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LSE Middle East Centre PodcastsTrumps Second Term and the Middle EastThe return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 comes on the back of extreme violence in the Middle East, led by Israel and with great financial and political investment from the United States. What impact will Trump's second term have on the Middle East region, and what can we learn from his policies in his first term as President of the United States?
Between 2017- 2021 several major policies helped alter regional dynamics. From the Abraham Accords to the withdrawal from the 2015 Iran Nuclear Agreement; from a strengthening of ties with the Saudi monarchy to both airstrikes and calls...2025-02-241h 26
Green Socialist NotesGreen Socialist Notes, Episode 239 with Special Guest Nidal BitariThis week Howie is once again joined by Nidal Bitari, a Palestinian refugee raised in a Syrian refugee camp, to discuss the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.
Links shared during the stream:
Nidal Bitare, "The Assad Dynasty Was Hatched at My Grandfather’s Home. They Later Destroyed it,” New Lines Magazine, March 16, 2021, https://newlinesmag.com/writers/nidal-betare/
Joseph Daher, “Understanding the Rebellion in Syria,” Tempest, December 9, 2024, https://tempestmag.org/2024/12/understanding-the-rebellion-in-syria
Gilbert Achcar, “Where is Syria headed?” December 10, 2024, https://gilbert-achcar.net/where-is-syria-headed
Gilbert Achcar, “The Collapse of the Assad Regime,” New Politics, December 13, 2024, https://newpol.org/the-collapse-of...2024-12-161h 08
Jacobin RadioJacobin Radio: Collapse in Syria w/ Gilbert AchcarSuzi talked to Gilbert Achcar just before the spectacular collapse of the Assad regime that has ruled Syria for more than fifty years.
Achcar, author of many books on the region, explains Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)’s origins, what is behind the lightning offensive that toppled Assad's government, and how that overthrow was prepared by Israel’s war on Lebanon and Gaza. We will also get Gilbert’s take on the collapse of the political center and rise of the far right worldwide, including in France and the US. What new dangers does Gilbert see for the Middle...2024-12-091h 00
Casa ÁrabeAula Árabe 6.4. El significado de la guerra contra Gaza en la historiaCuarta conferencia del ciclo Aula Árabe Universitaria a cargo de Gilbert Achcar (Universidad de Londres).
La guerra que Israel libra en Gaza desde octubre de 2023 tiene una tremenda trascendencia histórica. Gilbert Achcar, profesor de Estudios de Desarrollo y Relaciones Internacionales en SOAS (Universidad de Londres), analizará como constituye, sin duda, un importante punto de inflexión en la historia palestina y de Oriente Próximo, con un impacto comparable al de la Nakba (“Catástrofe,” en árabe) de 1948, que condujo a la desestabilización de toda la región. Ningún “proceso de paz” árabe-israe...2024-11-051h 50
Casa ÁrabeAula Árabe 6.4. The meaning of the war against Gaza in historyThe fourth conference in the series Aula Árabe Universitaria will be given by Gilbert Achcar (University of London).
The war that Israel has been waging in Gaza since October 2023 is of tremendous historical significance. Gilbert Achcar, a professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS (University of London), will be discussing how it has become a major turning point in Palestinian and Middle Eastern history, having an impact comparable to that of the Nakba ("Catastrophe," in Arabic) in 1948, which led to the entire region's destabilization . No Arab-Israeli "peace process" can be considered in a...2024-11-051h 50
The Inside Story PodcastWhat does Yahya Sinwar's killing mean for Hamas?Yahya Sinwar was the face of the Palestinian armed struggle against Israel's decades-long occupation. The Israeli military says he was killed during a fire-fight with Israeli forces in southern Gaza. Israel's Prime Minister praised his killing and called it the beginning of the end of the war on Gaza. But how will this affect the ceasefire efforts and the fate of the Israeli captives? And what does it mean for the Palestinian resistance? In this episode: Azzam Tamimi, Author, 'Hamas: Unwritten Chapters'. Gilbert Achcar, Professor, Development Studies & International Relations, School of Oriental and African Studies, University...2024-10-1824 min
Friends of Europe podcastsPolicy Voices | Only the US can influence Israel. But will it?As much as this US presidential election has been dominated by domestic affairs such as the economy and reproductive rights – the current most consequential foreign policy issue is without a doubt the risk of a regional war in the Middle East. In this week’s episode of Policy Voices, host Catarina Vila Nova sits down with Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. They discuss the differences between the approaches of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, if any, and Europe’s limited role in the confli...2024-10-1824 min
