Helen Lackner
Helen Lackner is a British writer, academic and researcher mostly known for her work on the Middle East and Yemen in particular.[1]
She is the author among other books of Yemen in Crisis, which won the Grand Prix of Literary Associations 2018, Research Category.,[2][3]
Biography[]
Helen Lackner who is often introduced as an independent investigator,[4] is currently a Research Associate at the London Middle East Institute SOAS.[5] 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[6]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Helen Lackner, a Yemen expert..." : in The Guardian
- ^ "Grand Prix of Literary Associations 2018: And the Winners are…": on Bamenda Online
- ^ "Helen Lackner wins Grand Prix of Literary Associations": on Book Brunch
- ^ "Chercheure indépendante, elle a travaillé et vécu au Yémen pendant plus de quinze ans": read on pressegauche.org
- ^ "Helen Lackner, est chercheuse associée au London Middle East Institute (LMEI)": read on RFI
- ^ “Yemen in Crisis” d’Helen Lackner primé dans la Catégorie Recherche: on Camer.be
Categories:
- British writers
- Living people