The Research Centre Indian Ocean – RIO, jointly with its partners, is organizing an International Conference on “The Silk Roads by Land and Sea”, at the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech). In one of its most basic aims, …
BRISMES CONFERENCE 2021KNOWLEDGE, POWER AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES. 5 JULY – 9 JULY 2021There are over 80 sessions planned, each offering something different and exciting, however here are some you don’t want to miss! Meet the BRISMES Committee on Academic …
Towards a new ‘comprehensive security’ in the Gulf7th-10th November, 2021 RationaleSince the beginning of the 21st century, the Gulf region has encountered multiple new and old security challenges of different natures. Among others, these challenges included: Intermittent political unrest provoked …
6th Annual International Conference of the Gulf Studies Center – Qatar University Read more »
Interested authors are invited to submit abstracts to contribute chapters for inclusion in the edited collection “Gulf Women’s Lives: Voice, Space, Place”. This edited volume will consider Gulf women’s lives by looking at the interrelated fields of writing, gender, and …
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Scholars at Risk (SAR) announces a call for applications for remote research fellowships for early career researchers studying, writing and/or teaching on academic freedom and/or related higher education values. For more information see the pdf below or visit https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/mellon-sar-academic-freedom-workshop-fellowships/
For more information, open the flier above or visit the following website: https://www.theiasa.com/2021-seminar/
The NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute invites scholars who wish to contribute to the vibrant research culture of NYUAD’s Saadiyat campus to apply for a residential fellowship, starting September 2022. The Institute welcomes applications from scholars working in all areas …
After the great success of the World Congresses for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) in Mainz/Ger-many in 2002, Amman/Jordan in 2006, Barcelona/Spain in 2010, Ankara/Turkey in 2014 and Seville/ Spain in 2018, it is planned that the Sixth WOCMES will be …
Antonio Gramsci has emerged as a popular theorist in work focused on resistance, revolution, popular movements, capitalism, political economy, memory, temporality, transnationalism and internationalism. In the wake of 2011 there is a significant revival in Gramscian perspectives in Middle East …
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Virtual Research Methods for MENA Politics: scholars are invited to register to attend one (or more) of the online seminar sessions starting May 12. This is an effort to support scholars who are currently reconsidering how and when to do …