EURAMES Info Service 40/2016

CONFERENCES
 
1. International Conference: "Politics in Egypt since the Fall of Mubarak", Pembroke
College, University of Oxford, 28 October 2016
 
2. Conference: "Media in Muslim Contexts: Inventing and Reinventing Identities", Aga
Khan University, London, 3-4 November 2016
 
3. International Conference: "Turkey at Critical Crossroads: Dynamic Trajectories
for Society, Politics and Culture", School of Social and Political Sciences,
University of Lisbon, 1-3 February 2017
 
4. Interdisciplinary Conference in Women's and Gender Studies: "Creating Global
Change", Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 23-25 March 2017
 
5. Symposia Iranica: "Third Iranian Studies Conference", Pembroke College,
Cambridge, 11-12 April 2017
 
6. International Conference: "Professional and Cultural Identity in a Changing
Socio-political Reality", Al-Qasemi College, Baqa Al Garbiah, Israel, 17-19 April
2017
 
7. Fourth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, American University of Beirut,
11-13 May 2017
 
8. International Conference: "The Religious and Ethnic Future of Europe", Åbo
Akademi University, Turku/Åbo, Finland, 12-13 June 2017
 
9. 17th International Conference on Migration: "Migration and Belonging", University
of Applied Sciences and Arts, Olten, Switzerland, 22-24 June 2017
 
10. BRISMES Annual Conference 2017: "Movement and Migration in the Middle East:
People and Ideas in Flux", IMES, University of Edinburgh, 5-7 July 2017
 
11. Conference: "One Thousand and One Nights: Comparative Perspectives on Adaptation
and Appropriation", University of St Andrews, 31 August - 1 September 2017
 
12. International Conference: "Religious Dynamics in Contemporary Egypt", Cairo, 3-5
September 2017
 
13. Conference: "From Colonial Encounters to the Iraq War: Prisoners of War and
their Place in History", Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY, 26-28 October
2017
 
 
POSITIONS
 
14. Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Social and Economic Survey Research Institute,
Qatar University, Doha
 
15. Assistant/Associate Research Professor, Social and Economic Survey Research
Institute (SESRI), Qatar University, Doha
 
16. Tenured Associate or Full Professor in Legal Pluralism and the Middle East,
National University of Singapore (NUS) 
 
17. Open Rank up to Tenured Full Professor in Middle East-Asia Studies, National
University of Singapore (NUS)
 
18. Tenured Associate or Full Professor in the Political Economy of the Middle East,
National University of Singapore
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
19. Two Types of Research Grants, International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT),
Herndon, VA
 
20. Articles for Special Issue on "Theory and Practice: How Islam Alters the Modern
World" for "Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies"
 
21. Appel à contributions pour un projet éditorial sur "Islamisation ou
sécularisation, révolution ou contre-révolution : la diversité des options
politiques en Égypte expliquée par les textes"
 
22. Books for New Series: "Minorities in West Asia and North Africa"  
 
23. Books for New Series on "New Mobilities in Asia", Amsterdam University Press
 
24. 10-Day Course: "Shi'a Islamic Studies", University of Religions and
Denominations, Qom, 4-14 March 2017 
 

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CONFERENCES
 
1. International Conference: "Politics in Egypt since the Fall of Mubarak", Pembroke
College, University of Oxford, 28 October 2016
 
This conference brings together a range of international scholars, including from
Egypt, to present their research into political developments in Egypt since the 2011
uprising. The conference is convened by Elisabeth Kendall, Stephen Whitefield and
Mazen Hassan.
 
For the full program and to register for free:
http://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/content/politics-egypt-fall-mubarak 
 
 
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2. Conference: "Media in Muslim Contexts: Inventing and Reinventing Identities", Aga
Khan University, London, 3-4 November 2016
 
Keynote addresses and panels feature over 40 speakers addressing themes such as
media and the invention of history; media and the nation; media as vehicles of
resistance; iconoclasm and image wars, satire, the impact of new media and social
media, studies of media in local contexts and media and youth culture.
 
Information:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/media-in-muslim-contexts-inventing-and-reinventing-identities-tickets-27826169823

 
 
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3. International Conference: "Turkey at Critical Crossroads: Dynamic Trajectories
for Society, Politics and Culture", School of Social and Political Sciences,
University of Lisbon, 1-3 February 2017
 
The conference seeks to explore the consequences of the changes that have taken
place since Gezi for Turkish society, politics and culture. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 7 November 2016. Contact information: 
isabela_davidova@yahoo.com and ktoktami@pratt.edu 
 
 
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4. Interdisciplinary Conference in Women's and Gender Studies: "Creating Global
Change", Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 23-25 March 2017
 
We invite proposals for any topic on women's, gender, and sexuality issues and
debates from scholars and graduate students in all scholarly fields including the
humanities, sciences, social sciences, education, arts, design, business, law,
health and sports.
 
