Occupation
Graduate Student (Doctoral)
Contact
ABOUT
Laila is currently completing her MA in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies. She is also the Program Coordinator for the King Fahd Center and a part time instructor for the department of Political Science where she teaches Introduction to Comparative Politics. Prior to this, Laila graduated from the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon where she received her BA in International Studies. She is currently working to complete her MA thesis, 'Competing for Relevance: Iran's Internal Struggle to Define the Arab Uprisings.'
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
Iranian Studies
Foreign Relations
Democratization
Development
Geographic Areas of Interest
Iran
Specialties
Political Mobility Of The Opposition In Iran
Social Movement And Political Opportunity Theory
Authoritarian Resilience
Languages
Persian (intermediate)
Arabic (intermediate)
Education
MA
| 2012
| Political Science
| University of Arkansas
BA
| 2007
| International Studies
| University of Oregon
Abstracts
Competing for Relevance: Iran's Internal Struggle to Define the Arab Uprisings
