The Arab World between Revolution and Counterrevolution
Date & Time
Apr 17, 2019
from
04:00 PM to
05:30 PM
Location
UC Davis International Center Multipurpose Room
Description
Hicham Alaoui will be speaking as a part of his series called “The Pendulum in Motion” focused on the following: Seven years since the Arab Spring, the prospects for Middle East democracy have diminished markedly. Popular forces mounted uprisings but most didn't follow through. Authoritarians regrouped and reorganized themselves under the mantle of “enlightened despotism”, whose projects to deliver order and modernity masked a deeper effort to destroy opposition and atomize societies. The murder of Jamal Khashoggi exposes how this counterrevolutionary campaign has lost its footing. But the prospects for democracy remain precarious, particularly as democracy faces a recession around the globe.
This event is free and open to UC Davis students, faculty, staff, and the community. Register to attend: globalaffairs.ucdavis.edu/events/hicham-alaoui
