The first workshop session set the tone of the discussion. Stephen Kosack and Evann Smith (Harvard University) presented a study on Arab mass movements in a comparative perspective, while Ishac Diwan (Harvard) offered participants an analytical framework to understanding the Arab revolutions.
In the second panel, three case studies were presented exploring lessons from other countries that have already experienced a transition to more open political systems in the recent years. Jillian Schwedler looked at the role of political Islam in Jordan and Yemen while Esra Çeviker Gürakar focused on what drove changes in political settlements in Turkey. Finally, Philips Vermonte, presented a case study on Indonesia before and after the revolution.
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