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Date and Location
Paige Ferreira
Led by MEI Faculty Chair Professor Tarek Masoud, Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Governance, and MEI Senior Fellow Sultan Al Qassemi, DPI-442M: Leadership and Social Transformation in the Arab World will bring students to the United Arab Emirates between January 3-14, 2026 (dates and locations subject to change). The module will enable students to explore reform efforts firsthand, to place them into their broader global and historical context, and to asses their futures. Through a combination of site visits, lectures by local scholars, and opportunities for engagement with policymakers and practitioners, participants in the course will emerge with a deeper understanding of the forces shaping the Arab region, and opportunities for, and obstacles to, modernization in the developing world more broadly.
For more information, please attend the Info Session on Friday, September 26 at 11:00AM in Wexner 434 AB and visit the HKS course page. This course is for current registered Harvard students only.