SEPADPod With Lea Bou Khater

Richardson Institute

On this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with Lea Bou Khater, Lecturer in Development Studies at the American University Beirut. Lea holds a PhD from SOAS and is the author of the wonderful book 'The Labour Movement in Lebanon'. She is on twitter @leaboukhater. On this episode, Simon and Lea talk about labour movements and the state in Lebanon, tracing the history of labour movements across the civil war, reconstruction and recent periods. Lea and Simon talk about the labour movement's relationship with the state, the troika and sectarian identities. At the heart of the discussion is a reflection on Lea's wonderful new book, published by Manchester University Press.