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Laurent Bonnefoy

Laurent Bonnefoy is a CNRS researcher in political sociology at the Center for International Studies (CERI) at Sciences Po in Paris and the editor-in-chief of Arabian Humanities journal.

Revolution, War and Transformations in Yemeni Studies — Yemeni university professors and students carry newspapers with the portrait of professor Mohammad bin Abd al-Malik al-Mutawakkil during a protest condemning his assassination, Sanaa, November 3, 2014. Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty ImagesA Sanaa University professor gives a lecture in October 2011 inside a tent camp set up for students whose classes have been disrupted by the uprising. Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images

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Revolution, War and Transformations in Yemeni Studies

Almost twenty years ago, Sheila Carapico made the case for the development of Arabian Peninsula studies as an alternative to the growing field of Gulf studies. A wider regional approach, she argued, would better highlight the numerous connections and flows between Yemen and the six monarchies of the

Laurent Bonnefoy • 13 min read