“Unlikely Heroes of the Arab Spring, with Hernando de Soto” (educational video of Free to Choose Network for PBS; includes segments from a Duke interview), 2013.
Category Archives: Islam & political development
Op-ed: “Political Islam’s Loss of Democratic Legitimacy”
“Political Islam’s Loss of Democratic Legitimacy.” Project Syndicate, August 2, 2013.
- Arabic translation: الإسلام السياسي يخسر شرعيته الديمقراطية
- Chinese translation: 政治伊斯兰的民主合法性损失
- French translation: La perte de légitimité démocratique de l’Islam politique
- German translation: Der Verlust der demokratischen Legitimität des politischen Islams
- Spanish translation: La pérdida de legitimidad democrática del islam político
Interview: “Arap Baharı’nın Sonrası”
with Metin Under, “Arap Baharı’nın Sonrası.” Optimist, Mayıs 2013, 26-29.
Encyclopedia article: “Economic Theory”
“Economic Theory,” Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012): 142-44.
Encyclopedia article: “Public Opinion”
“Public Opinion,” Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011), pp. 435-36.
Op-ed: “Arap Demokrasilerinin Zayıf Temelleri”
“Arap Demokrasilerinin Zayıf Temelleri,” Optimist, Kasım 2012, 92-93.
Interview: “Free Speech in the Islamic World”
with Toni Johnson, Council on Foreign Relations: “Free Speech and Muslim Unrest,” September 28, 2012.
Policy brief: “Building Arab Civil Society to Promote Economic Growth”
“Building Arab Civil Society to Promote Economic Growth.” Addressing the 100 Million Youth Challenge: Perspectives on Youth Unemployment in the Arab World 2012, World Economic Forum, 4-6 June 2012, 15-17.
Radio discussion: “Middle East: Too Soon for Democracy?”
BBC Radio Analysis, moderated by Edward Stourton, “Middle East: Too Soon for Democracy?” Several participants, May 28, 2012.
Video interview: “Islamic Law and the Challenge of Democracy”
Istanbul Seminars, May 20, 2012: “Islamic Law and the Challenge of Democracy.”
Article: “Political Consequences of the Middle East’s Economic Legacy”
“Political Consequences of the Middle East’s Economic Legacy.” In Institutions and Patterns of Economic Development: Proceedings of the Sixteenth World Congress of the International Economic Association, vol. 1, ed. Masahoki Aoki, Timur Kuran, and Gérard Roland (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), 99-115.
Article: “The Economic Roots of Political Underdevelopment in the Middle East: A Historical Perspective”
“The Economic Roots of Political Underdevelopment in the Middle East: A Historical Perspective.” Southern Economic Journal, 78 (2012): 1086-95.
- Turkish translation by Gözde Soykan: “Ortadoğu’daki Politik Başarısızlıkların Ekonomik Kökenleri: Tarihsel Bir Perspektif,” Journal of Economics and Political Economy, 1 (September 2014): 68-76.
Article: “Judicial Biases in Ottoman Istanbul: Islamic Justice and Its Compatibility with Modern Economic Life”
(with Scott Lustig) “Judicial Biases in Ottoman Istanbul: Islamic Justice and Its Compatibility with Modern Economic Life.” Journal of Law and Economics, 55 (2012): 631-66.
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.
Interview: “Historical Roots of Middle Eastern Uprisings”
Radio interview with Kai Ryssdal on Marketplace (March 4, 2011): “Historical Roots of Middle Eastern Uprisings.“