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Nimah Mazaheri, an associate professor and chair of political science Tufts University, explores the stubborn hold of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, even as countries in other parts of the world have transitioned to democracy in his new book, Hydrocarbon Citizens: How Oil Transformed People and Politics in the Middle East.

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Nimah Mazaheri, an associate professor and chair of political science Tufts University, explores the stubborn hold of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, even as countries in other parts of the world have transitioned to democracy in his new book, Hydrocarbon Citizens: How Oil Transformed People and Politics in the Middle East.

« Why Is Democracy So Elusive in the Oil-Rich Middle East?

Nimah Mazaheri, an associate professor and chair of political science at Tufts University and author of Hydrocarbon Citizens: How Oil Transformed People and Politics in the Middle East.

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Nimah Mazaheri, an associate professor and chair of political science at Tufts University and author of Hydrocarbon Citizens: How Oil Transformed People and Politics in the Middle East.

« Why Is Democracy So Elusive in the Oil-Rich Middle East?

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