted in the Morning Consult article "Europeans Are Far Happier to Resettle Ukrainian Refugees Than Syrians or Afghans. But a Food Crisis Means They’re All Coming."
See related: Middle East & North Africa, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine
Herrold Wins Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs at the Maxwell School, has been awarded the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize for her book, “Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond” (Oxford University Press, 2020). The prize was awarded in November 2021 by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).
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Abdelaaty Explains Europe’s Differing Responses to Refugees in Washington Post, Yahoo News
"European countries are welcoming Ukrainian refugees. It was a different story in 2015," written by Assistant Professor of Political Science Lamis Abdelaaty, was published in the Washington Post. Abdelaaty was also quoted in the Yahoo News article, "Does the Ukrainian refugee response expose a European double standard? Experts weigh in."
See related: Europe, Human Rights, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine
Herrold’s “Delta Democracy” Reviewed in Ethics & International Affairs, Mediterranean Politics
"Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond," written by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Catherine Herrold, was reviewed in Ethics & International Affairs and in Mediterranean Politics.
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Abdelaaty Discusses the New Refugee Crisis in HuffPost Interview
Lamis Abdelaaty, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed by HuffPost on the new refugee crisis.
See related: Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine
Abdelaaty Talks to CNN, Mother Jones About Why Countries Embrace Some Refugees but Not Others
Lamis Abdelaaty, assistant professor of political science, explains why countries embrace some refugees but not others in CNN, Mother Jones and The London Economic articles.
See related: Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Refugees, Ukraine
Compass Award Honoree ‘Embodies the Maxwell Spirit’
See related: Awards & Honors, Foreign Policy, Middle East & North Africa