Author: Adam Hanieh

Adam Hanieh is a professor in the Department of Development Studies at the University of London. His research interests include political economy of the Middle East; labour migration; class and state formation in the Gulf Cooperation Council; Palestine. He is an international advisory board member for the journal Studies in Political Economy. He is the author of Lineages of Revolt: Issues of Contemporary Capitalism in the Middle East and Money, Markets, and Monarchies.

Making the World’s Poor Pay

The Economic Crisis and the Global South The current global economic crisis has all the earmarks of an epoch-defining event. Mainstream economists – not usually known for their exaggerated language – … Keep reading »

Economy • November 23, 2008 • Adam Hanieh
Financial Chaos and the Crisis of Neoliberalism

A workshop on understanding the credit crisis and its implications for wages, pensions, American power and Left alternatives Toronto — 26 October 2008. Coordinators: Greg Albo, community activist, Socialist Project and … Watch video »

Economy • October 26, 2008 • Greg Albo, Adam Hanieh and Thomas Marois
Palestine in the Middle East (part 2)

Opposing Neoliberalism and U.S. Power (Part 2) Neoliberalism, the ‘New Middle East’ and Palestine In the late 1960s, with the definitive collapse of British and French colonialism in the Middle East, the … Keep reading »

International Relations • July 16, 2008 • Adam Hanieh
Palestine in the Middle East (part 1)

Opposing Neoliberalism and U.S. Power (Part 1) Over the last six months, the Palestinian economy has been radically transformed under a new plan drawn up by the Palestinian Authority (PA) called … Keep reading »

International Relations • July 15, 2008 • Adam Hanieh
Building Labour Solidarity with Palestine

In July 2005, over 170 Palestinian organizations urged the world to adopt a campaign of boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel in the manner of South Africa Apartheid. This … Keep reading »

Anti-Racism • May 20, 2008 • Adam Hanieh
Next Steps for the Palestinian Solidarity Movement

The following article is an updated version of a talk given in Toronto on October 4, at the launch of the book Between the Lines: Readings on Israel, the Palestinians, … Keep reading »

Social Movements • November 14, 2007 • Adam Hanieh
Canadian Union Takes Important Step Against Israeli Apartheid

At the annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, held 24-27 May 2006 in Ottawa, the union passed a resolution of historic importance. Resolution 50 – … Keep reading »

Canada, Labour • May 31, 2006 • Adam Hanieh
The End of a Political Fiction?

Hamas’s landslide victory in the January 25 elections for the 132-seat Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is an unprecedented turning point for politics in both Palestine and the broader Middle East. … Keep reading »

International Relations, Social Movements • January 31, 2006 • Adam Hanieh

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