2025
Journal - Research Article
Goldsmith, L. T., & Fulco, C. (2025). The educational potential and sustainability of “asymmetrical COIL” in Middle East politics teaching. Journal of Political Science Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15512169.2025.2582781
2024
Journal - Research Article
Fulco, C., & Goldsmith, L. (2024). Internationalizing Middle Eastern politics (MEP): A study of the educational potential of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) for Middle East politics pedagogy. Journal of Political Science Education, 20(1), 101-118. doi: 10.1080/15512169.2023.2217360
2022
Chapter in Book - Research
Goldsmith, L. T. (2022). Oman. In M. Porsche-Ludwig & Y.-Y. Chen (Eds.), Handbook Near and Middle East states: Geography, history, culture, politics, economy. (pp. 205-228). Zurich, Switzerland: Lit Verlag GmbH.
Goldsmith, L. T. (2022). Foreword. In The nature of tyranny: And the devastating results of oppression. (pp. ix-xxiii). Abingdon, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780197631959.001.0001
Journal - Research Article
Goldsmith, L., Shaikh, A. K., Yildiz Tan, H., & Raahemifar, K. (2022). A review of contemporary governance challenges in Oman: Can blockchain technology be part of sustainable solutions? Sustainability, 14, 11819. doi: 10.3390/su141911819
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Ellis, L., Winter, C., Headley, J., Goldsmith, L., Patman, R., Roper, B., & Nel, P. (2022, August). World in crisis panel. Panel discussion at the Otago Politics Day School, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2021
Chapter in Book - Research
Goldsmith, L. T. (2021). Oman. In M. Porsche-Ludwig & Y.-Y. Chen (Eds.), Handbook of Asian states: Geography, history, culture, politics, economy [Part 1]. (pp. 429-452). Zurich, Switzerland: Lit Verlag GmbH.
Journal - Research Article
Shaikh, A. K., & Goldsmith, L. T. (2021). A conceptual model for e-participation by Omani citizens using blockchain technology. WAS Science Nature, 4(1). Retrieved from https://worldascience.com/journals/index.php/wassn/article/view/27
2020
Journal - Research Article
Goldsmith, L. T. (2020). 'Dancing between raindrops': Politics education in the Sultanate of Oman 2012-2019. Arabian Humanities, 13. doi: 10.4000/cy.5913
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shaikh, A. K., & Goldsmith, L. (2020, July). A conceptual model for e-participation by Omani citizens using blockchain technology. Verbal presentation at the International Conference on New Computer Science and Engineering Trends (NCSET), [Online].
Other Research Output
Hussein, Z. & Goldsmith, L. (2020, September). Gender politics in Oman: Between state, sect, and tribe. Middle East Institute. Retrieved from https://www.mei.edu/publications/gender-politics-oman-between-state-sect-and-tribe
2019
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Alabri, R. N. H., Shaikh, A. K., Goldsmith, L., & Albadi, A. (2019). Designing of a framework for electronic voting systems using blockchain technology. Proceedings of the 34th International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA) Conference. Retrieved from https://ibima.org/accepted-paper
Goldsmith, L. (2019). 'Dancing between raindrops': Politics education in an authoritarian state: The Sultanate of Oman 2012-2019. Proceedings of the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Conference. Retrieved from https://nzpsa2019.sched.com
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Goldsmith, L. T., & Dumairieh, N. (2019). شيوخ الدين العلويين: مقدمة موجزة [The 'Alawī shaykhs of religion: A brief introduction] [CIRS Occasional Papers]. SSRN. 32p. Retrieved from https://ssrn.com/abstract=3292755
2018
Chapter in Book - Research
Goldsmith, L. (2018). Syria's Alawis: Structure, perception and agency in the Syrian security dilemma. In R. Hinnebusch & O. Imady (Eds.), The Syrian Uprising: Domestic origins and early trajectory. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Goldsmith, L. T. (2018). The Alawites of Syria: The costs of minority rule. In P. S. Rowe (Ed.), Routledge handbook of minorities in the Middle East. (pp. 185-196). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Journal - Research Other
Goldsmith, L. T. (2018). The ‘Alawī shaykhs of religion: A brief introduction. Sociology of Islam, 6(2), 190-211. doi: 10.1163/22131418-00602003
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Goldsmith, L. (2018, February). Complex and interactive residual risk: Opportunities & challenges for resilience. Verbal presentation at the Risk Management Conference, Muscat, Oman.