Al Jazeera EnglishIsraeli troops have conducted the first ground offensive into Lebanon in nearly two decadesGilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London, joins Al Jazeera’s live from London.2024-10-0605 min
The CosmopolitanThe crisis is permanent - MENA after the Arab Spring w/ Gilbert Achcar Podcast: Politics Theory Other (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The crisis is permanent - MENA after the Arab Spring w/ Gilbert AchcarPub date: 2024-03-06Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThirteen years have passed since the Arab Spring and the great hopes aroused in 2011 have been overwhelmed by counter-revolution and civil war. And yet, the region is anything but restabilised: Instead of the events of 2011 heralding a brief period of democratic transition akin to earlier developments in East Asia and Eastern Europe they ins...2024-03-2043 min
Politics Theory OtherThe crisis is permanent - MENA after the Arab Spring w/ Gilbert AchcarThirteen years have passed since the Arab Spring and the great hopes aroused in 2011 have been overwhelmed by counter-revolution and civil war. And yet, the region is anything but restabilised: Instead of the events of 2011 heralding a brief period of democratic transition akin to earlier developments in East Asia and Eastern Europe they instead, Gilbert Achcar argues, inaugurated a long-term revolutionary process, based in a deep-rooted socioeconomic crisis that is far from played out. In this talk Gilbert assesses the dynamics of MENA region, the factors hindering regional change, and he cautions against overly optimistic readings, while nonetheless arguing that...2024-03-0643 min
The Inside Story PodcastCould the Israel-Hezbollah conflict become regional?Israel has ramped up its strike on Hezbollah, killing civilians in Lebanon. Combined with the war on Gaza, could this exchange escalate into a regional one? In this episode: Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS. Hala Jaber, Journalist and Author. Elijah J Magnier, Military analyst. Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube2024-02-1625 min
Auxiliary Statements99. Religion and Politics Today From a Marxian Perspective | Gilbert AchcarEmancipatory religion rooted in proto-communism? Heh. Sorry bub. Don't you know I'm an......atheist???
Reading: "Religion and Politics Today From a Marxian Perspective" (2008) by Gilbert Achcar
Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com
DISCORD: https://discord.gg/MWPap7xJ2023-11-101h 13
Crash Course With Michael WalkerTwo Gaza Endgames: Greater Israel Vs Oslo (w/ Gilbert Achcar)For my second episode on the Gaza War I spoke to Gilbert Achcar about his recent article outlining two possible endgames for Israel in its war on Gaza. One of his scenarios is based on annexing Gaza, and the other involves a return to the peace process.Gilbert Achcar is a Lebanese socialist academic and writer. He is a Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London.You can read Gilbert's article here: https://newlinesmag.com/argument/two-gaza-scenarios-greater-israel-vs-oslo/...2023-10-2840 min
The LedeThe Day After Hamas — with Gilbert Achcar and Faisal Al YafaiIn retaliation for the brutal Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, Israel has been bombarding Gaza for three weeks now, displacing more than 1 million Palestinians and killing thousands of civilians. Israeli forces have made localized raids into the area but have not yet launched the full ground invasion that officials say is planned.
“The military plans can be drawn now. Will they be able to implement them? That's a big question mark,” says Gilbert Achcar, professor of development studies and international relations at SOAS, University of London.
In a recent essay published by New Lin...2023-10-2724 min
Politics Theory OtherThe roots of the new cold war w/ Gilbert AchcarIn 1999 in the wake of the Kosovo conflict Gilbert Achcar published a book titled 'The New Cold War: The World After Kosovo'. At the time, describing tensions between the United States, Russia and China in terms of "a cold war" seemed to many to be outlandish hyperbole, or very premature at best. Now, of course the use of the term to describe the global situation is increasingly commonplace, but if we are indeed in a cold war - the question arises - when did it begin? Should it be dated in Russia's case to the 2008 Georgia war, in China to...2023-09-141h 37
Victor's Children#32: The War in Ukraine Drags On: A Conversation with a Russian and a Ukrainian SocialistThe War in Ukraine Drags On: A Conversation with a Russian and a Ukrainian Socialist
A year and a half after Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine, the war
goes on and unfortunately the war is still not well understood
by much of the left outside of those countries. Hanna Perekhoda and
Ilya Matveev discuss Putin's war, some common political
ideas about it on the Western left, the situation in Ukraine and Russia
today, and what people on the left elsewhere can do to help
socialists in Ukraine and Russia.
