A talk by Jean Leca (Sciences-Po, Paris) on current global political dynamics in reference to the concepts of uncertainty, vulnerability, and legitimacy. He will use Algeria as a case study for democratic processes in the Arab world. Introduction by Peter Awn, Director of the Middle East Institute and Dean of General Studies. Light lunch will be served. 

Co-sponsored by the Alliance Program and Middle East Institute.

Read Leca’s articles (PDF):

• “Democratization in the Arab World: Uncertainty, Vulnerability and Legitimacy,” Democracy Without Democrats?: The Renewal of Politics in the Muslim World (1994).

• “Opposition in the Middle East and North Africa,” Government and Opposition (1997).