EURAMES Info Service 02/2017

CONFERENCES
 
1. New-Med Conference: "Youth and the Mediterranean: Exploring New Approaches to
Dialogue and Cooperation", Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation, Rome, 19 January 2017
 
2. Conference: "Islam ‒ Knowledge ‒ Power. Interactions from a Theological and
Historical Perspective", Swiss Centre for Islam and Society, University of Fribourg,
22-23 February 2017
 
3. Conference: “Exposure”,  American Ethnological Society, Stanford University, 30
March - 1 April 2017 
 
4. 2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference: "Racism, Nationalism and
Xenophobia (incl. Islamophobia)", University of Gdansk, Poland, 20 April 2017
 
5. Conference: "Human Rights, Ethics and Spirituality (incl. Judaism and Islam)",
Institute for Cross Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange, Morristown, 21-22 April
2017
 
6. Youth Congress: “Freedom and Security in the Modern Turkey”, Istanbul Şehir
University, 28-30 April 2017
 
7. Workshop: "Christians and Jews in Ottoman Society", University of Oxford, 3-5
July 2017
 
8. Conference: "Shaping New Economic and Financial Policies in Iraq", Al-Bayan
Center for Planning and Studies, September 2017
 
9. Section: "Dislocating Geopower: New Approaches to Space, Culture, and Violence in
World Politics", 11th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, Barcelona,
13-16 September 2017
 
10. Section: "Interdisciplinary Study of Religions", Association for
Interdisciplinary Studies, Baltimore, 19-21 October 2017 
 
11. Panels on “Islam in Africa", African Studies Association Annual Meeting,
Chicago, 16-18 November 2017 
 
12. Panel: "Psychiatry in the Middle East: Hospitals, Science, and Care", MESA
Conference, Washington D.C., 18-21 November 2017
 
13. ISA World Congress of Sociology: “Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections,
Responses and Responsibilities”, Toronto, 15-21 July 2018 
 
 
POSITIONS
 
14. Full-Time or Visiting Position in "Political Science", Sabancı University,
Istanbul 
 
15. Arcapita Visiting Professor of "Modern Arab Studies", Columbia University, New
York
 
16. Daryabari Professor of "Iranian Studies", University of California, Berkeley
 
17. Post-Doctoral Fellowship in "Refugee and Migration Studies (Focus Middle East)",
Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
 
18. Postdoctoral Fellowship in "Israel Studies (2017-2019)", Northwestern
University, Evanston, Illinois
 
19. Tenure-track Assistant Professorship in “Global Studies and Social Impact”
(Focus Middle East), Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
 
20. Postdoctoral Fellowship for a Non-Israeli Focusing on "Women’s History or Gender
and History", Tel Aviv University
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
21. Articles on "Algeria and Global Diplomacy" for Special Issue of "The Maghreb
Review, Quarterly Journal on the Maghreb, the Middle East, Africa and Islamic
Studies"
 
22. Articles on "New Military Histories of the 20th Century (incl. Iraq 2003)" for
"Graduate Journal of Social Science"
 
23. Articles for Edited Volume on "Digital Media and Political Extremism. State of
Knowledge, Challenges and Pedagogical Means"
 
24. Chapters for Edited Book: "The Philosophy of Forgiveness, Volume III:
Forgiveness in World Religions (Islam)"
 
25. Resource: "Istanbul Urban Database (Online Open Access)"
 
26. Resource: Free Online Search in English and Arabic in the "Easy Quran Dictionary"
 
27. Teaching English in the Palestinian Refugee Camps of Lebanon this Summer

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CONFERENCES
 
1. New-Med Conference: "Youth and the Mediterranean: Exploring New Approaches to
Dialogue and Cooperation", Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation, Rome, 19 January 2017
 
Eight outstanding young professionals from MENA countries will present their ideas
and contribute to the ongoing debates about conflict, security and radicalisation
with a view to proposing new ideas and approaches to re-launch dialogue and
cooperation in the Mediterranean region. 
 
Information: http://www.gmfus.org/sites/default/files/new-med_youth.pdf 
 
 
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2. Conference: "Islam ‒ Knowledge ‒ Power. Interactions from a Theological and
Historical Perspective", Swiss Centre for Islam and Society, University of Fribourg,
22-23 February 2017
 
The conference aims to reflect on the development of Islamic knowledge and its
relationship with the discursive and political order. In doing so, both historical
and contemporary issues are raised. 
 
Deadline for registration: 14 February 2017. Information:
http://www.unifr.ch/webnews/content/159/file/A6-5_Tagung_IKP(1).pdf
 
 
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3. Conference: “Exposure”, American Ethnological Society, Stanford University, 30
March - 1 April 2017 
 
This conference asks, in different sociocultural contexts, how is exposure currently
undergoing transformation, how is its normalization shifting with rapid changes in
technology, how is exposure morphing in relationship to affective economies, how
have anthropologists historically handled exposure, and what new work must be done
in and outside of the academy in order to better understand as well as influence the
shifting authority of this keyword in people’s lives?
 
