All Souls College, University of Oxford. I work on authoritarianism, Islamist politics, and North Africa.

Oxford
Joined December 2012
Thrilled that my book on Ben Ali’s authoritarian regime is finally out! Less thrilled that the topic is again so relevant in today’s Tunisia…
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How does Sisi rule Egypt? Professor Yezid Sayigh delivers this year’s Lee Lecture in Political Science and Government at All Souls College. Fascinating research! @SayighYezid
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The Journal of North African Studies welcomes special issue proposals👇👇 We value interdisciplinarity, scholarly diversity and cover a variety of North African countries. Have a look at our website for information on how to submit a proposal: tandfonline.com/journals/fna…
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Excited to be part of this forthcoming handbook edited by Anne Wolf and with superb chapter authors. My chapter "Authoritarian Regimes in the Global Economy" with Anne Pitcher and Ricardo Soares de Oliveira has just been published. DM me for a pre-print. academic.oup.com/edited-volu…
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The Oxford Authoritarian Politics Network is organising a new conference 👇👇 ENGAGING DEMOCRATIC AND AUTHORITARIAN POLITICS SCHOLARSHIP IN CONVERSATION Please spread the word and circulate our call for papers widely! @scottrw630 @KTertytchnaya
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Our rat-a-tat of fall Democracy & Autocracy issues continues @umichDemocracy with issue 22 (2), MAKING SENSE OF THE ARAB STATE, based on yet another new book in our growing @UofMPress book series! 1/7
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More chapters of the Oxford Handbook of Authoritarian Politics have been published, including on subnational authoritarianism, foreign policy, regional organizations, authoritarianism’s historical entanglements, and authoritarianism in South America. 👇👇👇academic.oup.com/edited-volu…
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Dan Slater distinguishes modern authoritarianism from earlier forms of nondemocratic rule, tracing the evolution of modern authoritarianism primarily as a response to the historical rise of popular sovereignty and the territorial state. @SlaterPolitics academic.oup.com/edited-volu…
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Kenneth M Roberts’ chapter on authoritarianism in South America explains why, despite its achievements during the Third Wave of democratization, South America is not immune to the patterns of democratic backsliding seen across much of the world. academic.oup.com/edited-volu…
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This book on Ennahda, I reviewed for @openDemocracy, and written when there was still some hope with Tunisia as the last candle of Arab Spring. Under Kais Saeid presidency, and most of Ennahda's leadership under detention, we are talking about very different possible futures.
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