Friday: 3:00-4:30

 

Democratization in Muslim World

 

Chair: Akbar Mahdi, Ohio Weslyan University

 

“Theories of Democratization and the Iranian experience"

Misagh  Parsa,  Dartmouth College

 

"Can the United States Promote Democracy in the Middle East?"

Akbar Mahdi, Ohio Weslyan University

 

"Paradoxes of Democracy in the Middle East"
Mehdi Hojjat, Neumann College

 

"Tabatabai's Theory of Iranian Decadence: A Critical Reading"

Alireza Shomali, Syracuse University