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

Monday, November 4, 2019

New Projects on Bahrain and Beyond

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It's an understatement to say that it's been a long time since I've updated Religion and Politics in Bahrain . This is mostly...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Bahrain Five Years after the February 14 Uprising

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The Washington Post 's political science blog Monkey Cage is running a retrospective  series for the five-year anniversary of the Ara...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Sectarian Backfire?

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The Middle East Institute has just published a short essay by me titled, "Sectarian Backfire? Assessing Gulf Political Strategy Fiv...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Saudi Arabia Drags Bahrain Back into the International Spotlight

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It's been a while, but I've managed to eke out a few minutes to post here just as confirmation that I've not died, joined the ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Rethinking the Rentier State: My Bahrain Book Finally Published

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A friend wrote to say that he received his pre-order copy of my new book on Bahrain (and to a lesser extent the Arab Gulf generally), and ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Bahrain Settling in to a New Normal

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"This is way more awesome than meeting with Obama, right?!" Needless to say, it's been a while since I've posted he...
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Sunday, January 18, 2015

Bahrain's Sectarianism Bites Back―And Not Just Politically

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Bahraini Salafis boastfully engaging with Syrian rebels in August 2012.  What could possibly go wrong? The inevitable political blow-...
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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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