15. Politics of the Middle East

Selin Bengi Gumrukcu, Rutgers University

Explaining the Secular Party Disadvantage in the Middle East: Evidence from Tunisian Local Elections - Aytug Sasmaz, Harvard University

The mechanisms of local governance in emerging democracies: A Case Study of Tunisia - Salih Yasun, Indiana University-Bloomington

Ideology and Attitudes Toward the 2016 Coup Attempt In Turkey: Findings From An Experiment In Tunisia - A.Kadir Yildirim, Rice University; Mason Reece, Rice University

Replacing the Revolution in a Long-term Perspective. Destabilization of the interior governorates in Tunisia by the Structural Adjustment program. - Julien Dutour, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines/Institut d’Etudes Politiques d’Aix en Provence

Sensitive Question Techniques in Developing Countries: A Direct Comparison of Internet, Phone, and Face-to-Face Survey Modes. - Steven Brooke, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Sharan Grewal, College of William & Mary; Robert Kubinec, New York University Abu Dhabi

Oindrila Roy, Cottey College