CONFERENCES 1. International Seminar: "Islamic Mysticism", Department of Islamic Studies & Welayat Foundation, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 13-15 February 2016 2. Panel: "Responses to Euro-Med Conflict and Migration: Towards a Holistic Approach", SeSaMO Conference, Catania, 17-19 March 2016 3. Conference: “Migrants: Communities, Borders, Memories, Conflicts”, Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMo), University of Catania, Italy, 17-19 March 2016 4. Conference: “Refugee Families and Politics in Fortress Europe”, Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, 3-4 June 2016 5. Conference: “Islam and the Construction of New Economic Moralities: Divergence, Convergence and Competing Futures”, Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, University of California-Berkeley, 24-26 June 2016 6. 50th Seminar for Arabian Studies, British Foundation for the Study of Arabia, British Museum, London, 29-31 July 2016 7. Conference: “Dislocations and Cultural Conflicts: Migrations, Diaspora, Terrorism, Borders (MDTB)”, Centre for Culture and Cultural Studies (CCCS), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, 1-3 September 2016 8. Co-International Relations and Islamic Studies Research Cohort’s Section at the European International Studies Association’s (EISA) Conference: “Islam in International Affairs: Politics and Paradigms”, Yaşar University, Izmir, Turkey, 7-10 September 2016 POSITIONS 9. Positions in the USA OTHER INFORMATION 10. 2-Year-Interdisciplinary MA in Middle East Studies, University of Oslo, Norway 11. IPS Program for Arab Countries, German Bundestag, Berlin, 1-30 September 2016 12. 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships, Humboldt University Berlin 13. Postdoctoral Fellowship: “Confessional Dynamics in Islamic Legal Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire, 15th-18th Centuries”, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul 14. Postdocs, PhD and Visiting PhD Fellowships, History of the Mongol Empire (including the Middle East), Hebrew University of Jerusalem 15. Call for Papers for Inaugural Issue of “New Trends in Social and Liberal Sciences” (NTSLS) 16. Articles on "Political Humour in the Arab Uprisings" for Edited Book 17. Articles on “Women’s Movements, Power, and the State” for Issue of “Encounters – An International Journal for the Study of Culture and Society” ________________ If you want to distribute an announcement via DAVO-Info-Service (about 1500 recipients) and EURAMES Info Service (more than 6000 recipients, only English and French announcements), please apply the usual format of the text with no more than 50 words and no attachment. Please send only the most important information to davo@geo.uni-mainz.de and refer to further details with a link to the respective website or an email address. Best regards, Guenter Meyer, Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz ____________________ CONFERENCES 1. International Seminar on "Islamic Mysticism", Department of Islamic Studies & Welayat Foundation, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 13-15 February 2016 The aim of the international conference is to provide a platform to academics and research scholars to discuss, reflect and disseminate researches on various topics related to Islamic mysticism with a special focus on the mystical personality of a contemporary Iranian mystic late Allama Syed Abul Hasan Hafezian (R.A.). Information: www.islamicmysticismconference.com/CallForPaperEng.aspx ______________ 2. Panel: "Responses to Euro-Med Conflict and Migration: Towards a Holistic Approach", SeSaMO Conference, Catania, 17-19 March 2016 This panel aims to isolate the main drivers of specific conflicts in the MENA region such as Syria and Libya, identify any linkages between them, and put forward relevant policy-relevant solutions which address the generally unmanaged or emergency responses to mass migration in the Euro-Med arena. Deadline for abstracts: 1 January 2016. Information: www.sesamoitalia.it/?page_id=455 ______________ 3. Conference: “Migrants: Communities, Borders, Memories, Conflicts”, Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMo), University of Catania, Italy, 17-19 March 2016 The conference puts the spotlight on migration meant as a general phenomenon that has affected Muslim-majority societies across history and can be approached from different disciplinary perspectives. Scholars are invited to present panels and papers dealing with the conference theme from different perspectives. Deadline for abstracts depends on the panel. Information: www.sesamoitalia.it/?page_id=455 ______________ 4. Conference: “Refugee Families and Politics in Fortress Europe”, Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, 3-4 June 2016 We seek proposals on refugees, asylum-seekers, forced migration and experiences of the third-country nationals in the EU, specifically inviting researchers, activists and governmental representatives to a round table and panel discussions. Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2016. Information: www.transfam.socjologia.uj.edu.pl/documents/32445283/107292427/CFP%20Troubling%20Times%20for%20Europe_%20Families_Migration%20and%20Politics_1711%20%281%29.pdf ______________ 5. Conference: “Islam and the Construction of New Economic Moralities: Divergence, Convergence and Competing Futures”, Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, University of California-Berkeley, 24-26 June 2016 The conference aims to (re-)examine the key axioms and moral claims of Islamic economy both in theory and as practiced; explore the economic, social and political dynamics underpinning the various sectors, scales and sites of the Islamic economy; and interrogate the extent to which the Islamic economy provides a substantive alternative to mainstream economic activity with a special emphasis on the Islamic finance sector. Deadline for abstracts: 18 January 2016. Information: https://sase.org/2016---berkeley/mini-conferences_fr_232.html#MC8 ______________ 6. 50th Seminar for Arabian Studies, British Foundation for the Study of Arabia, British Museum, London, 29-31 July 2016 This seminar is the only international forum that meets annually for the presentation of the latest academic research in the humanities on the Arabian Peninsula from the earliest times to the present day or, in the case of political and social history, to the end of the Ottoman Empire. Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2016. Information: www.thebfsa.org/content/about-the-seminar ______________ 7. Conference: “Dislocations and Cultural Conflicts: Migrations, Diaspora, Terrorism, Borders (MDTB)”, Centre for Culture and Cultural Studies (CCCS), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, 1-3 September 2016 This conference aims at creating a platform that will unite the research conducted by economists, lawyers, political scientists, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and social psychologists, as well as researchers from the domains of cultural studies, literary theory, media and communication studies, the arts, all with the common goal of examining closely the effect that migrations exert on beliefs, customs, everyday practices, institutions, policies, laws. Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2016. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/99861/call-papers-cccs-2016-conference-dislocations-and-cultural ______________ 8. Co-International Relations and Islamic Studies Research Cohort’s Section at the European International Studies Association’s (EISA) Conference: “Islam in International Affairs: Politics and Paradigms”, Yaşar University, Izmir, Turkey, 7-10 September 2016 The section presents Islamic contributions to international affairs and to the field of International Relations. It seeks to explore theoretical approaches and empirical experiences of the Islamic civilization by referring to both classical and modern sources, the worldview of prominent thinkers, statecraft experiences, current transnational movements, and case studies on the Islamic State phenomenon. Deadline for abstracts: 8 January 2016. Information: www.coiris.org/islam-in-international-affairs-politics-and-paradigms/ POSITIONS 9. Positions in the USA: a) Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University - www.vcujobs.com/postings/48138 b) Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University - https://jobs.princeton.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=67571 c) Assistant or Associate Professor of International Affairs, Sweet Briar College, VA - http://sbc.edu/human-resources/open-positions#internationalaffairs ______________ OTHER INFORMATION 10. 2-Year-Interdisciplinary MA in Middle East Studies, University of Oslo, Norway The program offers students the opportunity to expand their overall competence in contemporary Middle East studies while developing a more specific research focus within the fields of politics, social, religious and cultural affairs, anthropology, history, language and literature. The program emphasises comparative and theory-oriented approaches as well as the active use of written and oral sources in the main languages of the region. Deadline for application (EU/EEA/Swiss Citizens): 1 March 2016. Information: www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english/research/center/islamic-and-middle-east-studies/studies/ 11. IPS Program for Arab Countries, German Bundestag, Berlin, 1-30 September 2016 The Bundestag is offering a scholarship program for politically engaged young Arab graduates who are interested in the German parliamentary system and play an active role in promoting core democratic values in their home countries. The German Bundestag offers the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the German parliamentary system during an intensive four-week program. Accommodation will be provided free of charge and the costs of travel to and from Berlin covered. Deadline for applications: 31 January 2016. Information: www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/bundestag/international/exchange/ips/arabian/250618 ______________ 12. 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships, Humboldt University Berlin As part of Sharon Macdonald’s Alexander von Humboldt Prize, two Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered to work on one or other of the following themes: “Transforming the Ethnographic” or “Representing Islam”. Fellowships are available to begin as soon as possible and to run until 30 October 2020. Deadline for application: 8 January 2016. Information: www.euroethno.hu-berlin.de/de/perspektiven/stellenangebote/2015-12-04-english ______________ 13. Postdoctoral Fellowship: “Confessional Dynamics in Islamic Legal Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire, 15th-18th Centuries”, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul This fellowship is one of the positions associated with the ERC project entitled “The Fashioning of a Sunni Orthodoxy and the Entangled Histories of Confession Building in the Ottoman Empire, 15th-17th Centuries”. The applicant has a PhD degree in history, Islamic Studies, or a related field, a good command of Ottoman Turkish and Arabic, as well as written and spoken proficiency in English. Deadline for application: 30 January 2016. Information: Dr. Derin Terzioglu (derint@boun.edu.tr) ______________ 14. Post-Docs, PhD and Visiting PhD fellowships, History of the Mongol Empire (including the Middle East), Hebrew University of Jerusalem The ERC project “Mobility, Empire and Cross-Cultural Contacts in Mongol Eurasia” is offering Post-Docs, PhDs and Visiting PhD's fellowships for outstanding candidates fluent in Chinese, Arabic and Persian (at least one of the above) and with a sound knowledge of the history of the Mongol Empire. Deadline for application: 15 March 2016. Information: http://mongol.huji.ac.il/fellowships-and-funding-opportunities ______________ 15. Call for Papers for Inaugural Issue of “New Trends in Social and Liberal Sciences” (NTSLS) NTSLS is a peer-reviewed, open access, academic e-journal which publishes original research articles and book reviews and is expected to be released by January 31, 2016. While the NTSLS prioritizes and highly encourages article submissions in interdisciplinary studies, we welcome submissions in every field of social and liberal sciences. Information: www.ntscience.net/ ______________ 16. Articles on "Political Humor in the Arab Uprisings" for Edited Book Based on a conference held at Cologne University, we are editing a book on the role of political humor and satire in cultural and media production of the Arab uprisings. In order to enlarge the regional scope, we invite further contributions on the Arab Gulf States, the Maghreb and Iraq. Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2016. Information: Sabine Damir-Geilsdorf (s.damir-geilsdorf@uni-koeln.de), Dr. Stephan Milich (smilich@uni-koeln.de) ______________ 17. Articles on “Women’s Movements, Power, and the State” for Issue of “Encounters – An International Journal for the Study of Culture and Society” Guest editor Susanne Kranz invites papers that examine the role of women’s movements and their association with the state and other power structures. We encourage interdisciplinary approaches that deal with issues of equality, gendered state-building, state violence, citizenship, challenges to state power, progress/failures of women’s movements, and other similarly related topics. Deadline for submission: 15 April 2016. Information: http://encounters.zu.ac.ae/papers.html
dimanche 13 décembre 2015
EURAMES Info Service 45/2015
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