Sean C. Burns
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- School: College of William and Mary
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- Department: Government
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116 Jamestown Rd
Williamsburg, VA - 23187 - Dates at College of William and Mary: December 2017 - January 2019
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Professor Burns was alright for an introduction in Government class. I wouldn't take him again. His major area of study was on the Middle East and It's not my particular interest. There's a lots of readings and most of the time when he looks for class participation you just have to read straight from the book.
Biography
College of William and Mary - Government
Resume
2003
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Political Science and Government
Northwestern University
1993
Farsi (Persian)
English
Bachelor's degree
Political Science and Government
University of California
Berkeley
University Teaching
Political Science
Research
International Relations
Event Planning
Grant Writing
Qualitative Research
Data Analysis
Editing
Student Affairs
Community Outreach
Higher Education
Teaching
Revolts and the Military in the Arab Spring
Through detailed exploration of events in Tunisia
Egypt
Bahrain
Libya
Syria and Yemen
Sean Burns here breaks down the concept of professionalism within the armed forces into its component parts and demonstrates how variation in military structures determines their behaviour. In so doing
and by emphasising historical context and drawing on a wide range of political science theory
Burns sheds fresh light onto the ways in which military structure affects the potential for democratic transition or the course of civil war. With this book he presented a wide-ranging study of the Middle East which provides key tools to understanding the opportunities for democratisation
both during the Arab Spring and beyond
and which is therefore essential reading for anyone working on the Middle East
popular uprisings and the politics of repression.
Revolts and the Military in the Arab Spring
In this article
the author looks at several popular international\nrelations textbooks in light of his experience teaching students\nin the Middle East. He finds that
for their many strengths
\nmost of the books lack some key features that would make\nthem more useful for students abroad.
A Matter of Perspective: Teaching International Relations in the Middle East
Sean
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
William & Mary
Northwestern University in Qatar
Northwestern University School of Professional Studies
Williamsburg
Va
Visiting Assistant Professor
William & Mary
Northwestern University School of Professional Studies
Lecturer in Political Science
Northwestern University in Qatar
Lecturer in Political Science
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
American Political Science Association
