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Transnational Language, Transient Identities, and the Crisis of the State in the Arab Region

Outputs by Anoush Ehteshami, Juline Beaujouan & Amjed Rasheed

Books

Anoush Ehteshami, Amjed Rasheed & Juline Beaujouan, Islam, IS and the Fragmented State: The Challenges of Political Islam in the MENA Region (Routledge, 2020).

Juline Beaujouan & Amjed Rasheed (eds.), Syrian Crisis, Syrian Refugees: Voices from Jordan and Lebanon (Palgrave, 2020).

PhD Thesis

Juline Beaujouan, 'The Islamic State's Discursive Power in the MENA Region' (Durham University; supervisors: Professors Anoush Ehteshami and Andy Byford; defended 17 January 2020).

Conference Proceedings

Juline Beaujouan (ed.), IMEIS Annual Conference 2019: GCC: Evaluation, Lessons Learned and Future Prospects (Global Policy, August 2019).

Juline Beaujouan (ed.), IMEIS Annual Conference 2018: Identity, Legitimacy and Power in the Muslim World (Global Policy, November 2018).

Juline Beaujouan (ed.), IMEIS Annual Conference 2017: Diversity (Durham Middle East Papers 95, March 2018).

Articles & Book Chapters

Juline Beaujouan & Amjed Rasheed, The Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan and Lebanon: Impact and Implications, Middle East Policy, 2020, 27 (3), pp. tbc.

Amjed Rasheed, 'The Kurdish Cause in Iraq: From the Second Republic to the Fall of Kirkuk (2003–2018)', in Ericsson, Jacob & Khalil, Ahmed (eds.), Iraq After ISIS: The Challenges of Post-War Recovery (Palgrave, 2019), pp. 57-78.

Amjed Rasheed, 'Syria vs. Iraq: Clash of Authoritarians', Middle East Policy, 2018, 25 (4), pp. 116-129.

Public Engagement Papers

Amjed Rasheed & Juline Beaujouan, France Attacks Prove the Power of Violent Extremist Discourse, Global Policy, 10 November 2020.

Juline Beaujouan & Amjed Rasheed, 'The Fragmented Politics of the Syrian Refugee Crisis Jeopardises the Future of Millions', The Conversation, 10 March 2020.

Anoush Ehteshami, Amjed Rasheed & Juline Beaujouan, 'The Crisis of the State in the Arab Region and the Rise of the Islamic State', openDemocracy, 5 May 2018.

al-Sabah Papers

Anoush Ehteshami, Amjed Rasheed & Juline Beaujouan, The Rise and Fall of Islamic State: The Fading Influence of Political Islam in the Middle East (al-Sabah Paper 31, November 2020).

Amjed Rasheed & Juline Beaujouan, IS’ Discursive Power in the Middle East (al-Sabah Paper 25, October 2018).

Juline Beaujouan, Syrian Conflict, Syrian Refugees - Part II: The Case of Lebanon (al-Sabah Paper 24, August 2018).

Juline Beaujouan, Syrian Conflict, Syrian Refugees – Part I: The Case of Jordan (al-Sabah Paper 23, July 2018).

Briefing Papers

Briefing paper I - The Islamic State’s (IS) discourse: Some repeated patterns (.pdf)

Briefing paper II - The Islamic State’s religious perspectives on Iran (.pdf)

Briefing paper III - Jordan in the eyes of Islamic State (.pdf)

Briefing paper IV - Islamic State’s political perspectives on Iran (.pdf)

Briefing paper V - Syria in the eyes of Islamic State (.pdf)

Briefing paper VI - Islamic State’s views on the Muslim Brotherhood (.pdf)

Briefing paper VII - An Analysis of Al-Baghdadi’s 26 August 2019 Audio Message (.pdf)

Briefing paper VIII - Iraq in the Eyes of the Islamic State (.pdf)

Briefing paper IX - Islamic State’s Perspectives on the Free Syrian Army (.pdf)

Papers

9 March 2020
Dr Amjed Rasheed presents on ‘De-regionalization, State Fragmentation and the Rise of Salafi-Jihadism in MENA’ and Juline Beaujouan on ‘Islamic State’s Discursive Power in MENA’ at the Peer Exchange Workshop: Insights of Recent Research about the Development of Salafi-Jihadism in the MENA Region and Entry Points for Conflict Transformation, Beirut, Lebanon.

5 December 2019
Juline Beaujouan presents on ‘The Defeat of Islamic State: The End of the Caliphal Dream in the Arab World?’ and Dr Amjed Rasheed on ‘The Erosion of the State’s Power in the MENA Region’ at The State of the State in the Middle East workshop, Hatfield College, Durham University.

8 July 2019
Professor Anoush Ehteshami presents on ‘Post-IS MENA Regional Order’, Juline Beaujouan on ‘“The End of the Daesh State of Falsehood”: Was the Caliphate Really Defeated?’ and Dr Amjed Rasheed on ‘Iraq after the De-territoriality of the IS: The Challenge of PMU and the Risks of the CT Approach’ at the Post-IS MENA Regional Politics roundtable at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London.

17 June 2019
Juline Beaujouan presents on 'IS Loss of the Caliphate – Interpretation and Future Prospects for the MENA Region' and Dr Amjed Rasheed on 'Iraq After the De-territoriality of IS: What Is to Be Done?' at The Consequences and Implications of Daesh Military Defeat workshop, Centre for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan, Amman.

8 November 2018
Dr Amjed Rasheed and Juline Beaujouan give lecture 'Syrian Crisis, Syrian Refugees' to Masters' students studying at the Department of Politics, University of York.

4 October 2018
Juline Beaujouan presents her research at the CrossLangDyn workshop 'Languages, Community and Area Studies: Reflections on Concepts and Delivery' at the University of Manchester.

18 September 2018
Juline Beaujouan presents an ‘Overview of the Syrian Refugee Crisis’ at the roundtable Syrian Crisis, Syrian Refugees: The Cases of Jordan and Lebanon, which she co-organises with Dr Amjed Rasheed, SGIA, al-Qasimi Building, Room 201. See full programme.

5 February 2018
Dr Amjed Rasheed presents on ‘IS and the Regional (Dis)order’ and Juline Beaujouan on ‘Iran and Syria in the eyes of the Islamic State’ at the Roundtable: The Troubled Triangle of the Islamic State, Iran, and Syria, organised in collaboration with Chatham House (2.15-5pm, Lindisfarne Conference Centre, St Aidan's College, Durham).

17 November 2017
Dr Amjed Rasheed and Juline Beaujouan, present on ‘The Kurdish Krisis: Perspectives on Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)-Iraq Relations and the Regional Order’ (1pm, IMEIS, SGIA, Durham University, IM222).