Hanna and Perekhoda and Ilya Matveev will be participating in a
...2023-08-141h 22
KPFA - Democracy Now 6amDemocracy Now 6am – June 15, 2023On Today’s Show:
Sudan’s Healthcare on Brink Amid Fighting & Targeted Attacks on Medical Workers, Hospitals Worldwide
“The New Cold War: The United States, Russia, and China”: Gilbert Achcar on Ukraine War & More
“A Carbon Bomb”: Kumi Naidoo on Fight to Stop Construction of EACOP, Proposed Pipeline in East Africa
The post Democracy Now 6am – June 15, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.
2023-06-1559 min
Haymarket Books LiveNew Cold War: The US, Russia, and China TodayJoin leading international relations experts Gilbert Achcar and Ilya Budraitskis to discuss Achcar's latest book, The New Cold War.
Join leading international relations experts Gilbert Achcar and Ilya Budraitskis as the discuss Achcar's latest book The New Cold War: The United States, Russia, and China from Kosovo to Ukraine.
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, warnings of a new Cold War proliferated. In fact, the New Cold War has been ongoing since the late 1990s.
Racing to solidify its position as the last remaining superpower, the US alienated Russia and China, pushing them closer and rebooting the ‘old’ Cold War...2023-06-011h 29
Jacobin RadioDig: How to Build a Fighting Labor Movement w/ Jane McAleveyFeaturing Jane McAlevey on how to organize mass numbers of new workers into unions that wage mass strikes to fight employers and revive the labor movement.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDigDan's 2019 interview with McAlevey thedigradio.com/podcast/strike-with-jane-mcaleveyBuy Set Fear on Fire by LASTESIS versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2853-set-fear-on-fireBuy The New Cold War by Gilbert Achcar haymarketbooks.org/books/2007-the-new-cold-war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-04-151h 33
The DigHow to Build a Fighting Labor Movement w/ Jane McAleveyFeaturing Jane McAlevey on how to organize mass numbers of new workers into unions that wage mass strikes to fight employers and revive the labor movement.
Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig
Dan's 2019 interview with McAlevey thedigradio.com/podcast/strike-with-jane-mcalevey
Buy Set Fear on Fire by LASTESIS versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2853-set-fear-on-fire
Buy The New Cold War by Gilbert Achcar haymarketbooks.org/books/2007-the-new-cold-war2023-04-151h 33Podcast Archives - The DigHow to Build a Fighting Labor Movement w/ Jane McAleveyFeaturing Jane McAlevey on how to organize mass numbers of new workers into unions that wage mass strikes to fight employers and revive the labor movement.
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Dan's 2019 interview with McAlevey thedigradio.com/podcast/strike-with-jane-mcalevey
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Buy The New Cold War by Gilbert Achcar haymarketbooks.org/books/2007-the-new-cold-war2023-04-151h 33Podcast Archives - The DigZionism’s Civil War w/ Edo Konrad & Joshua LeiferFeaturing Edo Konrad and Joshua Leifer on how Zionism's long-running contradictions led to the current political crisis in Israel.
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Buy The New Cold War: The United States, Russia, and China from Kosovo to Ukraine by Gilbert Achcar haymarketbooks.org/books/2007-the-new-cold-war2023-04-081h 53The DigZionism’s Civil War w/ Edo Konrad & Joshua LeiferFeaturing Edo Konrad and Joshua Leifer on how Zionism's long-running contradictions led to the current political crisis in Israel.
