The unbearable lightness of neoliberalism in the Middle East

Date of Event: November 8, 2012

Posted: October 26, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Denison University’s Global Studies Seminar presents a lecture by Firat Demir, an associate professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma, “The Unbearable Lightness of Neoliberalism in the Middle East: The Love Affair of Islamists and Secularists with Free Markets.” The lecture will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the auditorium of Denison’s Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road). This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Fadhel Kaboub at 740-587-6315 or visit www.denison.edu.

Demir’s research is focused on international finance and development economics with a particular emphasis on the role of financial globalization in determining the growth and development path of developing countries. His more recent research explores the causes and effects of South-South integration in trade and finance, the effects exchange rate regimes on long-term growth, and the political economy of revolutions in the Middle East. 
The Global Studies Seminar at Denison is a multidisciplinary, scholarly forum, generally with an international focus, for the presentation and discussion of papers in progress or other scholarly subjects.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Lecture: “The Unbearable Lightness of Neoliberalism in the Middle East: The Love Affair of Islamists and Secularists with Free Markets” by Firat Demir at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the auditorium of Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Fadhel Kaboub at 740-587-6315 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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