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Student Publications

Student Capstones

The capstone project is a focused research paper that is the culmination of the Middle East Studies M.A. curriculum. The Middle East Studies capstone is designed to showcase the substantive expertise, linguistic and analytical skills students have gained throughout the course of the degree program.

Bechara and Hursen – The Current State of Affairs in Lebanon

Asch and Klemczewski – Caught in the Bear Trap: Liberal Theoretical Applications to the Russo-Israeli Relationship

Poppe and Timreck – From Dream to Nightmare: Regime-Driven Demographic Engineering in Homs

Ivancic and Ben Yedder – Double Stigma: Gender-Based Violence and the Othering of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Hanshaw and Ryan – Killing the City: Neoliberal Urbanization and Social Belonging in a New Amman

Elliott, Ciesielski, and Birkholz – Centralized Decentralization: Subnational Governance in Jordan

Bennett and Kaye – Desalination and Climate: How the Restructuring of Water is Shaping Oman

Ridley and Rowan – Overcoming Failure: How Extremist Organizations Leverage Setbacks with Powerful Propaganda

Loufti – Balancing Image and Internal Disconnect: The Governance Aspirations of the Syrian Interim Government

Hilleary, Doering, and Williamson-Rhoden – Who Guards the Ashes: The Threat of Iraqi PMUs After the Fall of ISIS