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Jul 13, 2025
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POLI 113 SC - People and Power in the Modern Middle East
This course examines how different kinds of regimes - populist authoritarian, military, monarchical, and rentier - evolved in the 20th century Middle East, how they related to, controlled, and represented citizens, and what role political and religious ideologies versus economic relations played in these relationships. We study how participation and dissent evolved over time, ask why religion fueled opposition in the 1970s-1980s, and consider how regimes used repression and concessions to survive. We then consider how electoral authoritarianism gave way to the Arab Spring and why democratic transitions succeeded or stalled thereafter, and consider the prospects for conflict in the region today.
Course Credit: 1.0
Offered: Annually
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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