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Seminar

Book Talk: Egypt in a Time of Revolution

Open to the Public

A seminar with Neil Ketchley, Lecturer in Middle East Politics, King’s College London and Visiting Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on his recent book, Egypt in a Time of Revolution, from Cambridge University Press.

Moderated by Tarek Masoud, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations, HKS.

Followed by a book signing at Harvard COOP Bookstore at 1400 Massachusetts Avenue in Harvard Square.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Fainsod Room, 324
Egypt in a Time of Revolution, Neil Ketchley, 2017.

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A seminar with Neil Ketchley, Lecturer in Middle East Politics, King’s College London and Visiting Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on his recent book, Egypt in a Time of Revolution, from Cambridge University Press.

Moderated by Tarek Masoud, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations, HKS.

About the Book

How did Egyptians overthrow a seemingly well-fortified dictator of three decades in less than three weeks? Drawing on protest event data, as well as interviews and other qualitative sources, Neil Ketchley presents findings from his new book on the 25 January Egyptian Revolution and its aftermath.  

About the Author

Neil Ketchley is a political sociologist of the Middle East and North Africa. His research on social movements and protest has appeared in the American Political Science Review and Mobilization. His current research focuses on the rise of mass street politics and political Islam in interwar Egypt.

Neil received his PhD in Political Science from the London School of Economics. For 2014-2016 he was Hulme Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Brasenose College, University of Oxford.

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