Political Economy of Development Series
FOUR EVENTS
(LECTURES AND RELATED WORKSHOPS)
LECTURE
1. Development Under Authoritarian Rule
by Bassam Haddad
Tuesday, February 21, 12 pm
Johnson Center, 3rd Floor, Room B
George Mason University
This lecture examines the character and strategies of economic development in authoritarian regimes.
It emphasizes state-business relations and the combination of neoliberal prescriptions, class, and institutions of authoritarian control.
Pizza and Drinks!
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WORKSHOP
2. Workshop on Development
February 28, 12 pm, JC, Room A
by Bassam Haddad
The workshop is intended to serve as a space where students can interact with the instructor and each other
on matters related to their interests and/or research on the topic
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LECTURE
3. Political Economy of Oil
by John Warner
Tuesday
April 4,
Johnson Center,
3rd Floor, Room B
George Mason University
This lecture addresses the intricacies and intersections of oil, authoritarian rule, and regional/international relations in the Arabian Peninsula.
The focus will be on the structures of oil economies and implications thereof.
Pizza and Drinks!
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WORKSHOP
4. Workshop on oil
April 11, 12 pm, JC, Room A
by John Warner
The workshop is intended to serve as a space where students can interact with the instructor and each other
on matters related to their interests and/or research on the topic
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Co-sponsored by Middle East Studies Program, Arab Studies Institute, Schar School for Policy & Government, and the Political Economy Project
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT PPE.GMU.EDU and MEIS.GMU.EDU
February 15, 2017