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Research interests
I am a Professor at the Department of Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. I trained as an economic historian and received my Ph.D. from Harvard University.
Research interests:
- Constitutionalism and the history of the social contract in the Middle East
- Economic history of the Middle East
- Histories of consumption and enterprises during past and presesnt eras of globalization in the Middle East
- Consumer societies in Egypt and Saudi Arabia during the first oil boom (c. 1974-1984)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Harvard University
1993 → 1999
Bachelor, Tel Aviv University
1987 → 1991
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A Social Contract Moment: Egypt’s National Action Charter and Saudi Arabia’s Ten-Point Program Compared
Shechter, R., 1 Dec 2022, In: The Middle East Journal. 75, 4, p. 574-590 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Book Review: Cigarettes and Soviets: Smoking in the USSR by Tricia Starks
Shechter, R., 30 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Contemporary History. 59, 2, p. 414-416Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Arts/Article review
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Prosumption as Glocal History: Intertwining Production and Consumption of Cigarettes in Egypt, 1890-1939
Shechter, R., 28 Nov 2024, (Accepted/In press) Tobacco in Global Perspective, 1780–1960: Trade, Knowledge, and Labour. van Wickeren, A., Stubbs, J. & Clarence-Smith, W. G. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan Cham, (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Middle Class in Development: Egypt and Saudi Arabia During the Oil Boom (1973-1983) and Since
Shechter, R., 1 Jan 2024, Reconstructions in Middle East Economic History: Essays in Honor of Roger Owen. Taylor and Francis, p. 130-149 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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כיצד מחוקקים עצמאות למחצה? הפרוטוקולים של חוקת 1923 במצרים בין פנים לחוץ
Translated title of the contribution :How to Legislate Semi-Independence?: Insights from the Protocols of the 1923 Egyptian Constitution Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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בין שתי הגמוניות: פלאחים, בדואים ומדינה בנגב תקופת הממשל הצבאי
Translated title of the contribution :Between Two Hegemonies: Fallahin, Bedouins and the State in the Negev during the Military Rule Era Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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מועדון המכוניות של מצרים: [מאמר ביקורת]
Translated title of the contribution :Review of The Automobile Club of Egypt by Alaa Al Aswany Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Arts/Article review
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The Egyptian social contract: a history of state-middle class relations
Shechter, R., 1 Jan 2022, 1st ed. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 284 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd’s Other Campaign: Propaganda in the Making of the Modern Saudi State, 1918–1932
Shechter, R., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Arabian Studies. 12, 1, p. 45-63 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Jakes, A.G., Egypt’s Occupation: Colonial Economism and the Crises of Capitalism: [Review]
Shechter, R., 29 Jun 2021, In: Mediterranean Historical Review. 36, 1, p. 160-162 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Arts/Article review
Activities
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The Forum Baer Friday Lecture Series
Shechter, R. (Organizer) & Zachs, F. (Organizer)
2019 → 2021Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
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Beyond Legal Documents
Shechter, R. (Organizer) & Rubin, A. (Organizer)
2019Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
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Department of Middle East Studies (Organizational unit)
Shechter, R. (Chair)
2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Israel Science Foundation (External organization)
Shechter, R. (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Department of Middle East Studies (Organizational unit)
Shechter, R. (Chair)
2016 → 2019Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Mandel Leadership Institution (External organization)
Shechter, R. (Chair)
2016 → 2017Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Economic History Association of Israel (External organization)
Shechter, R. (Member)
2016 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Economic History Association of Israel (External organization)
Shechter, R. (Member)
2013 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Organizational unit)
Shechter, R. (Member)
2013 → 2017Activity: Membership › Membership of committee