BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.7//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news1661@zasb.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20200528T091033 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20200528T180000 SUMMARY:Robert Springborg: Deep States and Deep Trouble in the MENA (online ) DESCRIPTION:Increasing use of the deep state concept by experts on the MEN A suggests that it may be more than just an omnibus conspiracy theory emp loyed by detractors of a particular government\; that it may accurately d escribe political reality in at least some MENA and possibly non-MENA cou ntries\; and that it may be a useful concept with which better to underst and politics and even economics in those countries. Robert Springborg wil l excavate under contemporary MENA political economies in search of their deep states and consequences. \\r\\nProfessor Robert Springborg is Adj unct Professor\, School of International Studies\, Simon Fraser Universit y\, Vancouver\; and non-resident Research Fellow of the Italian Institute of International Affairs in Rome. In 2016 he was Visiting Scholar at the Belfer Center\, Harvard University\, and in 2014 was the Visiting Kuwait Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po\, Paris. Until October 2013\, he was Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and Program Manager for the Middle East for the Center for Civil-Military Relations. From 2002 until 2008 he hel d the MBI Al Jaber Chair in Middle East Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London\, where he also served a s Director of the London Middle East Institute. Before taking up that Cha ir he was Director of the American Research Center in Egypt. From 1973 un til 1999 he taught in Australia\, where he was University Professor of Mi ddle East Politics at Macquarie University. He has also taught at the Uni versity of California\, Berkeley\, the University of Pennsylvania\, Colle ge of Europe (Warsaw)\, Canterbury University and Sydney University.\\r\\ nThe talk is free and open to all. To attend\, please register on Zoom. X-ALT-DESC:

Increasing use of the deep state concept by experts on the M ENA suggests that it may be more than just an omnibus conspiracy theory e mployed by detractors of a particular government\; that it may accurately describe political reality in at least some MENA and possibly non-MENA c ountries\; and that it may be a useful concept with which better to under stand politics and even economics in those countries. Robert Springborg w ill excavate under contemporary MENA political economies in search of the ir deep states and consequences. \;

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Professor Robert Sprin gborg is Adjunct Professor\, School of International Studies\, Simon Fraser University\, Vancouver\; and non-resident Research Fellow of the I talian Institute of International Affairs in Rome. In 2016 he was Visitin g Scholar at the Belfer Center\, Harvard University\, and in 2014 was the Visiting Kuwait Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po\, Paris. Until October 2013\, he was Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and Program Manager fo r the Middle East for the Center for Civil-Military Relations. From 2002 until 2008 he held the MBI Al Jaber Chair in Middle East Studies at the S chool of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London\, where he also served as Director of the London Middle East Institute. Before t aking up that Chair he was Director of the American Research Center in Eg ypt. From 1973 until 1999 he taught in Australia\, where he was Universit y Professor of Middle East Politics at Macquarie University. He has also taught at the University of California\, Berkeley\, the University of Pen nsylvania\, College of Europe (Warsaw)\, Canterbury University and Sydney University.

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The talk is free and open to all. To attend\, please register on Zoom.

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