Deadline for proposals: 15 December 2016. Information:
www.mtsu.edu/womenstu/conference/CallforPapers2017Webpage.pdf 
 
 
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5. Symposia Iranica: "Third Iranian Studies Conference", Pembroke College,
Cambridge, 11-12 April 2017
 
We welcome proposals that engage with any aspect of Iranian studies within the arts,
humanities, and social sciences. Symposia Iranica is open to postgraduates at all
levels and post-docs from any discipline. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 2 December 2016. Information: http://symposia-iranica.com/cfp/
 
 
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6. International Conference: "Professional and Cultural Identity in a Changing
Socio-political Reality", Al-Qasemi College, Baqa Al Garbiah, Israel, 17-19 April
2017
 
The conference will discuss the educational identity of teachers and educators in a
changing socio-political reality, in the Middle East in particular.
 
Information: http://www.qsm.ac.il/spconf/ 
 
 
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7. Fourth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, American University of Beirut,
11-13 May 2017
 
The conference will be conducted in two parts and will be preceded by a three-day
intensive course on Mamluk architecture from 8-10 May 2017. 
 
Deadline for proposals for themed day on "Time": 31 October 2016. Deadline for panel
proposals: 30 November 2016. Information:
http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms-conference.html. 
 
 
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8. International Conference: "The Religious and Ethnic Future of Europe", Åbo
Akademi University, Turku/Åbo, Finland, 12-13 June 2017
 
This expert symposium will gather internationally leading experts to discuss the
cultural, ethnic and religious aspects of this ongoing demographic shift.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2016. Information: http://www.abo.fi/refe/
 
 
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9. 17th International Conference on Migration: "Migration and Belonging", University
of Applied Sciences and Arts, Olten, Switzerland, 22-24 June 2017
 
Researchers will analyze what significance is ascribed to social, cultural,
religious and political forms of belonging in the context of migration, how forms of
belonging change within the process of migration, and what influence this has on
social relations and central features of identification in the destination
countries.
 
Proposal submission deadline:  31 December 2016. Information:
web.fhnw.ch/plattformen/migrationskonf/conference/call-for-papers 
 
 
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10. BRISMES Annual Conference 2017: "Movement and Migration in the Middle East:
People and Ideas in Flux", IMES, University of Edinburgh, 5-7 July 2017
 
We particularly encourage proposals for papers and panels that take up the theme in
innovative ways, exploring not only migration of people but movement and exchanges
in relation to ideas, culture, language, borders, and social and political groups.
In addition, we warmly invite proposals on any topic related to Middle Eastern
Studies, regardless of their fit with the conference's main theme. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 27 January 2017. Information:
www.brismes.ac.uk/conference/cfp2017/
 
 
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11. Conference: "One Thousand and One Nights: Comparative Perspectives on Adaptation
and Appropriation", University of St Andrews, 31 August - 1 September 2017
 
This conference will try to bring old and new together by exploring parallels to and
possible origins of tales of 1001 Nights, as well as the wealth of modern and
contemporary material that it has originated and continues to inspire.  
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31 October 2016. Information:
www.isfnr.org/files/archiv/CfA_1001Nights-StAndrews.pdf. 
 
 
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12. International Conference: "Religious Dynamics in Contemporary Egypt", Cairo, 3-5
September 2017
 
By applying a resolutely multidisciplinary approach, we intend to look at the full
complexity of the role and impact of the religious in the life of Egyptians, whether
in its political dimension or in its social and cultural organisation.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2016. Information:
www.academia.edu/28799095/Call_for_papers_RELIGIOUS_DYNAMICS_IN_CONTEMPORARY_EGYPT 
 
 
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13. Conference: "From Colonial Encounters to the Iraq War: Prisoners of War and
their Place in History", Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY, 26-28 October
2017
 
The conference will explore the experience of POWs in all American conflicts since
the colonial period. It aims to advance our understanding of the integral role
prisoners of war played in the economic, cultural, political and military waging of
American wars.
 
Deadline for proposals: 30 January 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/148208/colonial-encounters-iraq-war-prisoners-war-and-their-place

 
 
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POSITIONS
 
14. Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Social and Economic Survey Research Institute,
Qatar University, Doha
 
This is a full-time position for a period of one year and the possibility of a
one-year renewal. Priority will be given to bilingual (Arabic and English)
candidates who have experience with collecting and using survey data as part of
their own research as well as substantive interests in the cultures, societies, and
public affairs of the Arab Gulf states.
 