Other Research Output
Goldsmith, L. (2018). Oman: The conflict in Yemen endangers Oman's neutrality. The Maghreb and Orient Courier. Retrieved from https://lecourrierdumaghrebetdelorient.info/oman/oman-the-conflict-in-yemen-endangers-omans-neutrality/
2017
Chapter in Book - Research
Goldsmith, L. T. (2017). Adapting to shifting ground: The Alawites of the Northern Levant. In K. S. Parker & T. E. Nasrallah (Eds.), Middle Eastern minorities and the Arab Spring: Identity and community in the twenty-first century. (pp. 101-128). Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Goldsmith, L. (2017, February). The 'Alawī sheikhs of religion: A brief introduction. Verbal presentation at the Leading the Faithful: The Role of Religious Authorities in the Middle East Working Group II, Doha, Qatar.
Other Research Output
Goldsmith, L., & Parsons, N. (2017, November). The Middle East today. Panel discussion at the Celebrating 50 Years of Politics at Otago Events, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].
Goldsmith, L. (2017). Oman: A consultative democracy. The Maghreb and Orient Courier. Retrieved from https://lecourrierdumaghrebetdelorient.info/focus/oman-a-consultative-democracy/
2016
Authored Book - Research
Goldsmith, L. T. (2016). دائرة الخوف العَلَويون السوريون في الحرب والسلم [Cycle of fear: Syria's Alawites in war and peace]. Beirut, Lebanon: Arab Scientific, 388p.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Goldsmith, L. (2016, August). Alawite religious leadership, the state, and politics in the Levant. Verbal presentation at the Leading the Faithful: The Role of Religious Authorities in the Middle East Working Group I, Doha, Qatar.
Other Research Output
Goldsmith, L. T. (2016). Alawites pay the price for backing Bashar Assad. Politco. Retrieved from https://www.politico.eu/article/isil-syria-alawites-pay-the-price-for-backing-bashar-assad-vladimir-putin-russia/
Goldsmith, L. (2016). Syria: The Alawite 'identity reform'. The Maghreb and Orient Courier. Retrieved from https://lecourrierdumaghrebetdelorient.info/syria/syria-the-alawite-identity-reform/
Goldsmith, L. (2016). Oman: The sultanate’s tightrope walk. The Maghreb and Orient Courier. Retrieved from https://lecourrierdumaghrebetdelorient.info/oman/oman-the-sultanates-tightrope-walk/
2015
Authored Book - Research
Goldsmith, L. T. (2015). Cycle of fear: Syria's Alawites in war and peace. London, UK: Hurst, 288p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Goldsmith, L. T. (2015). Alawi diversity and solidarity: From the coast to the interior. In M. Kerr & C. Larkin (Eds.), The Alawis of Syria: War, faith and politics in the Levant. (pp. 141-158). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Goldsmith, L. (2015, March-April). Searching for institutional equilibrium in divided societies: Lessons from the Levant. Verbal presentation at the Economics of Conflict International Workshop, Muscat, Oman.
Goldsmith, L. (2015, April). Between integration and disintegration: Reconciling 'heterodox' and 'orthodox' Islamic identities in Syria. Verbal presentation at the International Symposium on Syria: History, Politics and Foreign Policy, Ankara, Turkey.
Goldsmith, L. (2015, November). Syria: The security dilemma of religious minorities. Verbal presentation at the War and Wars' Ending in the Post-2011 Middle East: A Cooperation of Germain Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and Lebanese American University (LAU), Byblos, Lebanon.
