Religion and Politics in Bahrain

"The Battle of Karbala' still rages between the two sides in the present and in the future. It is being held within the soul, at home and in all areas of life and society. People will remain divided and they are either in the Hussain camp or in the Yazid camp. So choose your camp." — 'Ashura' banner in Manama, 2006

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Good News from Bahrain

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Having not had access to the Internet (or news generally) for the past week while relocating to Doha, I was greeted today with the prison se...
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Back to Square One: What Has Changed in Bahrain since February?

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I debated waiting to post until the results of today's vote were in, but since I'll be traveling--and, more fundamentally, since th...
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Monday, September 19, 2011

(Traffic) Circles of Violence

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Following a particularly violent week of police-protester showdowns and renewed calls for international--i.e., U.S.--attention (see also E...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Women-Friendly Bahrain

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Still some two weeks out from Bahrain's upcoming by-elections, and the results are already pouring in. In classic democratic fashion, ...
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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Ethnic Conflict and Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf

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Following a successful defense on Thursday, I'm posting as promised the chapters of my dissertation, which focuses particularly though n...
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Friday, September 2, 2011

The Time Has Come

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Despite reports that I attempted to sneak into Bahrain, was captured by Saudi border police, and eventually was shipped to Libya as a mercen...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Clerical Authority and Electoral Participation in Bahrain

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For those keeping track of who it is exactly that is responsible for the events of February 14 and the ensuing political crisis in Bahrain, ...
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Justin Gengler
I study political behavior and group conflict in the Arab Gulf region using mass survey data. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 2011, after which I joined the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University. I spent most of 2007-2008 in Yemen and the rest of 2008 through summer 2009 in Bahrain conducting dissertation research.
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