Questioning Social Inequality and Difference in the Arab Region The Arab Council for the Social Sciences, meeting to be held in Beirut, Lebanon March 13-15, 2015. Online application and registration forms will be available on the ACSS website.  Due August …

Questioning Social Inequality and Difference in the Arab Region: The Arab Council for the Social Sciences, meeting to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, 13-15 March 2015. Read more »

Architectures of Oil: Global Perspectives Reem Alissa (University of British Columbia) and Mona Damluji (Wheaton College) are organizing one or more sessions for the upcoming AAG conference in Chicago (April 2015). They welcome you to submit an abstract. Since its …

Architectures of Oil: Global Perspectives – call for abstracts for panel at AAG conference in Chicago, April 2015 Read more »

The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar announces a major research initiative on the topic of The Gulf Family. In the Gulf region (the GCC states, Yemen, Iraq, and …

The Gulf Family: A research initiative through the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar Read more »

The Liberal Arts Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for its Third Annual Liberal Arts International Conference. This third annual conference will explore the impacts of globalization from a variety of …

Call for Proposals: Looking Forward, Looking Back: Transnational Perspectives on Globalization, 1-3 February 2015 at Texas A&M University at Qatar Read more »

The Center for Gulf Studies at the American University of Kuwait will hold its second Gulf Studies Symposium (GSS) on 13-15 March 2015. Arab Gulf states increasingly utilize the phrase “knowledge economy” in their development strategies. Policy reports and national …

Gulf Studies Symposium (GSS): Knowledge-Based Development in the Gulf, March 13-15, 2015 at the American University of Kuwait Read more »

We look forward to once again showcasing the best scholarship on the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula.  This is our third annual competition and already the awards have been institutionalized.  Submissions represent many disciplines and a wide diversity of subjects.  Encourage …

Deadline for 2014 AGAPS Dissertation Award & the 2014 AGAPS Graduate Paper Prize is August 1 Read more »

The Fulbright Scholar competition for academic year 2015-2016 has opportunities in the Gulf for both early career and advanced scholars who are U.S. citizens. The current competition will close on August 1, 2014.  Contact:  Jordanna Enrich
, Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program at JEnrich@iie.org.  The web …

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The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi invites applications for a full time faculty position (open rank) in Anthropology or History beginning Spring 2015. A scholar focusing on the social history and/or cultural heritage …

Open Faculty Positions at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi in Anthropology or History Read more »