Gilbert Achcar
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Gilbert Achcar is a Lebanese academic, writer, socialist and antiwar activist. He lived in Lebanon until moving to France
in 1983. He taught politics and international relations at the University of Paris VIII until 2003, when he took up a position at the Marc Bloch Centre in Berlin
. Since August 2007, Achcar has been Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies
of the University of London
.
He is a frequent contributor to Le Monde Diplomatique
, ZNet, and International Viewpoint
.
Gilbert Achcar is a Fellow at the International Institute for Research and Education
.
In March 2011, he wrote an article for ZNet that provoked a wide debate within the international left on the position towards the coalition intervention in Libya for humanitarian reasons. http://www.zcommunications.org/libya-a-legitimate-and-necessary-debate-from-an-anti-imperialist-perspective-by-gilbert-achcar
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1983. He taught politics and international relations at the University of Paris VIII until 2003, when he took up a position at the Marc Bloch Centre in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Since August 2007, Achcar has been Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
of the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
.
He is a frequent contributor to Le Monde Diplomatique
Le Monde diplomatique
Le Monde diplomatique is a monthly newspaper offering analysis and opinion on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first created mainly for a diplomatic audience as its name implies...
, ZNet, and International Viewpoint
International Viewpoint
International Viewpoint is the English-language edition of the monthly magazine of the reunified Fourth International. It focuses on translating articles into English written by socialists in other languages. Its ISSN is 0294-2925....
.
Gilbert Achcar is a Fellow at the International Institute for Research and Education
International Institute for Research and Education
The International Institute for Research and Education is a research and educational centre based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It conducts training and publishes research for and by progressive activists around the world....
.
In March 2011, he wrote an article for ZNet that provoked a wide debate within the international left on the position towards the coalition intervention in Libya for humanitarian reasons. http://www.zcommunications.org/libya-a-legitimate-and-necessary-debate-from-an-anti-imperialist-perspective-by-gilbert-achcar
Sources
- http://www.selvesandothers.org/view423.html
- http://www.vanguardbooks.com/cgi-local/vbl/titlebrowse.pl?isbn=0863569196&subject=Vanguard%20Imports
External links
- Profile at School of Oriental and African Studies
- Interview with State of Nature (March 2006)
- Interview with the Alternative Information Center, "American, Israeli and Iranian Strategies in the Middle East Conflict" (May 2008)
- "Gilbert Achcar on the Middle East"
- Interview with Gilbert Achcar: "The U.S. is sowing the seeds of a long term tragedy..."
- "The Arabs and the Holocaust": War of Narratives
- "Whither Egypt?"