Middle East Law and Governance: An Interdisciplinary Journal

19/04/2023

Big announcement!

07/03/2023

Our new podcast is out!

We speak with Dana El Kurd and Diana Greenwald about how political science has neglected Palestinian society.

We talk about what research can learn from Palestine, what the post-Oslo era looks like, and current developments on the ground.

In this episode, we speak with Dana and Diana about the recent special issue in MELG focusing on recentering society in the study of Palestinian politics. We discuss what the post-Oslo period looks li

01/12/2022

Check out our new call for papers!

We are seeking contributions for our coming special issue on populism in the Arab world.

28/11/2022

Our new podcast is out!

In this episode, Jillian Schwedler speaks about her new book, "Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent".

She discussed how protests have shaped Jordan's geographies, and how those geographies have shaped protest. She also discusses how common protests are, how the state controls them, and why activists engage in non-contentious repertoires.

In this episode, Ezra speaks with Jillian Schwedler about her new book, "Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent". She discusses the relationship between space and protest – and the long h

01/09/2022

Our new blog is up!

Jillian Schwedler discusses her new book – and making analysis of Jordanian politics recognizable to Jordanians.

"How to Think about Jordan’s Geographies Protest" published on 16 Aug 2022 by Brill.

31/07/2022

Our new podcast is out! We speak with Meriem Guetat and Meriem Agrebi about the Tunisian response to Covid in Tunisia – and what it tells us about the narrative of Tunisia’s democratic exceptionalism following the 2011 revolution.

In this episode, Meriem Guetat and Meriem Agrebi discuss governance in Tunisia amidst Covid-19, highlighting what the situation tells us about the narrative of Tunisia’s democratic exceptionalism foll

06/04/2022

Our new issue is out!

It’s a special issue looking at governance in the MENA amidst Covid 19.

You can read the free-access introduction by the editor of the special issue, Bassel Salloukh: https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/14/1/article-p1_001.xml

14/03/2022

New podcast alert!

In our new episode of the MELG podcast, we speak with Mona Harb and Ahmad Gharbieh about the varying modalities of Covid governance in Lebanon.

https://soundcloud.com/user-657363958/episode-17-covid-governance-in-lebanon-with-dr-mona-harb-and-dr-ahmad-gharbieh?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

In this episode, we speak with Mona Harb and Ahmad Gharbieh about the varying modalities of Covid governance in Lebanon. We discuss the different responses of sectarian and non-sectarian actors to th

20/12/2021

Check out our new blog by Golrokh Niazi!

The blog presents the personal reflections of the author on the influence of the researcher’s intersecting identities and positionality during fieldwork.

https://blog.brill.com/humanitiesmatter/niazi_how_should_i_introduce_myself.html

02/12/2021

Did you know MELG now publishes Case Comments?

Case Comments are short articles (3,000-4,000 words) that analyze and critique a legal decision, placing it in a broader perspective vis-à-vis, for example, social and political changes in the region, in order to contextualize or critique the decision.

29/11/2021

Our new podcast is out!

We speak with Jan Völkel and Paul Esber about their new special issue looking at parliaments in the !

In this episode, we speak with Jan Völkel and Paul Esber about their new special issue, "Parliaments in the Middle East and North Africa: A Struggle for Relevance”. You can read the issue here: https

23/11/2021

Our new special issue is out!

The issue is titled "Parliaments in the Middle East and North Africa: A Struggle for Relevance”. It was edited by Jan Claudius Völkel and Paul Maurice Esber.

The issue includes artcles by Rainer Grote, Chahd Bahri, James Paterson, Ben MacQueen, Mazen Hassan, Ahmed Abdrabou, Hala Abdelgawad, Jan Völkel, and Paul Esber.

A Legal Comment by E.J. Karmel and David Linfield is also included in the issue.

https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/13/3/melg.13.issue-3.xml

"Volume 13 (2021): Issue 3 (Nov 2021): Special Issue: Parliaments in the Middle East and North Africa: A Struggle for Relevance, by Paul Maurice Esber and Jan Claudius Völkel" published on 15 Nov 2021 by Brill.

04/11/2021

Check out our new blog!

Lara Khattab explains the challenge behind labor movement formation in Lebanon.

You can read it here: https://blog.brill.com/humanitiesmatter/khattab_can_the_light_ever_shine_again.html

18/08/2021

Our new podcast is out!

