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Why has democracy struggled to thrive in the Global South?

In this British Academy-funded research project, Mohamed Saleh develops a new economic history of the Middle East that explains the economic roots of authoritarianism in the region. He theoretically and empirically investigates how demands for democratisation emerge from intra-elite conflicts in an agrarian economy, despite the lack of an industrial bourgeoisie that was crucial in the Global North, and how elite politics shift with colonialism, the intrusion of industrial capital, and postcolonial nationalist military coups.

Speakers:
Dr Mohamed Saleh

Chair:
Professor Eric Schneider

#Democracy #Events #London

Full details/attend: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/05/202505291830/conflict-colonialism-and-democracy-in-the-middle-east

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