# Elite conflict, colonialism and democracy in the Middle East

An episode of [LSE: Public lectures and events](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/279428154), 29 May 2025, 1 h 28 min.

Audio: https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publiclecturesandevents/20250529_1800_eliteConflictColonialismAndDemocracyInTheMiddleEast.mp3

Why has democracy struggled to thrive in the Global South? In this British Academy-funded research project, Mohamed Saleh develops a new economic history of the Middle East that explains the economic roots of authoritarianism in the region.

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