Deadline for abstracts: 20 January 2017. Information:
http://aesonline.org/meetings/spring-conference/ 
 
 
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4. 2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference: "Racism, Nationalism and
Xenophobia (incl. Islamophobia)", University of Gdansk, Poland, 20 April 2017
 
Subjects include islamophobia and terrorism, orientalism, anti-semitism: past and
present etc.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 20 April 2017. Information:
http://racismnationalism.ug.edu.pl/ 
 
 
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5. Conference: "Human Rights, Ethics and Spirituality (incl. Judaism and Islam)",
Institute for Cross Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange, Morristown, 21-22 April
2017
 
Topics include "Dialogues between Christianity and Judaism and Islam".
 
Deadline for abstracts: 10 March 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/161098/human-rights-ethics-and-spirituality

 
 
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6. Youth Congress: “Freedom and Security in the Modern Turkey”, Istanbul Şehir
University, 28-30 April 2017
 
The main objective is to provide an academic platform and an opportunity to
cooperate with the graduate and undergraduate students who have an academic interest
in the issues on Turkey’s social, political, economic and cultural modernization
process in the last two centuries by examining this topic. The congress will be
conducted in Turkish and English. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2017. Information:
http://cemts.sehir.edu.tr/gencmots/en/announcement/ 
 
 
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7. Workshop: "Christians and Jews in Ottoman Society", University of Oxford, 3-5
July 2017
 
This workshop has the explicit purpose of the publication of a volume of collected
essays.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 20 February 2017. Information:
http://royalhistsoc.org/calendar/christians-jews-ottoman-society/
 
 
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8. Conference: "Shaping New Economic and Financial Policies in Iraq", Al-Bayan
Center for Planning and Studies, September 2017
 
Themes include: Macroeconomics and microeconomics; State-owned and private banks;
Collection of taxes; Trade and investment. Transportation and accommodation expenses
will be covered. Transportation and accommodation expenses will be covered.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/159836/call-papers-proposing-new-economic-and-financial-policies-iraq

 
 
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9. Section: "Dislocating Geopower: New Approaches to Space, Culture, and Violence in
World Politics", 11th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, Barcelona,
13-16 September 2017
 
Panels and papers will explore the discursive and material connections linking
space, culture, and violence through a range of case studies, methodological
approaches, and interdisciplinary perspectives.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 10 February 2017. Information:
www.paneuropeanconference.org/2017/ 
 
 
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10. Section:  "Interdisciplinary Study of Religions", Association for
Interdisciplinary Studies, Baltimore, 19-21 October 2017 
 
This conference aims to bring comprehensive, integrated insights from multiple
disciplines to the study of religions as complex human phenomena.  Insights may be
brought to bear on religions or religious phenomena from humanities, social
sciences, and natural sciences, along with other areas such as arts and
professions.  
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/160053/interdisciplinary-study-religions-section-ais-baltimore-2017

 
 
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11. Panel on “Islam in Africa”, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago,
16-18 November 2017 
 
The panel, “New Voices in the Study of Islam in Africa,” will consist of four papers
and is open to any presenter on any topic connected to the study of Islam in Africa.
Graduate students and scholars based in Africa are particularly encourage to submit
proposals. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2017. Information: Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu)
 
 
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12. Panel: "Psychiatry in the Middle East: Hospitals, Science, and Care", MESA
Conference, Washington D.C., 18-21 November 2017
 
Drawing from various historical episodes and present formations, we ask: What is the
history, forms, and trajectory of psychiatry as an institutional formation in the
Middle East?
 
Deadline for abstracts: 25 January 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/161043/call-panelists-mesa-2017-psychiatry-middle-east-hospitals.

 
 
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13.  ISA World Congress of Sociology: “Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections,
Responses and Responsibilities”, Toronto, 15-21 July 2018 
 
This Congress will focus on how scholars, public intellectuals, policy makers,
journalists and activists from diverse fields can and do contribute to our
understanding of power, violence and justice.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2017. Information:
www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/ 
 
 
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POSITIONS
 
14. Full-Time or Visiting Position in Political Science, Sabancı University,
Istanbul 
 
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences invites applications for a position with a
particular emphasis on Research Methods. The search process will close in time for
appointment, in case of a successful candidate, at the start of the academic year of
2017-18. An excellent record and potential for scholarly publication is essential.
Applicants must have strong methodological skills and a solid background, preferably
in research methods and comparative politics, as well as promise of outstanding
teaching. 
 
Information: http://sabanciuniv.edu/en/faculty-position-in-political-science 
 
 
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15. Arcapita Visiting Professor of Modern Arab Studies, Columbia University, New York
 
The Middle East Institute and the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and
African Studies invite applications for a one-semester position for the fall 2017 or
spring 2018 semester. The position may be filled at the rank of Visiting Assistant
or Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor. We are interested in candidates whose
field of research and teaching is in history, culture, or social sciences of the
modern Arab world. 
 