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Buy The New Cold War: The United States, Russia, and China from Kosovo to Ukraine by Gilbert Achcar haymarketbooks.org/books/2007-the-new-cold-war2023-04-081h 53Jacobin RadioDig: Zionism's Civil War w/ Edo Konrad & Joshua LeiferFeaturing Edo Konrad and Joshua Leifer on how Zionism's long-running contradictions led to the current political crisis in Israel.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDigCheck out +972 Magazine at 972mag.comSubscribe to Jewish Currents' Israel/Palestine newsletter at jewishcurrents.org/newsletterBuy The New Cold War: The United States, Russia, and China from Kosovo to Ukraine by Gilbert Achcar haymarketbooks.org/books/2007-the-new-cold-war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-04-081h 53
99 ZU EINSEpisode 198: [ENG] The Arabs and the Holocaust with Gilbert AchcarEven today the way of how we think about the Holocaust is a contentious terrain. The fight over the narratives has a special place in the relation between Palestine and shows, for example, when Israel regularly accuses Palestinians of relativizing the Holocaust or spreading a new form of anti-Semitism.
On Tuesday Gilbert Achcar joins us to talk about the Arab-Israeli war of propaganda surrounding the Holocaust.2022-11-081h 15
The afikra PodcastGILBERT ACHCAR | Anti-war Activism | ConversationsGilbert Achcar spoke about his work as an academic and his recent book, "The People Want."Gilbert Achcar is a Lebanese academic and writer. He is a Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. His research interests cover the Near East and North Africa, foreign policy of the United States, Globalization, Islam, and Islamic fundamentalism. He is also a Fellow at the International Institute for Research and Education. Achcar obtained degrees in philosophy and social sciences at the Lebanese University and was a member of the Re...2022-09-1449 min
Jacobin RadioLong Reads: Gilbert Achcar on the Second Wave of Arab UprisingsGilbert Achcar joins Long Reads for a conversation about the second wave of Arab uprisings—and the possibility of a third. Gilbert is professor of development studies at SOAS in London. The second edition of his book The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising has just been published.Read his 2019 article "The Sudanese Revolution Enters a New Phase" here: https://jacobinmag.com/2019/08/sudanese-revolution-fdfc-constitutional-agreement-signedLong Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Dani...2022-04-2353 min
Histoire radicaleAux racines historiques des Printemps arabes (2011-2019)Un épisode enregistré en novembre 2019 qui va aux racines politiques, économiques et sociales des Printemps arabes, à partir de "Le peuple veut. Une exploration radicale du soulèvement arabe" (Actes Sud, 2013), de "Symptômes morbides. La rechute du soulèvement arabe" (Actes Sud, 2017) et de "Le Soudan et l’Algérie reprennent-ils le flambeau du « printemps arabe » ?" (Monde Diplomatique, juin 2019) de Gilbert Achcar – en compagnie de l’auteur, professeur en études de développement à l’Université de Londres – SOAS.2021-12-1046 min
Haymarket Books LiveThe Legacy of the Paris Commune 1871-2021 w/ Gilbert Achcar & Carolyn EichnerJoin a Gilbert Achcar, Carolyn Eichner, Phil Gasper, and Helen Scott to discuss the enduring legacy of the great Paris Commune and its lessons for today.
In March 1871, in the aftermath of France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, ordinary Parisians rose up and took control of their city for themselves. The Paris Commune only lasted for a little over two months, but during that time the Communards enacted a remarkable number of far-reaching democratic measures. The Commune was eventually drowned in blood by the old regime, but it had an enormous impact on the international socialist and working-class movement. Ma...2021-06-181h 31
Moderate RebelsAs US sanctions suffocate Syrians, regime-change operatives attack anti-war movement in open letterMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton are joined by Aaron Maté to discuss the dirty war on Syria, how murderous US/EU sanctions have destroyed the country's economy and led to many civilian deaths, and Washington's military occupation of its oil/wheat-rich territory. We respond to a ridiculous open letter that smears the anti-war movement, signed by regime-change operatives and fake "leftist" imperialists like Gilbert Achcar. -- Link to Ben's The Grayzone article "Elite UK military unit secretly trained by leftist regime-change advocate Gilbert Achcar and other academics": thegrayzone.com/2019/10/03/leftist-regime-change-activist-gilbert-achcar-academics-train-uk-military2021-04-0732 min
Haymarket Books LiveSyria & the Second Wave of Revolutions in the Middle East & North Africa (7-25-20)Join us for a virtual teach-in on the resurgent revolutionary wave sweeping the Middle East and North Africa.
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The Syrian regime has consolidated its power in the past few years with the assistance of its allies, Russia and Iran. However, the conditions that led to the uprisings are all still present, especially dictatorship and social justice. These conditions have actually only gotten worse.
