AGAPS Announcements
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 …
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 …
Fulbright Scholar Competition Opportunities in the Gulf for 2015-16 Read more »
American University School of Public Affairs, under the auspices of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is offering support for visiting social science scholars from Arab universities. The fellowships, beginning in September 2014, are geared to encourage innovative research on …
Support for Visiting Social Science Scholars from Arab Universities Read more »
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 »
The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar announces a major project on The Gulf Family. In effort to understand how structural and ideational forces of change have been reflected …
We hope to see you at these upcoming conferences: Gulf Research Meeting in Cambridge (UK), Aug 25-28 Gulf Studies Conference, Exeter (UK), Sept. 1-2 MESA, Washington, DC Nov. 22-25
To be held November 22-25, 2014, in Washington, DC. All submissions for panels, roundtables and individual papers must be made through myMESA, MESA’s membership and electronic submissions system. The system closes at midnight (Mountain Standard Time) on February 15, …
MESA Call for Submissions for 48th Annual Meeting Read more »
To be held at the University of Cambridge, from August 25th to 28th, 2014. The objective of the Gulf Research Meeting is to provide an academic environment to foster Gulf studies and to encourage scholarly and academic exchange among …
The Gulf Research Center, 5th Annual Gulf Research Meeting (GRM) Read more »
Do not miss the most important global event in Middle Eastern and North African Studies in 2014! Due to the requests of many colleagues who were late in the organization of their panels and other activities during WOCMES-4 in Ankara, …
WOCMES: Extended Deadline for Call for Proposals until 15 February 2014 Read more »
Pascal Menoret NYU Abu Dhabi & Harvard Academy – Panel proposal for WOCMES 2014 Ankara, August 18-22 Generally described as urbanization, city growth in the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East looks often more like a process of suburbanization. Long …
CfP for WOCMES – Suburban Mobility in the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East Read more »