Friday: 3:00-4:30
Democratization in Muslim World
Chair:
“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