MERIP SPEAKERS’ BUREAU

Welcome to MERIP’s Speakers Bureau. This new collaborative program allows you to help raise money for MERIP by organizing public events at your home institution. If you arrange talks, colloquia, workshops, and public events at your university, you can invite fellow MERIP colleagues from the following list who have already agreed to donate their honoraria to MERIP.

As many public events have moved online, arranging such occasions no longer requires hefty travel costs and organizing time. This makes it easier for both speakers and organizers to share their knowledge with students and new audiences, educate and raise awareness about ongoing issues in the region, highlight MERIP’s profile and, not least, to volunteer to donate their honoraria to the MERIP. Given Merip’s wide circle of leading experts on a diverse range of regional topics, donating a few hours of your time to organize an online educational event or to give a talk can translate into substantial contributions to MERIP.

Interested in organizing an event using the speaker’s bureau?

Please contact any speaker from the list below as you organize events (classroom talks, public colloquia, etc.) at your institution and pay them an honorarium. All members of the speaker’s bureau have pre-agreed to donate the honorarium to MERIP. For purposes of publicity, please share event specifics with James Ryan for promotion on MERIP’s communication channels.

Interested in joining the speakers bureau?

The speakers’ bureau is open to past contributors to MERIP. To enroll in the Speakers’ Bureau, send our Executive Director James Ryan, your name, affiliation, and a list of the topics that you can address. You are volunteering to donate your honorarium to MERIP once you have been invited as a speaker.

Alphabetical List of Speakers who have agreed to donate their honoraria to MERIP

By Geographical Areas

Egypt

Joshua Stacher
Political Science, Kent State University
Email: jstacher@kent.edu
Webpage: https://www.kent.edu/polisci/profile/joshua-stacher

Iraq

Nabil al Tikriti
History, University of Mary Washington
Email: naltikri@umw.edu
Webpage : https://cas.umw.edu/historyamericanstudies/faculty/nabil-al-tikriti/

Iran

Kaveh Ehsani
International Studies, DePaul University
Email : kehsani@depaul.edu
Webpage : https://las.depaul.edu/academics/international-studies/faculty/Pages/kaveh-ehsani.aspx

Arang Keshavarzian
Email: arang.keshavarzian@nyu.edu
Webpage: https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/arang-keshavarzian.html

Joost Hiltermann
MENA Director, Crisis Group
Email: jhiltermann@crisisgroup.org
Website: https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/people/joost-hiltermann

Jordan

Jillian Schwedler
Political Science, Hunter College & Graduate Center CUNY
Email: js1287@hunter.cuny.edu
Webpage: https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/polsci/faculty/jillian-schwedler/jillian-schwedler

Palestine/Israel

Zachary Lockman
History, Middle East & Islamic Studies, NYU
Email: zl1@nyu.edu
Webpage: https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/zachary-lockman.html

Syria

Jennifer Olmsted
University and Department: Drew University Economics
Email: jolmsted@drew.edu
Webpage: https://drew.edu/academics/economics/economics-faculty/

Persian Gulf

Arang Keshavarzian (see contact info above)

Joost Hiltermann (see contact info above)

Turkey

Nabil al Tikriti (see contact info above)

By Thematic Topics

War On Terror And Its Aftermaths

Lisa Hajjar
Sociology, UC Santa Barbara
Email: lhajjar@soc.ucsb.edu
Webpage: https://soc.ucsb.edu/people/lisa-hajjar

Daryl Li
Anthropology, University of Chicago
Email: darrylli@uchicago.edu
Wepage: https://anthropology.uchicago.edu/people/faculty/darryl-li

Joost Hiltermann (see contact info above)

Jennifer Olmsted (see contact info above)

Protest Politics

Jillian Schwedler (see contact info above)

Militarization And Politics Of Empire

Pete Moore
Political Science, Case Western University
Email: pete.moore@case.edu
Webpage: https://politicalscience.case.edu/faculty/pete-moore/

Shana Marshall
International Affairs, George Washington University
Email: smarshall@gwu.edu
Webpage: https://elliott.gwu.edu/shana-marshall

US Policy in the Middle East

Zachary Lockman (see contact info above)

Women’s Rights Activism (including activism against sexual harassment)

Vickie Langohr
Political Science, College of the Holy Cross
Email: vlangohr@holycross.edu
Webpage: https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/political-science/faculty/vickie-langohr

Gender & Economics