LECTURE: Jean Leca (Sciences Po) on “Democratization in the Arab World”.
The Alliance Program, the Middle East Institute and
the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life present:
“Democratization in the Arab World”
Seminar with Jean Leca (Sciences Po)
Moderated by Peter Awn (Director, Middle East Institute)
Thursday, March 26th, 12:30pm-2:00pm
Room 1118, IAB
Light lunch will be served.
Democratization in the Arab World: In this seminar, Jean Leca will analyze current global political dynamics in reference to his landmark 1994 article in which he first outlined the concepts and hypotheses of uncertainty, vulnerability, and legitimacy. Leca will use case studies of democracy and democratic processes in the Algerian context to make a more specific argument. A professor Emeritus of Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, Jean Leca is a renowned specialist of political philosophy and political sociology, with specific interest in the Arab world and the Mediterranean. Jean Leca is the former President of the International Political Science Association (1991-1994) and of the French Political Science Association (1990-1991 and 1998-2005). He has consulted widely regarding Arab foreign relations and was a member of the Joint Committee on the Near and Middle East. Jean Leca has held various visiting professor positions in the US, including Stanford, Princeton, Dartmouth, and University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The Alliance Program is a joint venture between Columbia University and three French partner institutions, the Ecole Polytechnique, Sciences Po, and the Universite Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne. For further information, please visit: www.columbia.edu/cu/alliance.
