School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Academic & Teaching staff
Dr Hendrik Kraetzschmar
Lecturer in Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
+(0)113 343 3423
Background
I completed my undergraduate studies in Political Science and Social Anthropology at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) in 1996, before moving to London to pursue an MA in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economic and Political Science (LSE). Between 1999 and 2005 I studied for a PhD in Middle East Politics at the same institution. Before joining the Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies at Leeds University in September 2007 I lectured for two years in Middle East Politics at the American University in Cairo. At Leeds University I am teaching a wide range of subjects in the Comparative and International Politics of the region.
Research Interests
Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on:
- Authoritarianism & political liberalisation / democratisation
- Political opposition, regime-opposition dynamics
- Electoral & party politics
- Civil society & state-society relations
- Civil-military relations
Current Research
- Democratic reform and authoritarian survival in the Arab world
- Opposition electoral alliances / boycotts in non-democratic regimes
- Electoral violence in the Middle East
- Regime-Opposition dynamics in North Africa
Courses Taught
- ARAB 1055 Introduction to the Middle East
- ARAB 2065 Zionism and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- ARAB 3065 The Politics of Inter-Arab Relations
- ARAB 3075: Political Participation and Opposition in North Africa
Other Responsibilities
- Director of Post-Graduate Studies
- Academic Liaison for Middle Eastern Studies Society, Leeds University
- Book Review Editor of the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
Publications
Kraetzschmar, H. (ed.) Opposition Cooperation in the Arab World: Contentious Politics in Times of Change. Routledge (forthcoming)
Kraetzschmar, H. and E.M. Lahlali. 2012. 'The State of e-Services Delivery in Kuwait: Challenges and Opportunties' Kuwait Programme on Development, Governance and Globalisation in the Gulf States Publication (LSE), pp. 1-41. Available at: http://www2.lse.ac.uk/government/research/resgroups/kuwait/documents/Hendrik%20Jan%20Kraetzschmar%20paper.pdf
Kraetzschmar, H. (ed.) 2011. 'Special Issue: The Dynamics of Opposition Cooperation in the Arab World', British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 38/3.
Schwarzmantel J. and H. Kraetzschmar (eds) 2011. Democracy and Violence: Global Challenges and Local Debates. Routledge.
Cavatorta, F. & Kraetzschmar, H. 2010. 'Ballots over Bullets: Islamist Groups, the State and Electoral Violence in Egypt and Morocco' Democratization 17, 1, pp. 326-349.
Kraetzschmar, H.J. 2010. Electoral Rules, Voter Mobilization and the Islamist Landslide in the Saudi Municipal Elections of 2005. Contemporary Arab Affairs 3/4, pp. 485-502.
Kraetzschmar, H. Schwarzmantel, J. (eds.) 2010. 'Special Issue: Democracy and Violence', Democratization 17, 1.
Kraetzschmar H. 2010. 'Opposition Cooperation in Electoral Autocracies: The United National Front for Change in Egypt's 2005 Parliamentary Elections', in Albrecht H. (ed.) Contentious Politics in the Middle East, University of Florida Press.
Contributed to: Dean, L. (ed.) The Middle East and North Africa 2008. Routledge (rewriting & updating of Egypt chapter).
Contributed to: Dean, L. (ed.) The Middle East and North Africa 2007. Routledge (rewriting & updating of Egypt chapter).
Kraetzschmar H. 2006. 'The Politics of Electoral Reform in the Middle East and North Africa', Journal of Democracy Review Vol. 21, Cairo, pp. 11 - 19 (Published in Arabic & English).
Kraetzschmar, H. & Pontes-Resende, M. 2005. 'Parties of Power as Roadblocks to Democracy - the Ukraine and Egypt Compared' in Emerson, M. (ed.) Democratisation in the European Neighbourhood, CEPS Brussels.
Training and Supervision of Students
Willing to supervise students in the following fields:
All students specialising on the Comparative Politics and/or International Relations of the Middle East and North Africa.
Other Information
Member of the Political Studies Association, UK
Board Member of the Centre of Global Development
Membership in the BRISMES British Society for Middle Eastern Studies