Other Research Output
Goldsmith, L. (2015). Oman: "Charlie"...A letter from Muscat to Paris. The Maghreb and Orient Courier. Retrieved from https://lecourrierdumaghrebetdelorient.info/opinion-column/oman-charlie-a-letter-from-muscat-to-paris/
Goldsmith, L. (2015). Oman: Can Oman survive without its heart? The Maghreb and Orient Courier. Retrieved from https://lecourrierdumaghrebetdelorient.info/oman/oman-can-oman-survive-without-its-heart/
Goldsmith, L. (2015). Oman: The return of the king. The Maghreb and Orient Courier. Retrieved from https://lecourrierdumaghrebetdelorient.info/oman/oman-the-return-of-the-king/
Goldsmith, L. T. (2015). Is Alawite solidarity finally breaking? Hurst. Retrieved from https://www.hurstpublishers.com/is-alawite-solidarity-finally-breaking/
Goldsmith, L. (2015). Oman/Iran: The nuclear argreement... "peace and stability" for real? The Maghreb and Orient Courier. Retrieved from https://lecourrierdumaghrebetdelorient.info/iran/omaniran-the-nuclear-agreement-peace-and-stability-for-real/
Goldsmith, L. (2015). Oman: The silent state? The Maghreb and Orient Courier. Retrieved from https://lecourrierdumaghrebetdelorient.info/oman/oman-the-silent-state/
Goldsmith, L. (2015). Immunizing against sectarian “sickness”: The case of Oman. Middle East Institute. Retrieved from https://www.mei.edu/publications/immunizing-against-sectarian-sickness-case-oman
2014
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Goldsmith, L. (2014, January). 'Alwais of coast and city. Verbal presentation at the 'Alawis of Syria: War, Faith and Politics in the Levant International Workshop, London, UK.
2013
Journal - Research Article
Goldsmith, L. (2013). 'God wanted diversity': Alawite pluralist ideals and their integration into Syrian society 1832-1973. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 40(4), 392-409. doi: 10.1080/13530194.2013.811631
2012
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Goldsmith, L. (2012, May). Resilience of Alawite 'Asabiyya and implications for the Syrian uprising. Verbal presentation at the Middle East Institute Annual Conference, Singapore.
Goldsmith, L. (2012, November). The "reality of events" and international dysfunction in the Syrian crisis: Perspectives from Syrian fig farmers. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Harris, W., & Goldsmith, L. (2012, June). The convulsion in Syria. Verbal presentation at the 47th Otago Foreign Policy School: The Middle East: Unfolding Dreams and Drama in the Early Twenty-First Century, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Goldsmith, L. (2012). Alawites for Assad: Why the Syrian sect backs the regime. Foreign Affairs. Retrieved from https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/middle-east/2012-04-16/alawites-assad
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Goldsmith, L. (2012). The politics of sectarian insecurity: Alawite'Asabiyya and the rise and decline of the Asad Dynasty of Syria (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2232
2011
Journal - Research Article
Goldsmith, L. (2011). Syria's Alawites and the politics of sectarian insecurity: A Khaldunian perspective. Ortadoğu Etütleri, 3(1), 33-60.
Goldsmith, L. (2011). Syria's Alawites and the politics of sectarian insecurity: A Khaldunian perspective. Ortadoğu Etütleri, 3(1), 33-60.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Goldsmith, L. (2011). The seeds of the Syrian Revolution: A Khaldunian perspective. Proceedings of the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Conference. (pp. 15). Retrieved from http://nzpsa.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/nzpsa-2011-conference-abstracts.pdf
2009
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Goldsmith, L. (2009, September). Sect and politics in Syria: The Alawites, 'Asabiyya and the Syrian regime. Verbal presentation at the British Society of Middle East Studies (BRISMES) Graduate Conference, Exeter, UK.
BA(Hons) PhD(Otago)