We speak with Dr. Lucia Ardovini and Dr. Erika Biagini about trajectories of continuity and change in the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood since the 2013 Coup.

https://soundcloud.com/user-657363958/episode-15-the-muslim-brotherhood-after-the-2013-coup-with-dr-lucia-ardovini-and-dr-erika-biagini

In this episode, we speak with Erika Biagini and Lucia Ardovini about continuity and change in the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood since the 2013 coup. The discussion draws from a recent MELG special is

12/07/2021

MELG recently introduced Legal Comments as a new submission type.

Our first Comment is now out!

EJ Karmel and David Linfield look at Jordan’s current election law, examining how a system that has been effective elsewhere has prevented change in Jordan.

12/07/2021

Have you checked out our articles in advance copy?

We have a great new article by Mahmoud Dodeen! It explores the positions taken by successive executive powers in the occupied Palestinian territory toward the right of association.

10/07/2021

To wrap up MELG's new special issue, Nathan Brown contribute a conclusion that highlights the importance of novel insights on a quickly changing Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt.

https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/13/2/article-p232_232.xml

10/07/2021

In addition to co-editing the new special issue, Erika Biagini contributed an innovative article in which she examines how the Muslim Sisterhood – an important but often overlooked Brotherhood constituency – envisages the movement changing in the aftermath of the 2013 coup in Egypt.

https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/13/2/article-p171_171.xml

10/07/2021

In addition to co-editing MELG's new issue, Lucia Ardovini also wrote a wonderful article. She traces the struggle between individual agency and organizational structures that characterized the Muslim Brotherhood in the aftermath of the 2013 coup in Egypt.

https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/13/2/article-p130_130.xml

AbstractThis article traces the struggle between individual agency and organizational structures characterizing the Muslim Brotherhood in the aftermath of the 2013 coup, identifying these tensions as a mai...

10/07/2021

Our new special issue on the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood since the 2013 coup includes a rich exploration by Mustafa Menshawy and Khalil Al-Anani of the disengagement of members from the Brotherhood. The authors investigate how former members seek new meanings and identities.

https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/13/2/article-p215_215.xml

AbstractThis article explores the disengagement of members from Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. Following both the 2011 uprising and the 2013 coup, increasing disenchantment with the group’s ideology and p...

10/07/2021

In MELG's new issue, Noha Mellor explores narratives within political Islam, arguing that the Muslim Brotherhood media served as a faith brand that was based on a narrative aimed at mobilizing voters and supporters within Egypt and regionally.

https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/13/2/article-p196_196.xml

10/07/2021

In our new special issue issue, Mohammed Yaghi explores the radicalizing effects of the Salafists on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.

https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/13/2/article-p150_150.xml

AbstractUsing the case studies of the 2012 Constitution, the call of al-Jabha al-Salafiyya for the Revolution of the Muslim’s Youth (rmy) and the Salafi’s...

10/07/2021

In our new special issue, the contributors examine the MuslimBrotherhood in Egypt after the 2013 coup.

The issue begins with an introduction from the editors, Lucia Ardovini and Erika Biagini.

https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/13/2/article-p125_125.xml

"Introduction to the Special Issue: “Assessing the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood after the 2013 Coup: Tracing Trajectories of Continuity and Change”" published on 14 Jun 2021 by Brill.

02/07/2021

Our new special issue examines the evolution of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt since the 2013 Coup!

It includes contributions from Lucia Ardovini, Erika Biagini, Mohammad Yaghi, Noha Mellor, Mustafa Menshawy, Khalil Al-Anani, and Nathan J. Brown.

You can read the intro to the issue here: https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/13/2/article-p125_125.xml

"Introduction to the Special Issue: “Assessing the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood after the 2013 Coup: Tracing Trajectories of Continuity and Change”" published on 14 Jun 2021 by Brill.

01/07/2021

Our new issue is out!

It’s a special issue examining the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt since the 2013 coup.

It was edited by Lucia Ardovini and Erika Biagini.

https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/13/2/melg.13.issue-2.xml

"Volume 13 (2021): Special Issue: Assessing the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood after the 2013 Coup: Tracing Trajectories of Continuity and Change, by Lucia Ardovini and Erika Biagini" published on 14 Jun 2021 by Brill.

10/06/2021

MELG now has its own space!

You can read all of our blogs in one place:

https://www2.brill.com/melgblog

09/05/2021

Our new podcast is now out!

We speak with Dr. Jacob Mundy about how the transition in became the status quo as well as the recent encouraging developments in the country.

In this episode, we speak with Jacob Mundy about the decade of unrest since the revolution in Libya and the encouraging recent establishment of the Government of National Unity. The podcast draws bo