The recent anti-regime demonstrations provoked by the socio-economic crisis in the Sweida and Daraa provinces under regime control indicate how intolerable the situation has become.The Assad regime and other regimes in the region believe that they can maintain their despotic rules by the...2021-03-041h 55
Casa ÁrabeLa Primavera Árabe una década despuésCasa Árabe ofrece la sesión de apertura del congreso internacional “Las primaveras árabes diez años después: retos sociales, políticos y económicos” a cargo de los profesores Gilbert Achcar (SOAS) y Hèla Yousfi (Dauphine University).
La sesión se puede ver en vídeo en nuestro canal en Youtube: https://youtu.be/3m4uHJoPmTU
“Pan, libertad y justicia social” fue una de las consignas que centraron las manifestaciones y resumían las demandas de los millones de personas que tomaran las calles y plazas árabes en 2011 para pedir “la caída del régimen,” de Túnez a Bahréin, pasando p...2021-02-102h 19
Perth IndymediaProfessor Gilbert Achcar on Lebanon's social crisisIt's been six weeks since a devastating explosion rocked the port of Beirut, killing hundreds and leaving widespread destruction throughout the city. Caused by the negligent storage of nearly 3000 tons of ammonium nitrate in a portside warehouse, the disaster has dramatically exposed the criminal nature of the Lebanese ruling class.
Alex Whisson spoke to Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.2020-09-1417 min
CBRL SoundCovid, Neoliberalism and the 'Arab Spring' I Gilbert Achcar I May 2020This event will explore the implications of the global Covid-19 crisis on the future of neoliberalism, and the ongoing struggles across the Middle East and North Africa, informally referred to as the 'Arab Spring'. This event will take the format of a conversation with Prof. Achcar, led by Dr. Toufic Haddad, Director of CBRL-Jerusalem's Kenyon Institute, and will include the chance for webinar audience members to pose questions.
About the speaker: Professor Gilbert Achcar is a Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London. His many books, published in a total of 15 languages, include: The Clash...2020-05-281h 09
Histoire radicaleAux racines historiques des Printemps arabes (2011-2019)Un épisode qui va aux racines politiques, économiques et sociales des Printemps arabes, à partir de Le peuple veut. Une exploration radicale du soulèvement arabe (Actes Sud, 2013) et de Symptômes morbides. La rechute du soulèvement arabe (Actes Sud, 2017) – en compagnie de l’auteur, Gilbert Achcar, professeur en études de développement à l’Université de Londres – SOAS.
L’épisode comporte :
Une genèse coloniale et postcoloniale des États patrimoniaux du monde arabophone (3’) ;
Une discussion des causes et des conséquences de l’échec des modernisations de rattrapage industrielles des « socialismes arabes » des années 1960-70 (10’) ;
Une typologie des États patrimoniaux et néo-patrimoniaux et...2020-02-0147 min
Status/الوضعReverberations of the Arab SpringAssistant Director of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at Northwestern University, interviews author Gilbert Achcar on the subject of the continuing consequences of the Arab Spring and Achcar's most recent book, Morbid Symptoms.
Recorded July 10, 2018 at After-Words Books in Chicago.
Courtesy of Midwest Socialist and Northwestern University.2018-09-121h 55
Kolmannen maailman puheenvuorojaKolmannen maailman puheenvuoroja: Barbarioiden törmäys Lähi-idässäLibanonilaissyntyisen tutkija ja kirjoittaja Gilbert Achcar on tehnyt ajatuksistaan terrorismista, uskonnollisesta fundamentalismista ja geopolitiikan tuottamasta kaaoksesta Lähi-idässä ja muualla merkittävän kirjan.
Hannu Reime esittelee Lontoossa nyt työskentelevän, professori Gilbert Achcarin jo 15 vuotta sitten kirjoittamaa teosta `Choc des barbaries´, josta on juuri ilmestynyt kolmas uusittu painos. Näytteet lukee Juha Kulmanen.2017-04-1214 min
Perth IndymediaMorbid Symptoms: Gilbert Achcar on the counter-revolution in the Arab worldIn his Prison Notebooks of 1930, the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci wrote, "The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear."
In his new book, Morbid Symptoms: Relapse in the Arab Uprising, published by Saqi Books, Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London, argues we are witnessing precisely such an interregnum unfold in the Arab world.
