Istanbul Seminars, May 20, 2012: “Islamic Law and the Challenge of Democracy.”
Category Archives: In the media
Interview: “How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East”
Radio interview with David Inge, WILL am 580, Illinois Public Media, on “How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East,” April 9, 2012.
Podcast: “The Emergence and Initiatives of Islamic Economics”
with Anthony Gill (University of Washington), on the emergence and initiatives of Islamic economics, January 9, 2012.
Interview: “World Economic Crisis”
Interview on BBC Forum program podcast on “World Economic Crisis,” moderated by Bridget Kendall. Participants: Timur Kuran, Danny Quah (LSE) and Robert Skidelsky (British House of Lords), December 14, 2011.
Interview: “Why Can’t the Middle East Catch Up to the World’s Leading Economies”
Radio interview with Jerry Bowyer, The American Entrepreneur, November 10, 2011: “Why Can’t the Middle East Catch Up to the World’s Leading Economies.”
Op-ed: “Phase III of the Arab World’s Modernization: Building Accountability and Boosting Creativity”
Op-ed: “Phase III of the Arab World’s Modernization: Building Accountability and Boosting Creativity,” pp. 10-11 in World Economic Forum, 21 October 2011, The Compendium on Economic Governance in the Arab World 2011.
Op-ed: “The Weak Foundations of Arab Democracy”
“The Weak Foundations of Arab Democracy,” New York Times, May 28, 2011.
- French translation: “Démocratie Arabe : Des Fondations Fragiles.” Libre Afrique.
Book excerpt: “Long Divergence”
Excerpt of Long Divergence: Milken Institute Review, 13 (2011): 59-76.
Interview: “Historical Roots of Middle Eastern Uprisings”
Radio interview with Kai Ryssdal on Marketplace (March 4, 2011): “Historical Roots of Middle Eastern Uprisings.“
Op-ed: “The Politics of Revolutionary Surprise”
“The Politics of Revolutionary Surprise,” Project Syndicate, February 2, 2011.
- Arabic translation: سياسة المفاجأة الثورية
- Chinese translation: 突发革命背后的政治
- French translation: La politique de surprise révolutionnaire
- German translation: Politik der revolutionären Überraschungen
- Russian translation: Политика революционного сюрприза
- Spanish translation: La política de la sorpresa revolucionaria
Popular essay: “Legal Roots of Economic Underdevelopment in the Middle East”
“Legal Roots of Economic Underdevelopment in the Middle East,” European Financial Review (February-March 2011): 10-11 (essay summarizing the Long Divergence).
Lecture transcript: “Orta Doğu’da Ekonomik Azgelişmişliğin Kurumsal Kökenleri”
“Orta Doğu’da Ekonomik Azgelişmişliğin Kurumsal Kökenleri” (Kayseri Ticaret Odası Dergisi (Ekim 2010): 50-58). (Yollar Ayrılırken (The Long Divergence) kitabındaki ana temaları kapsayan bir konuşmanın metni)
Podcast: “Why the Middle East Fell Behind Europe”
Podcast of interview with Anthony Gill of University of Washington, on why the Middle East fell behind Western Europe during the millennium preceding the Industrial revolution. Research on Religion Podcast: August 23, 2010.
Podcast: “Orta Doğu’nun Ekonomik Azgelişmişliği”
with Ali Bilge on Açık Radyo (94.9 FM Istanbul) regarding the causes of economic underdevelopment in the Middle East, in Turkish. (Ali Bilge ile Açık Radyo’da “Orta Doğu’nun ekonomik azgelişmişliği” konulu söyleşi (2 bölüm: 29-30 Haziran 2010).)
Video: “Economic Development of the Islamic World”
“Economic Development of the Islamic World.” Duke Office Hours, March 5, 2010.
