Long Reads: Gilbert Achcar on the Second Wave of Arab Uprisings

<p>Gilbert Achcar joins <em>Long Reads</em> for a conversation about the second wave of Arab uprisings—and the possibility of a third. Gilbert is professor of development studies at SOAS in London. The second edition of his book <a href="https://saqibooks.com/books/saqi/the-people-want-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising</em></a> has just been published.</p><br /><p>Read a 2020 interview with Gilbert in <em>Catalyst</em>, "The Arab Spring, a Decade Later" here: <a href="https://catalyst-journal.com/2020/12/the-arab-spring-a-decade-later" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://catalyst-journal.com/2020/12/the-arab-spring-a-decade-later</a></p><br /><p>And his 2019 article "The Sudanese Revolution Enters a New Phase" here: <a href="https://jacobinmag.com/2019/08/sudanese-revolution-fdfc-constitutional-agreement-signed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://jacobinmag.com/2019/08/sudanese-revolution-fdfc-constitutional-agreement-signed</a></p><br /><p><em>Long Reads</em> is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies, music by <a href="https://knxwledge.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Knxwledge</a>.</p>