Sean Yom's guest appearances

Sean Yom

POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast

POMEPS Conversations

On the Issues with Alon Ben-Meir

Richardson Institute

Nathan Brown

Norma Claire Moruzzi

Melani Cammett

Shibley Telhami

Ian Lustick

Wendy Pearlman

Kaveh Ehsani

Toby Matthiesen

Stacey Philbrick Yadav

Reinoud Leenders

Kristin Smith

Gregory Gause

Justin Gengler

Thanassis Cambanis

Shamiran Mako

OwlTail

Today’s guest is Sean Yom, Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University and Senior Fellow in the Middle East Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is a specialist on regimes and governance in the Middle East, especially in Arab monarchies like Jordan, Kuwait, and Morocco. In this episode, they discuss the advantages and disadvantages of monarchies versus liberal democracies, American foreign policy in the Middle East, and the United States’ relationship with Israel.Sean Yom is Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University and Senior Fellow in the Middle East Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is a specialist on regimes and governance in the Middle East, especially in Arab monarchies like Jordan, Kuwait, and Morocco. His research engages topics of authoritarian politics, democratic reforms, institutional stability, and economic development in these countries, as well as their implications for US foreign policy. His publications include the books From Resilience to Revolution: How Foreign Interventions Destabilize the Middle East (Columbia University Press, 2016), as well as Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa, 9th edition (Routledge, 2020); articles in print journals like Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of International Relations, Studies in Comparative International Development, and Journal of Democracy; and contributions in online venues like Foreign Affairs, Middle East Eye, and the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage. He also advises country-level work with international NGOs, law firms, and sovereign clients. Education: A.B., Brown University (2003); PhD., Harvard University (2009).

Today’s guest is Sean Yom, Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University and Senior Fellow in the Middle East Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is a specialist on regimes and governance in the Middle East, especially in Arab monarchies like Jordan, Kuwait, and Morocco. In this episode, they discuss the advantages and disadvantages of monarchies versus liberal democracies, American foreign policy in the Middle East, and the United States’ relationship with Israel.<br><br>Sean Yom is Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University and Senior Fellow in the Middle East Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is a specialist on regimes and governance in the Middle East, especially in Arab monarchies like Jordan, Kuwait, and Morocco. His research engages topics of authoritarian politics, democratic reforms, institutional stability, and economic development in these countries, as well as their implications for US foreign policy. His publications include the books From Resilience to Revolution: How Foreign Interventions Destabilize the Middle East (Columbia University Press, 2016), as well as Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa, 9th edition (Routledge, 2020); articles in print journals like Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of International Relations, Studies in Comparative International Development, and Journal of Democracy; and contributions in online venues like Foreign Affairs, Middle East Eye, and the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage. He also advises country-level work with international NGOs, law firms, and sovereign clients. Education: A.B., Brown University (2003); PhD., Harvard University (2009).

On The Issues Episode 69: Sean Yom

On this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with Sean Yom, Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University, and Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, both in Philadelphia, USA. Sean is the author of a range of books and articles on authoritarian politics, Jordan and more. On this episode, Simon and Sean talk about Jordan, authoritarianism, comparative politics, methodologies and positionally.

SEPADPod with Sean Yom

Sean Yom speaks with Marc Lynch about his new book, "From Resilience to Revolution," and the role of foreign and domestic actors in Middle East politics.

(Audio Only) Conversation 59 with Sean Yom