For scholars of the Arab world, the state remains an elusive, unsettled, and unsettling presence. Since mandatory and then independent states emerged in the Arab world in the aftermath of World War I, theorizing the Arab state has been a central preoccupation for generations of regional specialists. The gravitational pull of the state is not surprising. As a pr…
Variations in national and airport-specific governance arrangements can be justified due to differing local circumstances. However, in many cases the governance applied is simply the result of an airport’s history. As a consequence, it is often unclear to decision-makers whether and when specific governance arrangements should or should not be applied. The lack of properly designed governance…
Cities and Citadels provides an urgent update of archaeology’s engagement with economic theory. Recent events have forced a major reassessment of economic thinking. In the wake of the 2008 Great Recession and the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the world finds itself in unprecedented times. Even though archaeology typically concerns itself with the remote past, it must also help us …