Melani Cammett

Harvard University

Professor

1875 Cambridge Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (20)

1.

Conclusion: The Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings

A Political Economy of the Middle East, Third ed, Westview Press, 2013, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 15 Aug 2013
Melani Cammett and Ishac Diwan
Harvard University and World Bank - Ethiopia Office
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Arab uprisings, Arab Spring, Middle East, North Africa, political economy of development

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Development and Underdevelopment in the Middle East and North Africa

Melani Cammett. “Development and Underdevelopment in the Middle East.” In Carol Lancaster and Nicolas van de Walle, eds., Handbook of the Politics of Development. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013 (Forthcoming).
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 Nov 2013
Melani Cammett
Harvard University
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Development, Political economy, Middle East, resource curse, corruption, authoritarianism, institutions

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Power-Sharing in Post-Conflict Societies: Implications for Peace and Governance

“Power-Sharing in Post-Conflict Societies: Implications for Peace and Governance.” In Journal of Conflict Resolution. 56, No. 6 (December 2012): 982-1016. (With Edmund Malesky)
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2013
Melani Cammett and Edmund J. Malesky
Harvard University and Duke University, Political Science
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Power-sharing, Regime Survival, Governance, Proportional Representation, Cambodia, Croatia

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Democracy in Post-Invasion Iraq

Watson Institute for International Studies Research Paper No. 2014-23
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 12 Nov 2014
Melani Cammett
Harvard University
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Invasion of Iraq, Democracy, Elections, Voting, corruption, Ba'ath Party, Saddam Hussein

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Bricks and Mortar Clientelism Sectarianism and the Logics of Welfare Allocation in Lebanon

World Politics 62, No. 3 (July 2010)
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 15 Aug 2013
Melani Cammett and Sukriti Issar
Harvard University and Brown University
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Sectarianism, clientelism, ethnic politics, social welfare, Lebanon

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External Support and Persistent Authoritarianism in the Middle East

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 25 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2023
Daniel Baissa and Melani Cammett
Harvard University and Harvard University
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Authoritarianism, Foreign Aid, Repression, Middle East, Machine Learning

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Business-Government Relations and Industrial Change: The Politics of Upgrading in Morocco and Tunisia

World Development Vol. 35, No. 11 (2007): 1889-1903
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 16 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2013
Melani Cammett
Harvard University
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Industrial upgrading, Industrial clusters, Business-government relations, North Africa/Middle East, Morocco, Tunisia

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Political trust, trust, privatization, nonstate welfare, health, welfare state, Europe

Is There an Islamist Political Advantage?

Melani Cammett and Pauline Jones Luong. “Is There an Islamist Political Advantage?” In Annual Review of Political Science, vol. 17(May/June 2014).
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 06 Nov 2013
Melani Cammett and Pauline Jones Luong
Harvard University and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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Political Islam, Islamism, Islamic world, religion and politics

Is There an Islamist Political Advantage?

Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 17, pp. 187-206, 2014
Posted: 21 May 2014
Melani Cammett and Pauline Jones Luong
Harvard University and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

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Development and the Changing Dynamics of Global Production: Global Value Chains and Local Clusters in Apparel Manufacturing

“Development and the Changing Dynamics of Global Production: Global Value Chains and Local Clusters in Apparel Manufacturing.” In Competition and Change 10, no. 1 (March 2006): 23-48.
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 16 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2013
Melani Cammett
Harvard University
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apparel, clusters, value chains, global production, development, developing countries

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Introduction: The Political Consequences of Non-State Social Welfare in the Global South

Studies in Comparative International Development, Vol. 46, pp. 1-21, Spring 2011
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 15 Aug 2013
Melani Cammett and Lauren Morris MacLean
Harvard University and Indiana University - Department of Political Science
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Social welfare, Nonstate provision, Development, Global south, Developing countries, State capacity, Equity, Citizenship

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Equity with Prejudice: International NGOs and Healthcare Delivery in Refugee Crises

Program on Governance and Local Development Working Paper No. 44
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 18 May 2021
Melani Cammett and Aytug Sasmaz
Harvard University and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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social services, regufees, healthcare quality, humanitariansim, international NGOs, Lebanon, Syrian refugee crisis

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Defensive Integration and Late Developers: The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab Maghreb Union

Global Governance 5, No. 3(July-September 1999): 379-402
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Aug 2013
Melani Cammett
Harvard University
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Social Accountability and Minority Status: Contributions to Public Goods by Hindus and Muslims in Delhi Slums

Number of pages: 97 Posted: 28 Dec 2021
Poulomi Chakrabarti, Melani Cammett and David Romney
Harvard University, Harvard University and Harvard University
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Ethnic Politics; Public Goods; Development; Inequality; Status Politics; India

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Labor Standards and Labor Flexibility in the Middle East: Freer Trade and Freer Unions

“Labor Standards and Labor Flexibility in the Middle East: Freer Trade and Freer Unions?” In Studies in Comparative International Development 45, no. 2 (Summer 2010). (With Marsha Pripstein Posusney)
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2013
Melani Cammett and Marsha Posusney
Harvard University and Bryant University - Department of History, Social Sciences, and Legal Studies
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Labor standards, Flexibility, Labor reform, Middle East

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Informal Politics and Access to Health Care in Lebanon

International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol. 11, No. 23, pp. 1-8, 2012
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 15 Aug 2013
Melani Cammett and Bradley Chen
Harvard University and Independent
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Informal political institutions, Health inequity, Mixed methods research, Lebanon

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Partisan Activism and Access to Welfare in Lebanon

Studies in Comparative International Development on Non-State Actors, States and Citizens and the Provision of Social Welfare in the Global South, Vol. 46, No. 1(Spring 2011): 70-97
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2013
Melani Cammett
Harvard University
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Social welfare, Nonstate welfare, Political behavior, Sectarianism, Lebanon

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Fat Cats and Self-Made Men: Globalization and the Paradoxes of Collective Action

“Fat Cats and Self-Made Men: Globalization and the Paradoxes of Collective Action.” In Comparative Politics 37, no. 4 (July 2005): 379-400.
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 16 Aug 2013
Melani Cammett
Harvard University
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business-government relations, development, business politics, Morocco, Tunisia

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International Exposure, Domestic Response: Financiers, Weavers and Garment Manufacturers in Morocco and Tunisia

“International Exposure, Domestic Response: Financiers, Weavers and Garment Manufacturers in Morocco and Tunisia.” In Arab Studies Journal 7, no. 2/8, no. 1 (Fall 1999/Spring 2000): 26-51.
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2013
Melani Cammett
Harvard University
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global economy, globalization, development, finance, textiles, apparel, Morocco, Tunisia

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public goods; ethnic diversity; minority politics