Matthew T Lacouture
Biographic Data
| ID | 933826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew T Lacouture |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew T |
| FAMILY NAME | Lacouture |
| SIGNATURE | LACOUTURE M T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wayne State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2237-4092 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Spatio-temporal dimensions of hegemony and resistance in neoliberal Jordan
Claiming a “Right” to State Space: Building Social Movements Under Authoritarian Rule
There is widespread agreement in social movement research that successful mobilization requires gathering large numbers in public spaces. But what happens when repressive states close public spaces off to protests and activists lack the capacity to win them from state control? This article utilizes a case study of state workers’ movements in Jordan in the run-up to the 2011 uprisings to demonstrate how activists can mobilize under repressive cond…
Privatizing the Commons: Protest and the Moral Economy of National Resources in Jordan
This article interrogates the social impact of one aspect of structural adjustment in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: privatization. In the mid-2000s, King Abdullah II privatized Jordan's minerals industry as part of the regime's accelerated neoliberal project. While many of these privatizations elicited responses ranging from general approval to ambivalence, the opaque and seemingly corrupt sale of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) in 2…
The arab world upended
Nation-building in Turkey and Morocco: Governing Kurdish and Berber dissent
Kurds in Turkey (15–20% of the population) and Berbers in Morocco (40–45%) have historically resided in ‘areas of dissidence’ – defined as peripheral regions characterised by difficult terrain and
Privatizing the Commons: Protest and the Moral Economy of National Resources in Jordan
This article interrogates the social impact of one aspect of structural adjustment in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: privatization. In the mid-2000s, King Abdullah II privatized Jordan's minerals industry as part of the regime's accelerated neoliberal project. While many of these privatizations elicited responses ranging from general approval to ambivalence, the opaque and seemingly corrupt sale of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) in 2…
Nation-building in Turkey and Morocco: Governing Kurdish and Berber dissent
Kurds in Turkey (15–20% of the population) and Berbers in Morocco (40–45%) have historically resided in ‘areas of dissidence’ – defined as peripheral regions characterised by difficult terrain and
Claiming a “Right” to State Space: Building Social Movements Under Authoritarian Rule
There is widespread agreement in social movement research that successful mobilization requires gathering large numbers in public spaces. But what happens when repressive states close public spaces off to protests and activists lack the capacity to win them from state control? This article utilizes a case study of state workers’ movements in Jordan in the run-up to the 2011 uprisings to demonstrate how activists can mobilize under repressive cond…
Nation-building in Turkey and Morocco: Governing Kurdish and Berber dissent
Kurds in Turkey (15–20% of the population) and Berbers in Morocco (40–45%) have historically resided in ‘areas of dissidence’ – defined as peripheral regions characterised by difficult terrain and
The arab world upended
Privatizing the Commons: Protest and the Moral Economy of National Resources in Jordan
This article interrogates the social impact of one aspect of structural adjustment in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: privatization. In the mid-2000s, King Abdullah II privatized Jordan's minerals industry as part of the regime's accelerated neoliberal project. While many of these privatizations elicited responses ranging from general approval to ambivalence, the opaque and seemingly corrupt sale of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) in 2…
Spatio-temporal dimensions of hegemony and resistance in neoliberal Jordan
Claiming a “Right” to State Space: Building Social Movements Under Authoritarian Rule
There is widespread agreement in social movement research that successful mobilization requires gathering large numbers in public spaces. But what happens when repressive states close public spaces off to protests and activists lack the capacity to win them from state control? This article utilizes a case study of state workers’ movements in Jordan in the run-up to the 2011 uprisings to demonstrate how activists can mobilize under repressive cond…
Political science (5 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · History (2 works)