The Debating Law & Religion Series at Yale Law School presents:
- Gilles Dorronsoro, Professor of Political Science, Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Parism non-Resident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of Revolution Unending: Afghanistan, 1979 to the Present.
- Adam Baczko, Order, Conflict and Violence Fellow, Yale University and co-author of book on the Syrian revolution and civil war with Gilles Dorronsoro and Arthur Quesnay (to be published).
- Andrew March, Associate Professor of Political Science, Yale University and author of “Political Islam: Theory” in Annual Review of Political Science
- Mara Revkin, World Fellow, J.D./Ph.D. in Political Science candidate, Yale University and researcher focusing on governance by non-state actors in contexts of conflict and transition.
Establishing Justice and Order in Lands of Jihad: A Comparison between Contemporary Syria and Afghanistan
An insurgency has occupied parts of the Syrian territory since late 2011. In the regions from which the official government has withdrawn, the insurgents have established their own institutions to govern the population. Afghanistan is also experiencing a moment of competing rules as the Taliban seeks to reinstitute its own political system in certain regions in defiance of the national government. In both countries, the insurgencies have created alternative orders and courts that they claim are based on Islam. Gilles Dorronsoro and Adam Baczo have recently conducted research in these two areas, and they will discuss their discoveries and analyses with Andrew March and Mara Revkin.
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“Debating Law & Religion” is a monthly series of lectures aimed at creating a formal forum to voice and debate diverse views on a broad range of issues relating to law and religion.