Wilson Center Experts
Elizabeth Thompson
Middle East Program
Contact Information:
T (202) 691-4000
// F (202) 691-4001
Expertise:
Middle East and North Africa
Affiliation:
Former Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center and Associate Professor of History, University of Virginia
Wilson Center Project(s):
"Seeking Justice in the Middle East"
Term:
Jun 01, 2010
Aug 01, 2010
Related Content for this Expert
Justice Interrupted: The Struggle for Constitutional Government in the Middle East
April 23, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
The Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 were often portrayed in the media as a dawn of democracy in the region. But the revolutionaries were—and saw themselves as—heirs to a centuries-long struggle for just government and the rule of law, a struggle obstructed by local elites as well as the interventions of foreign powers. Thompson uncovers the deep roots of liberal constitutionalism in the Middle East through the remarkable stories of those who fought against poverty, tyranny, and foreign rule. more
Justice Interrupted: The Struggle for Constitutional Government in the Middle East
April 23, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
The Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 were often portrayed in the media as a dawn of democracy in the region. But the revolutionaries were—and saw themselves as—heirs to a centuries-long struggle for just government and the rule of law, a struggle obstructed by local elites as well as the interventions of foreign powers. Thompson uncovers the deep roots of liberal constitutionalism in the Middle East through the remarkable stories of those who fought against poverty, tyranny, and foreign rule.
