Helen Lackner is a writer, resident in the UK, academic and researcher mostly known for her work on the Middle East and Yemen in particular."Helen Lackner, a Yemen expert..." : in The Guardian
She is the author among other books of Yemen in Crisis, which won the Grand Prix of Literary Associations 2018, Research Category.,"Grand Prix of Literary Associations 2018: And the Winners are…": on Bamenda Online "Helen Lackner wins Grand Prix of Literary Associations": on Book Brunch
Biography Helen Lackner who is often introduced as an independent investigator,"Chercheure indépendante, elle a travaillé et vécu au Yémen pendant plus de quinze ans": read on pressegauche.org is currently a Research Associate at the London Middle East Institute SOAS."Helen Lackner, est chercheuse associée au London Middle East Institute (LMEI)": read on RFI She has been researching on Yemen since the 1970s, and lived there in various parts of the country for more than 15 years.
Publications Why Yemen Matters. A Society in Transition. (Saqi, 2014) Yemen’s Peaceful Transition from Autocracy: could it have succeeded? (International IDEA 2016) Understanding the Yemeni Crisis: the transformation of tribal roles in recent decades (Durham, Luce Fellowship Paper 17, 2016) Yemen in Crisis: autocracy, neo-liberalism and the disintegration of a state (Saqi, 2017)
Awards and honours Grand Prix of Literary Associations 2018, Research Category, for Yemen in Crisis“Yemen in Crisis” d’Helen Lackner primé dans la Catégorie Recherche: on Camer.be
External links Saqi Books University of London
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