Will the counter-revolution triumph, or are we likely to see successive...2016-09-1317 min
Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2015: Shifting sands - understanding the Middle East todayListen to this session from the International Battles strand of the recent Battle of Ideas festival
In the past few years, the Middle East has undergone serious
convulsions, from the collapse of Iraq to the Arab Spring, the Syrian
war and the Saudi-led bombardment of Yemen. The spread of Islamic State
has wiped out one hundred-year-old borders in a matter of months, with
large areas of Iraq and Syria now part of those countries only in name.
America’s interest and power in the region seems to waning while
regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran are be...2015-11-161h 13
1-54 Forum1-54 Forum London 2015 | The 55th State1-54 Forum London 15 - 18 October 2015The 55th State Discussants Gilbert Achcar (Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London) and Dr Andrew Arsan (University Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History at St John’s College, University of Cambridge) consider Lebanese migration into Africa. The session was moderated by Omar Berrada (Writer, Critic, and Director of Dar al-Ma’mûn in Marrakech).Image credit: Benjamin Hoffmanwww.1-54.com 2015-10-201h 25
Spring 2014 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfThe People Want: a radical exploration of the Arab uprisingContributor(s): Professor Gilbert Achcar | The euphoria that welcomed the Arab uprising in its initial stage tended to turn into gloom in recent months. Away from impressionistic reactions, Gilbert Achcar will assess and discuss the latest developments in the Arab-speaking region on the occasion of the publication of his recent book, The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising. Gilbert Achcar grew up in Lebanon, researched and taught in Beirut, Paris and Berlin, and is currently professor of development studies and international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London.2014-01-271h 23Spring 2014 | Public lectures and events | VideoThe People Want: a radical exploration of the Arab uprisingContributor(s): Professor Gilbert Achcar | The euphoria that welcomed the Arab uprising in its initial stage tended to turn into gloom in recent months. Away from impressionistic reactions, Gilbert Achcar will assess and discuss the latest developments in the Arab-speaking region on the occasion of the publication of his recent book, The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising. Gilbert Achcar grew up in Lebanon, researched and taught in Beirut, Paris and Berlin, and is currently professor of development studies and international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London.2014-01-271h 23
LSE Middle East Centre PodcastsThe People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab UprisingSpeaker: Gilbert Achcar, SOAS
Chair: John Chalcraft, LSE
The euphoria that welcomed the Arab uprising in its initial stage tended to turn into gloom in later years. Away from impressionistic reactions, Gilbert Achcar assesses and discusses the latest developments in the Arab-speaking region on the occasion of the publication of his new book, 'The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising'. Recorded on 27 January 2014.2014-01-271h 23Autumn 2012 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfSecularism, Human Rights and the Middle East: challenges and reflectionsContributor(s): Professor Gilbert Achcar | A critical reflection on the politics of secularism and human rights following the so-called “Arab Spring” and the challenges posed for progressive thinking. Gilbert Achcar is professor of development studies and international relations at SOAS.2012-10-231h 16Autumn 2012 | Public lectures and events | VideoSecularism, Human Rights and the Middle East: challenges and reflectionsContributor(s): Professor Gilbert Achcar | A critical reflection on the politics of secularism and human rights following the so-called “Arab Spring” and the challenges posed for progressive thinking. Gilbert Achcar is professor of development studies and international relations at SOAS.2012-10-231h 16
Podularity Books PodcastLe Monde diplomatique podcast – Gilbert Achcar on the Muslim BrotherhoodIn this month’s podcast for Le Monde diplomatique, George Miller talks to Gilbert Achcar of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London about his article in the latest issue of the paper on the Muslim Brotherhood and the role they might play in Egypt’s “orderly transition” to a new order. To listen to the podcast, click here.2011-03-0459 minPodularity Books PodcastLe Monde diplomatique podcast – “Blame the Grand Mufti”After a gap of a couple of months, the Le Monde diplomatique podcast is back. This month I talk to Gilbert Achcar, a Lebanese academic who is professor of development studies and international relations at SOAS in London and author most recently of The Arabs and the Holocaust: the Arab-Israeli War of Narratives, published this month. His subject in the article – and in this podcast – is Israel’s propaganda war with the Palestinians and the Arab world in general, and the intensification it has undergone in recent years. In the interview we talk about the propaganda use to which the “abject”...2010-05-1159 min