Publications
Imperial Rule and the Politics of Nationalism: Anti-Colonial Protest in the French Empire. Cambridge University Press, 2013.
“Rethinking Moroccan Nationalism, 1930-1944” 2012. Journal of North African Studies 17 (3): 475-490.
Nationalism
is frequently described as a wave that swept the colonized world, a
ubiquitous force that characterized politics and identity in places
ruled by empires. A central goal of this book is to
call into question the notion that nationalist mobilization was an
obvious response to colonial rule. Nationalist mobilization in the
colonial world was not omnipresent, nor was it easy to organize given
the existence of a powerful authoritarian state. Studies that take
nationalism in the colonial world for granted fail to account for
widespread variation in the ways that populations responded to imperial
rule. Drawing on cases from the 20th century French Empire, this book
examines opposition to colonial rule and explains how and why
nationalist movements began challenging French colonial rule.
“Rethinking Moroccan Nationalism, 1930-1944” 2012. Journal of North African Studies 17 (3): 475-490.
"Triggering Nationalist Violence: Competition and Conflict in Uprisings against Colonial Rule" 2010. International Security 35 (2): 88-122.
Rethinking Violence: States and Non-State Actors in Conflict. 2010. Belfer Center Studies in International Affairs, MIT Press (with Erica Chenoweth).
“After the Credits Roll: The Long-term Effects of Educational
Television on Public Knowledge and Attitudes.” 2009. American Politics Research 37(2): 275-300 (with Bethany Albertson). (Data here; do file here).
A number of observers have noted that monarchies avoided the 2011 upheaval. But why should monarchy matter? Were monarchies better able to prevent anti-regime mobilization, and if so, why? This project explores the unfolding of revolutions in monarchies, examining patterns of conflict and democratization in monarchies throughout history.
First Movers in the Arab Spring
“Protest, Repression and the Intergenerational Origins of Activism: Morocco’s (Almost) Revolutionaries," Working paper.
Empires and Exclusion
Why did imperial powers begin emphasizing cultural differences and drawing boundaries between peoples, when the ideology of the early days of imperialism stressed universal values? The move from a focus on shared humanity to one that pointed to racial, ethnic, and religious differences as obstacles to the creation of a political community occurred over the course of the imperial period, producing variation in the ways that imperial powers interacted with colonial subjects. This project investigates the formation of cultural boundaries, seeking to explain cross-sectional and temporal variation in the colonial world.
Television on Public Knowledge and Attitudes.” 2009. American Politics Research 37(2): 275-300 (with Bethany Albertson). (Data here; do file here).
Work-in-Progress
Monarchies and Revolution
In
2011, mass contentious action erupted across the Arab world. Yet
revolutions occurred only in some places, while in others, mobilization
was stymied. Given a regional context promoting contentious action, what
explains the variation in protest activity across the region? Monarchies and Revolution
A number of observers have noted that monarchies avoided the 2011 upheaval. But why should monarchy matter? Were monarchies better able to prevent anti-regime mobilization, and if so, why? This project explores the unfolding of revolutions in monarchies, examining patterns of conflict and democratization in monarchies throughout history.
First Movers in the Arab Spring
“Protest, Repression and the Intergenerational Origins of Activism: Morocco’s (Almost) Revolutionaries," Working paper.
Empires and Exclusion
Why did imperial powers begin emphasizing cultural differences and drawing boundaries between peoples, when the ideology of the early days of imperialism stressed universal values? The move from a focus on shared humanity to one that pointed to racial, ethnic, and religious differences as obstacles to the creation of a political community occurred over the course of the imperial period, producing variation in the ways that imperial powers interacted with colonial subjects. This project investigates the formation of cultural boundaries, seeking to explain cross-sectional and temporal variation in the colonial world.
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