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
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References
  1. "Helen Lackner, a Yemen expert..." : in The Guardian
  2. "Grand Prix of Literary Associations 2018: And the Winners are…": on Bamenda Online
  3. "Helen Lackner wins Grand Prix of Literary Associations": on Book Brunch
  4. "Chercheure indépendante, elle a travaillé et vécu au Yémen pendant plus de quinze ans": read on pressegauche.org
  5. "Helen Lackner, est chercheuse associée au London Middle East Institute (LMEI)": read on RFI
  6. “Yemen in Crisis” d’Helen Lackner primé dans la Catégorie Recherche: on Camer.be
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