Publications

Nasir Almasri. Forthcoming. “Colonial Legacies and the Dynamics of Opposition: How Factional Power Shapes Cycles of Moderation and Radicalization”, Perspectives on Politics (Conditionally Accepted).

Dana El Kurd, Alexei Abrahams, and Nasir Almasri. 2025. “Moral Shocks and (De)mobilization: The Case of the Palestinian Liberation Movement“, Contention, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 102-137.

Nasir Almasri, Blair Read, and Clara Vandeweerdt. 2022. “Mental Health and the PhD: Insights and Implications for Political Science“, PS: Political Science & Politics, Volume 55, Issue 2, pp. 347-353.

Book Project

Nasir Almasri. Varieties of Radicalism: Colonial Legacies and State-Opposition Trajectories in the Middle East (learn more).

Nasir Almasri and Marsin Alshamary. Where is the Madani State? The Evolution of Political Parties in the Middle East

Working Papers

Nasir Almasri. “Courting Repression: Anti-Terrorism Courts and Authoritarian Legalism.”

Nasir Almasri. “Islam, the War on Terror, and Pitfalls of the Moderate-Radical Dichotomy.”

Dana El Kurd, Alexei Abrahams, and Nasir Almasri. “Mobilization without Organization.”

Nasir Almasri. “Logistical Deterrence: Maintenance and the Hidden Foundations of Military Power.”

Book Chapters

Nasir Almasri and Amirah Aly. 2026 (Forthcoming). “When Work is Personal: Closeness to Research and Its Effect on Productivity and Well-Being.” In Academic Chutes and Ladders: How the Hidden Curriculum Makes or Breaks Academic Careers, edited by Kerry Crawford and Leah Windsor.

Nasir Almasri and Dana El Kurd. 2022. “Mental Health and Well-Being in Grad School.” In Strategies for Navigating Grad School and Beyond, the American Political Science Association, edited by Kevin Lorentz II, Daniel J. Mallinson, Julia M. Hellwege, Davin Phoenix, and J. Cherie Strachan.