Roughly one year after the first protests in the region, what are the outlooks of the Arab Spring trajectories on the prospects for democratization? Relying […]
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Read MoreThis paper investigates the relationship between the ICC and the Arab states. Based on different existing theoretical explanations of international regimes, the reasons for Arab […]
Read MoreAs regimes in North Africa and the Middle East falter, we are left to wonder what happens with the elites that are washed away by […]
Read MoreDass Aussöhnung nicht unbedingt ein Anlass zur Freude sein muss, wurde eindrucksvoll durch die weltweiten Reaktionen auf den Verhandlungserfolg von Fatah und Hamas bewiesen. Die […]
Read MoreDer vorliegende Videobeitrag ermöglicht eine Reise zu den Wurzeln der Revolutionen im arabischen Raum – und führt uns dabei zurück nach Osteuropa.
Read MoreTunisia´s revolution succeeded, Egypt´s followed and Libya will be next. In all cases, people did not struggle for another dictatorship, rather rallied for their freedom. […]
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Lena Gomer is CISS’s regional co-director for “Middle East & North Africa” (MENA).
Lena currently completes a master’s degree in Near and Middle Eastern Studies and Intensive Arabic at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Münster in Islamic Studies and Economics. Besides the regional focus of her studies, Lena has collected valuable experiences by living in Jordan for volunteering and an internship at a local organization – the Arab Water Countries Utilities Association (ACWUA). Lena speaks German, English, Arabic and French.
Contact: lena.gomer@ciss.eu
