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Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster. Celebrating 35 years! (Director: Prof. Nitasha Kaul)
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We had a fantastic evening yesterday hosting Dr Younes Abouyoub from the United Nations who shared his views on ‘The UN’s Moment of Reckoning: UNGA81 - From Gridlock to Renewal?' at the CSD Seminar chaired by Dir. Prof Kaul. A thoughtful talk followed by wide-ranging Q&A, and networking, with participation from academics, students, visiting scholars, external policy colleagues. CSD Seminars feature a range of topics, are open to all, and free to register and attend. Check out the next one on our TL! ⬇️
Fantastic evening at the seminar on ‘first ladies of authoritarianism’ with Dr Menshawy at CSD today 👏
Delighted to share that for the next CSD Seminar on Tuesday 13th October at 5 pm, Dr Mustafa Meshawy will be speaking about his work on First Ladies of Authoritarianism: Gender, Politics and Diplomacy in the Arab World and Beyond.
Event open and free to all. Register at link here --
westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-sem…
The seeds of this project were planted on the streets of the Arab Spring. In 2011, while working as a BBC reporter covering anti-regime protests, Dr Menshawy heard demonstrators demanding not only the downfall of authoritarian leaders, but of their wives too. It left him with a puzzle: if first ladies are merely ceremonial figures standing beside powerful men, why were protesters so angry with them? A decade later, drawing on archives, fieldwork and interviews with people around leaders’ wives, Dr Menshawy revisits that puzzle by travelling to countries such as Egypt and Tunisia as well as by conducting interviews with those around first ladies of countries such as China. The talk explores how marriage, gender, glamour and political power intertwine at the heart of authoritarian rule, and how first ladies can both stabilise and destabilise regimes.View quoted post on X
Coming soon on Tuesday, 13th October!
Delighted to share that for the next CSD Seminar on Tuesday 13th October at 5 pm, Dr Mustafa Meshawy will be speaking about his work on First Ladies of Authoritarianism: Gender, Politics and Diplomacy in the Arab World and Beyond.
Event open and free to all. Register at link here --
westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-sem…
The seeds of this project were planted on the streets of the Arab Spring. In 2011, while working as a BBC reporter covering anti-regime protests, Dr Menshawy heard demonstrators demanding not only the downfall of authoritarian leaders, but of their wives too. It left him with a puzzle: if first ladies are merely ceremonial figures standing beside powerful men, why were protesters so angry with them? A decade later, drawing on archives, fieldwork and interviews with people around leaders’ wives, Dr Menshawy revisits that puzzle by travelling to countries such as Egypt and Tunisia as well as by conducting interviews with those around first ladies of countries such as China. The talk explores how marriage, gender, glamour and political power intertwine at the heart of authoritarian rule, and how first ladies can both stabilise and destabilise regimes.View quoted post on X
Delighted to share that for the next CSD Seminar on Tuesday 13th October at 5 pm, Dr Mustafa Meshawy will be speaking about his work on First Ladies of Authoritarianism: Gender, Politics and Diplomacy in the Arab World and Beyond.
Event open and free to all. Register at link here --
westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-sem…
The seeds of this project were planted on the streets of the Arab Spring. In 2011, while working as a BBC reporter covering anti-regime protests, Dr Menshawy heard demonstrators demanding not only the downfall of authoritarian leaders, but of their wives too. It left him with a puzzle: if first ladies are merely ceremonial figures standing beside powerful men, why were protesters so angry with them? A decade later, drawing on archives, fieldwork and interviews with people around leaders’ wives, Dr Menshawy revisits that puzzle by travelling to countries such as Egypt and Tunisia as well as by conducting interviews with those around first ladies of countries such as China. The talk explores how marriage, gender, glamour and political power intertwine at the heart of authoritarian rule, and how first ladies can both stabilise and destabilise regimes.
Event open and free to all. Register at link here --
westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-sem…
The seeds of this project were planted on the streets of the Arab Spring. In 2011, while working as a BBC reporter covering anti-regime protests, Dr Menshawy heard demonstrators demanding not only the downfall of authoritarian leaders, but of their wives too. It left him with a puzzle: if first ladies are merely ceremonial figures standing beside powerful men, why were protesters so angry with them? A decade later, drawing on archives, fieldwork and interviews with people around leaders’ wives, Dr Menshawy revisits that puzzle by travelling to countries such as Egypt and Tunisia as well as by conducting interviews with those around first ladies of countries such as China. The talk explores how marriage, gender, glamour and political power intertwine at the heart of authoritarian rule, and how first ladies can both stabilise and destabilise regimes.