Welcome to the APSA MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 1, Spring 2021!
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Section News
Letter from the Editor, Marc Lynch
Introducing the New Editorial Team
The Middle East Scholar Barometer, Marc Lynch
A Note From APSA, Ahmed Morsy and Andrew Stinson
Feature Article
Democratic Waves and the Arab Uprisings, Shimaa Hatab
Research Symposium: Taking Space Seriously
Introduction: Taking Space Seriously: The Use of Geographic Methods in the Study of MENA, Alexandra Domike Blackman and Lama Mourad
Geospatial Research in Settings of Contested Sovereignty, Alexei Abrahams and Diana Greenwald
Mapping Municipal Change in Tunisia, Julia Clark
Using Historical Maps for the Political Science Research of the Middle East, Ashrakat Elshehawy
Contesting Hard-Line Boundaries: Towards a Reconceptualization of Beirut’s Neighborhoods, Ahmad Gharbieh
Spatial Approaches to the Study of Local Governance and Service Provision in the Middle East, Christiana Parreira
Using GIS to understand how humanitarian aid moves, Emily K.M. Scott
Research Symposium: COVID-19 and MENA Political Science
Introduction: Covid-19 and MENA Political Science: Impacts on Research and Region, Nermin Allam, Justin Gengler, Lisel Hintz, Noora Lori
Deploying Authority: Saudi Arabia and Egypt Strive to Respond to COVID-19, Sultan Alamer, Rana Mamdouh, and Nathan J. Brown
Understanding Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Turkey: Politics of the Local, Başak Yavçan
The Impact of COVID-19 on Forcibly Displaced and Marginalized Communities with a Focus on Child Marriages in Jordan, Aida Essaid
Pandemic-Safe Research with Online Surveys, Robert Kubinec