On Imperialism in International Relations

Join us for a lecture by Professor Farid Al-Salim, who will explore the role of modern global governance structures and international systems in effectively preventing, or intensifying, imperialistic approaches. Professor Farid will discuss the development of global imperialism and its varying forms while taking into consideration regional and global power dynamics, colonial legacies, and questions of hegemony in the 21st century. What is required to meaningfully decolonize international relations in the future?

The lecture occurs as part of the first volume of Fiker Institute’s Public Lecture Series, “Diplomacy, Power, & Globalization.” It will be open to the public, with registration at the entrance.

About the Lecturer

Professor Farid Al-Salim is an Associate Professor of Middle East and Global Studies at the American University in Dubai (AUD). He joined the Department of International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies at AUD in 2018. Prior to that, he worked at Qatar University, The University of Memphis-Tennessee, Kansas State University, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Professor Farid Al-Salim specializes in the contemporary history and politics of the Middle East and the wider Islamic world. He is the author of Palestine and the Decline of the Ottoman Empire: Modernization and the Path to Palestinian Statehood. (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015). He has conducted extensive primary research in Palestine and has held Fulbright, PARK, and ACOR fellowships in Jordan, Lebanon, the UK, Palestine, and Turkey.