Imad Salamey
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Biography
Imad Salamey is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and the Director of the Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution at the Lebanese American University (LAU). Salamey is a widely published researcher and scholar and a weekly contributing editor to the Arab Weekly. Among his works is The Government and Politics of Lebanon that explains the dynamic of Lebanese sectarian politics during conflict and consensus and unravels the role of domestic and international actors. In his research records are studies and reports that examine power sharing and political transitions in Lebanon and the Middle East and North Africa. He is a Senior Policy and Program Evaluation consultant for various governments and international organizations on issues related to sectarianism, democratic transitions, Islamist movements, security, and public policy in the Middle East.
Publications
- Salamey, Imad. "The Decline of Nation-States after the Arab Spring", Routledge (2017)
- Salamey, Imad. "The Double Movement & Post-Arab Spring consociationalism".The Muslim World, 105(3):187-203 (2016)
- Salamey, Imad."Post-Arab Spring Changes and Challenges". Third World Quarterly 36(1): 111-129 (2015)
- Salamey, Imad. "The Government and Politics of Lebanon", Routledge (2014)
- Salamey, Imad. “Mitigating the Resource Curse for Extractive Industry: the Case of Lebanon”. Oil, Gas, and Energy Law Intelligence, 11 (3) (2013)
- Salamey, Imad and Tabar, Paul (2012). “Democratic Transition and Sectarian Populism: The Case of Lebanon”, Contemporary Arab Affairs, 5(4): 37-41
- Salamey, Imad and Pearson, Frederic “The collapse of Middle Eastern Authoritarianism: Breaking the Barriers of Fear and Power”, Third World Quarterly 33(5) 931-948 (May 2012)
- Salamey, Imad and Othman, Zanoubia “Shi’a Revival and Welayat El-Faqih in the Making of Iranian Foreign Policy”, Politics, Religion & Ideology, 12(2) 197 - 212 (Jul. 2011)