Papers

Paper Publications:

  • Jenkins, J. Craig, Thomas Maher and Chuck Fahrer.  2014.  “Seedbeds of Insurgency: Muslim Conservatism, Repression and Islamist Insurgency in Egypt, 1986-1999.”
  • Hassan Y. Aly and Mark C. Strazicich. 2012. “Did the Global Financial Crisis and Recession Impact Economic Growth in North Africa? Perspectives on Global Development and Technology11(4): 437-455. DOI:10.1163/15691497-12341235
  • Costello, Matthew. 2012.“Rentierism and Political Insurgency: A Cross-National Analysis of Transnational Rent Dependency on Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare.” PhD Dissertation. Sociology: Ohio State University
  • Rizzo, Helen, Anne Price and Katherine Meyer. 2012. “Anti Sexual Harassment Campaign in Egypt.”Mobilization17:457-475.
  • Ahlqvist O. 2011. “On the (Limited) Difference between Feature and Geometric Semantic Similarity Models.” Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 6631 124-132.
  • J. Craig Jenkins. 2010. “Contentious Politics,” “Civil Disobedience,” and “Ethnic Conflict” in Nigel Young (ed.) The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace. N.Y.: Oxford University Press.
  • Meyer, Katherine, Eileen Barker, Helen Rose Ebaugh and Mark Juergensmeyer. 2011. “Religion in Global Perspective.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 52: 240-251.
  • Costello, Matthew. 2012. “Rentierism and Political Insurgency: A Cross-National Analysis of Transnational Rent Dependency on Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare.” PhD Dissertation. Sociology: Ohio State University
  • Jenkins, J. Craig, Katherine Meyer, Matthew Costello and Hassan Aly. 2011.  “International Rentierism in the Middle East and North Africa, 1971-2008.”  International Area Studies Review 14: 3-311.
  • Ahlqvist, Ola. 2011. “On the (Limited) Difference between Feature and Geometric Semantic Similarity Models.” Notes in Computer Science. 6631:124-132.
  • Price, Anne. 2011. PhD Dissertation: ”Constraints and Opportunities: the Shaping of Attitudes Toward Women’s Employment in the Middle East.” The Ohio State University.
  • Tetreault, Mary Ann, Katherine Meyer and Helen Rizzo. 2009. “Women’s Rights in the Middle East: Longitudinal Study of Kuwait.” International Political Sociology 3.

Presentations:

    • Hassan Aly. 2013. “Bread or Dignity: Determinants of the Arab Awakening.” The Western Economic International Association, Seattle, Washington July 2013.
    • Hassan Aly. 2012. “Employment and Social Protection in the MENA Region. ” “Rencontre Valmer” Conference on Employment and Social Protection: Paving the Way for a New Social Contract in the MENA Region,” Center for Mediterranean Integration and the World Bank, Marseille, France, November 27, 2012.
    • Hassan Aly. 2012. “Arab Spring Determinants” First ESCWA Arab Economics Forum, UN-ESCWA in Beirut- Lebanon at the UN-House, 23-24 November 2012.
    • Hassan Aly. 2012. “The Arab Spring: Economies in Transition” Political Economy in Transition: Analysis for Change Conference, UNDP’s Oslo Governance Center and the Norwegian Peace-building Resource Centre, NOREF, Oslo, Norway, 8-9 November 2012
    • Aly, Hassan. “Arab Spring Determinants.” IDRC Conference “From Arab Spring to Economic Spring: A forward-looking research agenda for a more inclusive, sustainable growth.”,International Development Research Center in Residence, Tunis Tunisia, October 29-30, 2012.
    • Aly, Hassan, J. Craig Jenkins and Matthew Costello. 2013. “Arab Spring Protests: Political and Economic Determinants.” Presented at German Research Institute for Public Administration, Speyer Germany. March 18-20, 2013.
    • Aly, Hassan, J. Craig Jenkins and Matthew Costello. 2012. “Bread or Dignity: The Determinants of the Arab Awakening.” Presented at Middle East Economics Association meeting, Cairo Egypt, June 22-26, 2012.
    • Meyer, Katherine, Helen Rizzo and Anne Price. 2012. “The Campaign Against Sexual Harassment in Egypt.” Presented at International Sociological Association meetings, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 1-3, 2012.
    • Meyer, Katherine and Anne Price. 2012. ” Women’s Political Action in the Middle East: Engagement and Norms” International Sociological Association meetings, Buenos Aires, Brazil. August 1-3, 2012.
    • Jenkins, Craig.  “All the World’s a Stage: How Globalization of Media and Civil Society are Affecting Contentious Politics.”  Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Assns.  Las Vegas. August 2011.
    • Jenkins, Craig, Katherine Meyer, Matthew Costello, Hassan Aly. “International Rentierism in the Middle East, 1971- 2008.”  Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Assns.  Las Vegas. August 2011.
    • Jeong H. & Ahlqvist O. “Diaspora Nationalism in Cyberspace: Hyperlink Networks of Kurdish Organizations.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Seattle, Washington. April 2011.
    • Costello, Matthew J. “Redefining Rentierism: Economic Dependency in the Middle East.” Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society. Jacksonville, FL. April 2011.
    • VanHorn, J.E. “Reconstructing Kurdish Conflict: Geographic Visualization and Analysis.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Seattle, Washington. April 2011.
    • Anne Price, Helen Rizzo and Katherine Meyer.  “Organized Dissent in an Authoritarian Context: The Intersection of Agency and Broad, Dense Networks.”  Middle East Studies Association Meetings. Atlanta, GA. Nov. 2010.
    • Price, Anne. “Explaining Women’s Employment in the Middle East: Economic Constraints, Demographic Opportunities, and Attitudes.” Middle East Studies Association Annual
      Meeting. San Diego, California. November 2010.
    • Katherine Meyer.  “Religion in Global Perspective.”  Presidential Address for Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual  Meetings. Baltimore, MD.  Nov. 2010.
    • Katherine Meyer and Anne Price.  “Understanding Values Related to Political Action in Five Middle Eastern Nations.”   American Sociological Association Meetings.  Atlanta, GA. August, 2010.
    • “Organized Dissent in an Authoritarian Context: The Intersection of Agency and Broad, Dense Networks.” Middle East Studies Association Meetings. Atlanta, GA. Nov. 2010. Anne Price, Helen Rizzo and Katherine Meyer.
    • “Religion in Global Perspective.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meetings. Baltimore, MD. Nov. 2010. Presidential Address. Katherine Meyer
    • “Understanding Values Related to Political Action in Five Middle Eastern Nations.” American Sociological Association Meetings. Atlanta, GA. August, 2010. Katherine Meyer and Anne Price.
    • “Reluctance to Participate in Political Action in the Middle East.” National Science Foundation. May 27, 2010. Katherine Meyer and Anne Price.
    • “Political Participation in the Middle East: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Study of Values and Values Change in Islamic Countries.” Life Science and Human Effectiveness European Office of Aerospace Research and Development and AFSOR Workshop, Cairo, Egypt. May 2010. Invited Presentation. Anne Price and Katherine Meyer.
    • “Public Role of Women Around the World.” Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2010 Conference. Houston, TX. January 2010. Invited Presentation. Katherine Meyer
    • “Transnational Advocacy Networks and Civil Conflict: Women’s Rights in Egypt.” Helen Rizzo, Anne Price and Katherine Meyer. Middle East Studies Association Annual Meetings. Boston, MA. November 2009. Regular Paper Session.

 


 

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