Asef Bayat: Revolutions of the 21st Century and the Arab Spring

سخنران: دکتر آصف بیات ( استاد جامعه‌شناسی دانشگاه ایلینوی در اربانا شمپین، پژوهشگر جامعه‌شناسی و نویسنده )
موضوع مورد بحث:
در این جلسه به بررسی کتاب آخر ایشان به عنوان “Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab Spring” “زندگی انقلابی: هر روز بهار عربی” می‌پردازیم.

Abstract: This presentation will examine the Arab revolutions and their shortcomings in achieving democratic reforms at the state level. The speaker will discuss the positive societal changes that arose as a result of these movements, specifically among grassroots and subaltern groups, including women, the poor, and marginalized youth. The presentation will argue that these struggles have intrinsic value and can serve as a foundation for building radical democratic principles from the ground up. The speaker will provide examples of how these movements have contributed to a shift in power dynamics and challenged existing hierarchies, paving the way for a more democratic and equitable society. Through this analysis, the audience will gain insight into the complexities of democratic reform in the context of Arab revolutions, and the role that grassroots movements play in shaping a more democratic future.
Speaker’s Biography: Asef Bayat is a Professor of Sociology, and the Catherine and Bruce Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies at the Department of Sociology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Before joining Illinois, Dr. Bayat taught at the American University in Cairo for many years, and served as the director of the International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM) holding the Chair of Society and Culture of the Modern Middle East at Leiden University, The Netherlands. In the meantime, he had visiting positions at the Universality of California, Berkeley, Colombia University, Oxford, and Brown. He is also an Associate Member of the Berlin Institute for Empirical Research on Integration and Migration (BIM), Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.)

Suggested Readings:
Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab– Nov. 16 2021
by Asef Bayat (Author)

Post-Islamism: The Many Faces of Political Islam – July 9 2013
by Asef Bayat (Editor)

The Last Man Takes LSD: Foucault and the End of Revolution Hardcover – May 25 2021
by Mitchell Dean (Author), Daniel Zamora (Author)

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