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Bassam Haddad: The Syrian Uprisings and the Question of Resistance
Syrian-Montrealers demonstrate in the city's streets in opposition to the Assad regime. Photo: Freedomania (via Flickr)
In this presentation, Bassam Haddad, professor and editor with the Jadaliyya Ezine, discusses the structural causes for the emergence of the Syrian uprising and the factors that explain the stalemate thus far. He specifically speaks about critical questions of regional politics, particularly those related to the issue of resistance and the left. Much of his talk drew on the research he conducted for his recent book: Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience
Bio:
Bassam Haddad is Director of the Middle East Studies Program and teaches in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University, and is Visiting Professor at Georgetown University. He serves as Founding Editor of the Arab Studies Journal a peer-reviewed research publication and is co-producer/director of the award-winning documentary film, About Baghdad, and director of a critically acclaimed film series on Arabs and Terrorism, based on extensive field research/interviews. More recently, he directed a film on Arab/Muslim immigrants in Europe, titled The "Other" Threat. Bassam also serves on the Editorial Committee of Middle East Report and is Co-Founder/Editor of Jadaliyya Ezine.
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