On this week's episode of the podcast, Kristen Kao and Ellen Lust of the University of Gothenburg join Marc Lynch to discuss their new book, Decentralization, Local Governance, and Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa. This book directs our attention toward the ways in which decentralization is “lived locally” by citizens of the MENA region, underscoring the simultaneous influences of individual-level factors (e.g. gender, education) and local context (e.g. development levels, electoral institutions) on governance processes and outcomes. 

Mentioned in the podcast:

Carnegie-funded Report on Decentralisation 

Decentralization in the MENA: Representation, Gender, and Civic Engagement

Decentralization and Recentralization: Governance Dynamics in the MENA Region

Everyday Choices framework

Supplemental Materials

 

Music for this season’s podcast was created by Feras Arrabi. You can find more of his work on his website Music and Sound at www.ferasarrabi.com.