Deadline for application: 4 April 2017. Information:
https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1484474350801

 
 
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16. Daryabari Professor of Iranian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
 
This position is in the rank of tenured associate or assistant professor with an
expected start date of July 1, 2017. Minimum Basic Qualification: Ph.D. or
equivalent degree in a relevant field of Iranian Studies, completed by the
application date; demonstrated excellence in research and teaching.
 
Deadline for application: 3 March 2017. Information:
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF01240 
 
 
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17. Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Refugee and Migration Studies (Focus Middle East),
Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
 
The two-year appointment is half-time teaching and half-time research and writing.
Candidates whose teaching and research interests span two or more of the following
area studies programs are particularly encouraged to apply: Middle East Studies,
European Studies, American Studies, and Latin American Studies.  
 
Deadline for application: 4 June 2017. Information:
www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54389
 
 
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18. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Israel Studies (2017-2019), Northwestern University,
Evanston, Illinois
 
The field of Israel Studies includes the Israeli Political System, History of
Israel, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Economy of Israel, Religion in Israel, Sociology and
Anthropology of Israeli society, contemporary Israeli Culture, Literature, Poetry,
Art, Theatre, Music and Cinema. Applicants must have gained their Ph.D degrees no
more than five years prior to the date of application. 
 
Deadline for application: 31 January 2017. Information:
www.dayan.org/northwestern-university-tau-postdoctoral-fellowship
 
 
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19. Tenure-track Assistant Professorship in “Global Studies and Social Impact”
(Focus Middle East), Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
 
Areas of expertise could include: global inequality, migration, trans-nationalism,
global health, global communication, environment, human rights, gender, race or
ethnicity. Requirements are: Ph.D. in relevant field by August 6, 2017, demonstrated
success in teaching about global issues, demonstrated scholarly activity and
research agenda in global issues and social impact, etc. 
 
Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Information:
http://jobs.gvsu.edu/cw/en-us/job/492500/assistant-professor-brooks-college-of-interdisciplinary-studies-global-studies

 
 
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20. Postdoctoral Fellowship for a Non-Israeli Focusing on Women’s History or Gender
and History, Tel Aviv University
 
This is a one-year fellowship of the Dan David Foundation Fund for Excellence in
Historical Research for 2017-2018.
 
Deadline for application: 1 March 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/159269/tel-aviv-university-dan-david-post-doctoral-fellowship

 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
21. Articles on "Algeria and Global Diplomacy" for Special Issue of "The Maghreb
Review, Quarterly Journal on the Maghreb, the Middle East, Africa and Islamic
Studies"
 
Extended deadline for submission: 28 February 2017. Information:
www.maghrebreview.com. Contact: maghreb@maghrebreview.com 
 
 
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22. Articles on "New Military Histories of the 20th Century (incl. Iraq 2003)" for
"Graduate Journal of Social Science"
 
We seek papers detailing new military histories particularly in relation to raced,
colonized, classed, and gendered statuses such as gendered images such as men at the
“front” and women at the “rear" as well as "Iraq 2003, and gender/race /class
perspectives".
 
Deadline for abstracts: 20 February 2017. Information:
http://gjss.org/cfp/new-military-histories 
 
 
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23. Articles for Edited Volume on "Digital Media and Political Extremism. State of
Knowledge, Challenges and Pedagogical Means" 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 7 February 2017. Information in German and English: 
http://www.dji.de/fileadmin/user_upload/bibs2016/Call_for_Papers_Digitale_Medien_und_politischer_Extremismus_Deutsch_English.pdf
 
 
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24. Chapters for Edited Book: "The Philosophy of Forgiveness, Volume III:
Forgiveness in World Religions (Islam)"
 
This volume will explore forgiveness in religious traditions, including but not
limited to Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2017. Information:
https://vernonpress.com/proposal?id=17&uid=f49f69414ae882280443732ef82ed2b2
 
 
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25. Resource: "Istanbul Urban Database (Online Open Access)"
 
This is an accessible, interactive mapping platform for historians, architects, city
planners and other researchers to examine and contribute to the collective memory of
Istanbul.
 
Information:
http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e1ae5bef9757e58afec01a89a&id=47d9e418fd&e=82aeb6c61d
 
 
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26. Resource: Free Online Search in English and Arabic in the "Easy Quran Dictionary"
 
You can search the content of the Noble Quran by the English or Arabic word. The
resulting list will contain the number of results and for each result: the English
and Arabic term, the Arabic root, the text of the verse in both languages and the
chapter and verse number in both languages. 
 
Information: www.quraneasydictionary.com
 
 
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27. Teaching English in the Palestinian Refugee Camps of Lebanon this Summer
 
Volunteers must be prepared to work in small classrooms with scarce electricity,
extreme heat, and limited resources. Volunteers must also be able to endure
difficult living conditions and must be culturally sensitive.
 
Deadline for application: 17 February 2017. Information:
www.leap-program.org/get-involved/