SOAS Middle East Institute Political Economy

The SMEI engages in research on the changing political economy landscape in the MENA region.

Our research aims to support understanding of the economic and financial transformations happening in the region and their political economic context and what this means for the business and policy worlds both inside and outside the region.

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Director, SOAS Middle East Institute

Professor Lina Khatib

Dr Lina Khatib is an internationally renowned authority on the Middle East and Director of the SOAS Middle East Institute.

Research Fellow, SOAS Middle East Institute

Dr Maria Gloria Polimeno

Comparative politics with a particular emphasis on transformative authoritarianism and political legitimacy in the Middle East.

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Email: smei@soas.ac.uk
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14 November 2022

The revolutionary movement in Iran and the media

Film screening and panel discussion. The panel will explore the new revolutionary movement in Iran and its media.

8 November 2023

Memories of Displacement: The Story of an Arab Jew and a Palestinian Arab

A conversation between Professor Shlaim and Dr. Karmi on their latest books, Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew and One State The Only Democratic Future for Palestine-Israel.

9 May 2024

Bahman Maghsoudlou Film Festival: Life in Fog (Zendegi Dar Meh) and Ardeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist

This session of the Bahman Maghsoudlou Film Festival is a double bill of two screenings.