This special episode features a round-table discussion from the POMEPS 12th Annual Conference, which was held on June 9-10, 2021.

The panel, "Confronting Old and New Obstacles to Political Science Research," features five scholars:

Nermin Allam, Assistant Professor of Politics at Rutgers University

Mert Arslanalp, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Bogazici University

Laryssa Chomiak, Director of the Centre d'Etudes Maghrébines à Tunis (CEMAT)

Jannis Julien Grimm, Freie Universität Berlin, Member of the Executive Board and Associated Researcher at the Institute for Protest and Social Movement Studies in Berlin (ipb)

Sarah Parkinson, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Johns Hopkins University

Music for this season’s podcast was created by Feras Arrabi. You can find more of his work on his Facebook and Instagram page.