EURAMES Info Service 32/2016

CONFERENCES
 
1. Panel on “The July 15, 2016 Coup Attempt in Turkey as Event and as Process”,
Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Minneapolis MN, 17 or 18
November 2016
 
2. Conference: “Mysticism in Comparative Perspective”, Glasgow University, 14-16
December 2016
 
3. Third ACSS Conference: "State, Sovereignty and Social Space in the Arab Region:
Emerging Historical and Theoretical Approaches", Beirut, 10-12 March 2017 
 
4. Third Gulf Studies Symposium: "Mobilities and Materialities of the Gulf and
Arabian Peninsula", American University in Kuwait, 17-19 March 2017
 
5. Conference: "Mediterranean Cultures and Societies Knowledge, Health and Tourism",
Faro, Portugal, 4-5 May 2017
 
6. The 12th Conference of AIDA (Association Internationale de Dialectologie
Arabe), Aix Marseille University, 18-20 May 2017
 
7. Atelier thématique "L'irrationnel au Moyen-Orient et en Islam" IIe 2ème Congrès
du GIS "Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans",  l'INALCO, Paris,  7 Juillet 2017
 
 
POSITIONS
 
8. 3 PhD candidates in Middle East Studies (Arabic), Leiden University 
 
9. Assistant Professor of Political Science Specializing in Comparative Politics,
Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
 
10. Assistant Professor, Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Massachusetts
Amherst 
 
11. Assistant Professor or Instructor in the History of the Islamic World/Middle
East (tenure-track),  Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
 
12. Faculty Positions for Social Research and Public Policy, New York University,
Abu Dhabi
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
13. Articles on “Frontiers of Contemporary Research on the Middle East and North
Africa” for "APSA MENA Newsletter"

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CONFERENCES
 
1. Panel on “The July 15, 2016 Coup Attempt in Turkey as Event and as Process”,
Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Minneapolis MN, 17 or 18
November 2016
 
This panel brings together the work of anthropologists who consider the July 15 coup
attempt, both in its irreducible singularity as an event and as part of
socio-political processes that extend far beyond the horizon of a
single Friday night.  
 
The deadline for this late-breaking session is 15 August 2016. Information:
http://www.americananthro.org/AttendEvents/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=20537&navItemNumber=566;
contact: Zeynep Gürsel (mailto:zgursel@macalester.edu) and Ruken Şengül
(mailto:rukens@umich.edu)
 
 
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2. Conference: “Mysticism in Comparative Perspective”, Glasgow University, 14-16
December 2016
 
The conference seeks to renew the project of a comparative study of mysticism and in
doing so to offer resources for both teaching and research in theology and religious
studies. Proposals under the following headings are especially welcome: Methodology,
Annihilation, Love/Union, Material Culture, and Syncretism.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2016. Information:
http://users.ox.ac.uk/%7Erege0676/Glasgow%20Conference.html
 
 
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3. Third ACSS Conference: "State, Sovereignty and Social Space in the Arab Region:
Emerging Historical and Theoretical Approaches", Beirut, 10-12 March 2017 
 
The conference will be organized around three major axes: Transformations of State
and of Forms of Sovereignty -- Social Space and Power -- Political Geography of
Refugees and Displaced Populations.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 6 September 2016. Information:
www.theacss.org/pages/third-conference
 
 
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4. Third Gulf Studies Symposium: "Mobilities and Materialities of the Gulf and
Arabian Peninsula", American University in Kuwait, 17-19 March 2017
 
The 2017 GSS will bring together international and regional scholars to engage in an
interdisciplinary discussion on the movement of people into, out of, across, and
within the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula in historical and contemporary contexts, and
the various material forms that enable, restrict, or are produced by these
mobilities.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2016. Information:
www.auk.edu.kw/cgs/gss/gss_2017.jsp
 
 
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5. Conference: "Mediterranean Cultures and Societies Knowledge, Health and Tourism",
Faro, Portugal, 4-5 May 2017
 
The Conference is open to contributions that address the great questions concerning
the Mediterranean, the cultures and the societies developed on its shores.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2016. Information:
http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e1ae5bef9757e58afec01a89a&id=e573ae2598&e=dae849782c
 
