Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of St. Andrews, 2007

Fields:  authoritarian institutions, politics of democratization, comparative politics, social movements, and qualitative research methods.

Dr. Stacher's teaching interests include Middle East Politics (Egypt and Syria), non-violent social movements, and the politics of authoritarianism and democratization.

His research focuses on authoritarian adaptation of Arab republican regimes with special reference to Egypt and Syria. He has published on topics such as Egypt's Muslim Brothers, the Wasat movement, opposition politics and presidential elections in authoritarian contexts as well as human rights in Egypt.

Stacher is currently researching hereditary succession in republics by comparing presidential transfers in Syria and Egypt. His next project is on the the transformation of Egyptian authoritarianism.

PUBLICATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED:

“Egypt: The Anatomy of Succession,” The Review of African Political Economy Vol. 35: 2, (2008): 301-314.

“Parties Over: The Demise of Egypt Opposition Parties,” The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies Vol. 31, Issue 2 (November 2004): 215-234.

“Post-Islamist Rumblings in Egypt: The Emergence of the Wasat Party," Middle East Journal Vol. 56, No. 3 (Summer 2002): 415-432.

"A Democracy with Fangs and Claws and its Effect on Egyptian Political Culture," Arab Studies Quarterly Vol. 23, No. 3 (Summer 2001): 83-99.

ARTICLES:

“Brothers in Arms? Engaging the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt,” Institute for Public Policy Research, London, (April 2008).

“Boxing in the Brothers,” (co-authored with Samer Shehata) Middle East Report Online (August 2007)

“NDP Conference: A Leap towards Reform or Succession?” Arab Reform Bulletin (October 2006).

“The Brotherhood Go To Parliament,” (co-authored with Samer Shehata) Middle East Report Number 240 (Fall 2006): 32-40.

“Damanhour By Hook and By Crook,” Middle East Report Number 238 (Spring 2006): 26-27.

“Rhetorical Acrobatics and Reputations: Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights,” Middle East Report Number 235 (Summer 2005): 2-7.

"IT Development in Egypt: Prospects and Obstacles," Information Technology in Egypt: Challenges and Impact Cairo: AUC Press (2001): 290-299.

OP-EDS:

“Redefine the Debate,” Foreign Policy November/December 2007

“Hear Out the Muslim Brotherhood,” (co-authored with Samer Shehata), Boston Globe 25 March 2007 – Also appeared in the International Herald Tribune 26 March 2007.

“Gamal Mubarak’s journey to power,” Daily Star 3 November 2004.

“Praising reform, to better undermine it,” Daily Star 21 April 2004.