MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale
Fox International Fellowship

Sebastian Walsh

Fox International Fellowship
Academic Year: 2005-06
Direction: To Yale
Exchange Partner: University of Cambridge, England
Research Interests:

An Investigation of the Influence Exerted By Pro-Zionists Pressure Groups On Us Policy Towards Palestine (1943-1947)

Mr. Walsh will examine the rise of Islamist politics in North Africa, most particularly Algeria, during the 1990s. Specifically, he will focus on the Islamic philosopher, Malek Bennabi, and the influence his ideas exerted on the Front Islamique du Salut in Algeria. Mr. Walsh will also analyze the potential that Bennabi s ideas may hold for the development of an authentic, Islamic form of democracy in North Africa.