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Timur Kuran

Professor at Duke University. Studies economic & political development, Middle East, Islam.

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Tag Archives: Revolution

Interview: “Why Weinstein Held on For So Long and Fell So Fast”

October 20, 20172015-2019, Ethnic & racial conflict, Preference falsification, Regime transition, Social mechanisms, TurkeyHollywood, preference flasification, Revolution, sexual harassmentTimur Kuran

Interview by Virginia Postrel on “Why Weinstein Held On for So Long and Fell So Fast.” BloombergView, 17 October 2017.

Contact

Timur Kuran

Professor of Economics & Political Science
Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies
Duke University

213 Social Sciences
Box 90097
Durham, NC 27708

(919) 660-1872
Email: t.kuran@duke.edu
Twitter: @timurkuran

Recent Posts

  • Interview: “Declining Islam in the Middle East?” Atlas Society, with Jennifer Grossman, 22 January 2025.
  • Podcast: “Timur Kuran on Why We Lie About Our Beliefs,” Persuasion, with Yascha Mounk, 30 August 2024.
  • Interview: “Freedoms Delayed: Political Legacies of Islamic Law in the Middle East,” Cato Institute, with Mustafa Akyol and John Voll, 12 March 2024.
  • Podcast: “The Incredible Insights of Timur Kuran,” The Seen and the Unseen, with Amit Varma, 2 October 2023.
  • Podcast: “Political History of the Middle East,” Economic and Political History Podcast, with Javier Mejia, 9 September 2023.
  • Podcast: “A Chat with Timur Kuran on Freedoms Delayed and Political Legacies of Islamic Law in the Middle East,” GrowthChat, with Marco Lecci and Sascha O. Becker, 6 August 2023.
  • Podcast: “Timur Kuran Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio,” Trend Following Radio, with Michael Covel, 27 February 2023.
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