This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring 2020. A Note from the Section Chair We are delighted to present the Spring 2020 of the APSA MENA Politics Newsletter. The MENA Politics Section continues to thrive
Gilead in Palestine
Lihi Ben Shitrit, University of Georgia, lben@uga.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. In her 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale, which has received renewed attention following its
Introduction: Looking Beyond Islam
This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. The topic of women and gender in MENA politics has long been associated with Islam because of a historically-held notion that Islam determines every aspect of life
How many is one too many? Israeli Elections 2018 – 2020
Tamar Hermann, The Open University of Israel and the Israel Democracy Institute, tamarhe@gmail.com This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Between 2018-2020 Israel set a national – perhaps
The Decline of Democracy in Israel’s Sovereignty Discourse
Meirav Jones, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, meiravjo@gmail.com, and Lihi Ben Shitrit, University of Georgia, lben@uga.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. One week before Israel’s second