The roundtable Revolution in Lebanon: an End to Identity Politics? took place on 26 November at the European University Institute. It aimed at anlaysing the protests erupted in Lebanon on 17 October, that are creating a unique and rare moment Read More …
On Tuesday 20 August Prof. Olivier Roy was invited to the debate on Getting to know each other in order to understand one another, understanding one another in order to coexist, organised by Comunione and Liberazione in the frame of Read More …
On 10 June 2019 the Middle East Directions Programme organised the workshop The call for Change in Algeria, aimed to discuss and try understand the political contestation and protest movement in Algeria, bringing together Algerian academics, researchers and journalists with Read More …
On 30 May 2019 Massimo Tommasoli was invited by the Middle East Directions Programme at the EUI for a roundtable discussion on Democracy and the 20130 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The debate was based on Mr Tommasoli’s presentation on the Read More …
On Tuesday 4 June 2019, the MEDirections organised a roundtable debate on From Political Engagement to Political Demonisation: US-Iran Policy 2013-2019. The speakers at the roundtable were: Eric Hooglund, an American political scientist and an expert on contemporary Iran and Read More …
Tensions between the US and Iran have reached an unprecedented level. The serious possibility of a military confrontation between the two sides is looming. The Middle East Directions Programme organised a roundtable (Florence, 4th June 2019) aiming to discuss on Read More …
Most research on violent radicalisation often focuses on why people take up arms, and very little has focused on why individuals choose not to engage in political violence. Aiming to contribute to the larger debate on the sources of resilience Read More …
Marwa Al Sabouni is a Syrian practicing architect, author of the book ‘The Battle for Home’ published by Thames and Hudson (2016) and listed as one of the top ten experts on Syria’s reconstruction. Her TED Talk was chosen among Read More …
Under Saudi crown prince and strongman Mohammad Ben Salman, Saudi Arabia is undergoing a process of transformation. Religion has been one of the key areas targeted by Ben Salman, who has vowed to “fight extremism” and has taken measures to Read More …
Charles Lister, Senior Fellow and Director of the Extremism and Counterterrorism Program at the Middle East Institute in Washington D.C., was in Florence as a Speaker at the MEDirections Summer School on “Post-Conflict Stabilisation: The Day after IS Military Defeat” (9-11 Read More …
