Listen "Sectarianism in Lebanon & the U.S.'s Changing Role in the Middle East (S. 12, Ep. 2)"
Episode Synopsis
In this week's podcast, Marc Lynch begins the episode by announcing the winners of the American Political Science Association MENA Politics Section Awards. (Starts at 0:56) Maya Mikdashi of the Rutgers University joins Marc Lynch on this week's podcast to discuss her new book, Sectarianism: Sovereignty, Secularism, and the State in Lebanon. The book analyzes how sex, sexuality, and sect shape and are shaped by law, secularism, and sovereignty in Lebanon. (Starts at 5:47). On today's episode, March Lynch speaks with Greg Gause of Texas A&M University, Curtis Ryan of Appalachian State University, and Waleed Hazbun of the University of Alabama about their chapter in The Political Science of the Middle East: Theory and Research Since the Arab Uprisings, which focuses on the U.S.'s declining geopolitical leverage in the Middle East. (Starts at 36:41).
Music for this season’s podcast was created by Myyuh. You can find more of her work on SoundCloud and Instagram.
Music for this season’s podcast was created by Myyuh. You can find more of her work on SoundCloud and Instagram.
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