Application review will begin 13 November 2016. Contact information: pdsearch@qu.edu.qa
 
 
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15. Assistant/Associate Research Professor, Social and Economic Survey Research
Institute (SESRI), Qatar University, Doha
 
The Research Associate is responsible for the management and oversight of research
projects, with particular attention to concerns of measurement, validity,
reliability, precision and also cost efficiency. Priority will be given to
candidates who are bilingual (Arabic and English) and who have experience with
collecting and using survey data as part of their own research as well as
substantive interests in the cultures, societies, and public affairs of the Arabian
Gulf.
 
Review of applications will begin 13 November 2016. Contact information:
pdsearch@qu.edu.qa
 
 
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16. Tenured Associate or Full Professor in Legal Pluralism and the Middle East,
National University of Singapore (NUS) 
 
Our interest is in appointing a scholar whose work focuses on the interaction
between different legal systems, traditions or norms, whether in 1) colonial,
national, customary, guild, tribal non-state, sub-state and state contexts; or 2)
supra-state or global ones such as Islamic law and global finance, Islamic reform
movements etc. A transnational comparative dimension, with knowledge of two or more
countries, regions or languages in the Middle East and Asia would be a distinct
advantage.
 
Deadline for application: 30 November 2016. Contact information: mes_sc@nus.edu.sg
 
 
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17. Open Rank up to Tenured Full Professor in Middle East-Asia Studies, National
University of Singapore (NUS)
 
We are interested in scholars whose work connects the Middle East with any other
part of Asia, in any field or discipline (e.g., history, geography, anthropology,
literature, sociology, economics, religion). Knowledge of two or more countries,
regions or languages in the Middle East and Asia would be a distinct advantage.
 
Deadline for application: 30 November 2016. Information via the list of the
departments at www.fas.nus.edu.sg/aboutus/departments.html and mes_sc@nus.edu.sg 
 
 
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18. Tenured Associate or Full Professor in the Political Economy of the Middle East,
National University of Singapore
 
Expertise in the relations between business and politics, and their ramifications in
the wider society, is especially welcome. A transnational comparative dimension,
with knowledge of two or more countries, regions or languages in the Middle East and
Asia would be a distinct advantage.
 
Deadline for application: 30 November 2016. Contact information: mes_sc@nus.edu.sg
 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
19. Two Types of Research Grants, International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT),
Herndon, VA
 
1. Short-term research grants (3-6 months; up to $2,500) 

2. Long-term research grants (two years; up to $25,000) 
 
Information: www.iiit.org/short-term-grants.html and
www.iiit.org/long-term-grant-proposals.html

 
 
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20. Articles for Special Issue on "Theory and Practice: How Islam Alters the Modern
World" for Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies
 
The issue analyzes the relationship how cultures, behavioral norms, and how
migration are affected by theoretical understandings of Islam.
 
Submission deadline: 10 February 2017.
http://jrsdjournal.wixsite.com/humanities-cultural/special-issues 
 
 
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21. Appel à contributions pour un projet éditorial sur "Islamisation ou
sécularisation, révolution ou contre-révolution : la diversité des options
politiques en Égypte expliquée par les textes"
 
Il s'agit de présenter des documents significatifs de la vie politique égyptienne
contemporaine (depuis 2010), en les situant dans leur contexte historique,
sociologique, idéologique, culturel, etc. Ces documents variés, classés par famille
idéologique (salafisme, Frères musulmans, islam officiel et confrérique,
libéralisme, conservatisme, socialisme), devront être traduits, totalement ou en
partie, puis analysés.
 
Contacts : clement@steuer.fr et stephane.valter@gmail.com
 
 
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22. Books for New Series: "Minorities in West Asia and North Africa"  
 
This series is edited by Kamran Matin and Paolo Maggionline. It seeks to provide a
unique and dedicated outlet for the publication of theoretically informed,
historically grounded and empirically governed research on minorities and
'minoritization' processes in the regions of West Asia and North Africa (WANA).
 
Published by Palgrave - Springer. Information: www.springer.com/series/15127 
 
 
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23. Books for New Series on "New Mobilities in Asia", Amsterdam University Press
 
Migration from, to, and within Asia is not new, but it is undergoing profound
transformations. Unskilled labour migration to the West, the Gulf, Russia,
Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand continues apace. Asian students top study-abroad
charts; Chinese and Indian technicians are becoming a new mobile global elite; Asian
tourists are fast becoming the biggest travellers and the biggest spenders. 
 
Information: http://en.aup.nl/series/new-mobilities-in-asia 
 
 
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24. 10-Day Course: "Shi'a Islamic Studies", University of Religions and
Denominations, Qom, 4-14 March 2017 
 
This English program focusses on Shi'a Islamic beliefs and practices, as well as
Shiite authority, rituals and ceremonies in the contemporary Iran. It includes
guided visits to Tehran, Qom, Mashhad and all faculty students and researchers in
related fields are invited to apply.
 
Deadline for registration: 1 February 2017. Information: http://shiacourse.urd.ac.ir