 
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6. The 12th Conference of AIDA (Association Internationale de Dialectologie
Arabe), Aix Marseille University, 18-20 May 2017
 
Papers on all sub-fields of Arabic dialectology are welcome: dialectal geography,
specific aspects of phonology morphology and syntax, code-switching, koine language,
pidgin, creole, the lexicon of Arabic dialects, dialectal atlases, sociolinguistics,
teaching of Arabic dialects, and so on.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 October 2016. Information:
http://aidabucharest2015.lls.unibuc.ro/?page_id=540
 
 
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7. Atelier thématique "L'irrationnel au Moyen-Orient et en Islam" IIe 2ème Congrès
du GIS "Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans",  l'INALCO, Paris,  7 Juillet 2017 
 
Des travaux portant sur toutes les époques de l'histoire du Moyen-Orient et de
l'Islām et mobilisant plusieurs domaines (philosophie, théologie, littérature,
sciences sociales, anthropologie, jurisprudence, histoire, médecine, sciences,
mysticisme, arts, etc.) sont invités à participer.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 October 2016. Information: http://calenda.org/373427
 
 
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POSITIONS
 
8. 3 PhD candidates in Middle East Studies (Arabic), Leiden University 
 
The 3 PhD candidates (Vacancy number: 16-252) will carry out research in the
framework of the ERC-funded project, “Embedding Conquest: Naturalising Muslim Rule
in the Early Islamic Empire (600-1000)” headed by Prof. Dr. Petra Sijpesteijn. The
PhD candidates will use the vastly important but largely neglected documentary
evidence from the Muslim world. This is a full-time post from 1 February 2017 until
31 January 2021. 
 
Deadline for application: 14 September 2016. Contact: 
mailto:p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl. Information on LIAS Department:
http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lias/
 
 
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9. Assistant Professor of Political Science Specializing in Comparative Politics,
Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
 
Starting Date: September 2017. Ability to offer courses in one or more of the
following areas is desired – Political Economy of Development, Nationalism and
Ethnic Conflict, Politics in the Developing World, Gender and Politics,
Environmental Politics, Comparative Law, Democratization, or Regional Integration.
Regional focus is open. 
 
Review of applications will begin 28 September 2016. Information:
http://www.isanet.org/Programs/Job-Board/mid/9461/EntryDetail
 
 
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10. Assistant Professor, Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Massachusetts
Amherst 
 
Requirements: A Ph.D. in History or a closely related/relevant field is required at
the time of hire, 1 September 2017.
 
Deadline for application: 14 October 2016. Information:
https://umass.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp;jsessionid=00FEB28D58202294C22CB4EE73E10409?JOBID=74277
 
 
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11. Assistant Professor or Instructor in the History of the Islamic World/Middle
East (tenure-track),  Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
 
The position is beginning Fall 2017. Applicants should possess or be close to
completing a doctoral degree. The successful candidate will teach courses at all
levels in the history of the Islamic World and the modern Middle East.
 
Deadline for application: 15 November 2016. Information:
https://apply.interfolio.com/36412
 
 
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12. Faculty Positions for Social Research and Public Policy, New York University,
Abu Dhabi
 
Applications are invited from sociologists and related disciplines for faculty
positions at any level (assistant, associate or full professor, tenure/tenure
track). We will consider applicants with an active research agenda in all areas of
theoretically-informed social research. Employment will start 15 August 2017.
 
Deadline for application: 1 September 2016. Information on the curriculum
http://nyuad.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/majors/social-research-and-public-policy.html;
contact: mailto:nyuad.socialscience@nyu.edu 
 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
13. Articles on “Frontiers of Contemporary Research on the Middle East and North
Africa” for "APSA MENA Newsletter"
 
This newsletter is emerging from the MENA Workshops of the American Political
Science Association (APSA), a community-building initiative designed to serve as a
platform for Political Science researchers interested in the Middle East and North
Africa. For the first issue, we invite topics related, but not limited to, emerging
research fields, challenges during fieldwork and methodological issues.
 
Deadline for submissions of 800-1000 words is 1 October 2016. Information: 
menanewsletter@apsanet.org.