In this episode, Nadim El Kak joins Anne Kirstine for a conversation about his research on Lebanon's opposition in the wake of the 2019 October Uprising. Having grown up in Lebanon and previously participated in an opposition group, Nadim has a close and personal relation to this subject. He reflects on the advantages and downsides of this positionality. Nadim also shares his thoughts on inclusion within academia and collaboration between Western and non-Western institutions. Nadim is an instructor of sociology at the American University of Beirut and a consultant at The Policy Initiative, an independent Beirut-based think tank. His research focuses on politics and social movements in Lebanon.