Jamie Allinson

Taking his cue from earlier work on revolutionary movements in the region, Allinson argues that the Arab revolutions of 2011 re-opened the question of the historicity of revolution. These revolutions did not take place in countries that were going through an earlier phase of capitalist development; in this sense, Allison suggests considering them revolutions of late capitalist development, that emerged in a determined context in the Middle East affected by the growing inequality, the collapse of the public spheres and the progress of an authoritarian neoliberalism. Jamie Allinson received the Fred Halliday Award 2022 due to his research in these matters.

This event includes also the presentation of the 2023 edition of the Fred Halliday Award, which commemorates the figure of the Professor of International Relations and collaborator of the CCCB, and which is dedicated to supporting outstanding academics who devote their research to the study of the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

The event inaugurates the second edition of the Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East and is organised by IBEI, Blanquerna Universitat Ramon Llull, IEMed and DIPLOCAT