Political Systems of the Middle East

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This course provides an overview of the recent political history of the Middle East and North Africa as well as recent theoretical and empirical social science research on the region. It examines themes and issues such as: colonialism and decolonization; the rise and fall of Arab nationalism; the role of natural resources in the region’s development; the significance of Islam in politics; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and the Arab uprisings and their aftermath, among other topics.