dimanche 16 août 2020

EURAMES Info Service 33/2020

 CONFERENCES

 

1.    ONLINE: Annual Conference Webinar Series of the Economic Research Forum (ERF) on Sustainable Development Goals in the MENA Region, 18 August 2020, 4:00-5:30 pm Cairo Local Time

 

2.    ONLINE: Annual Conference Webinar Series of the Economic Research Forum (ERF) on Sustainable Development Goals in the MENA Region, 19 August 2020, 4:00-5:30 pm Cairo Local Time

 

3.    3rd “International Conference on Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (ICARSH)”, (Including MENA Studies), Stockholm, 9-11 October 2020

 

4.    5th Annual Conference of the Gulf Studies Center on "Social Change in the Gulf Societies in 21st Century", Qatar University, 11-12 November 2020

 

5.    4th Workshop on "Security & Stability in the Mediterranean and the Middle East", Institute of International Economic Relations, Athens, 19-21 November 2020

 

6.    Annual Meeting of the “International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA 2020)“, Boston, MA, 20-23 November 2020

 

7.    International Conference "Mapping South-South Connections: Networks, Alliances and New Actors on the International Scene during the Decolonization Process and Cold War in Latin America, Asia and Africa (1810–1990)", Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, 21–22 November 2020

 

8.    3rd “International Conference on Research in Social Sciences (RSSCONF)”, (Including MENA Studies), Dublin, 27-29 November 2020

 

9.    Colloque international : « Les représentations paysagères dans les littératures du monde arabe et du Proche-Orient », Inalco, Paris, 30 novembre et 1 décembre 2020

 

10.  Conférence internationale « Islam et Pudeur », Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique, 3-4 décembre 2020

 

11.  3rd ANU Religion Conference: “Religion and Migration: Culture and Policy”, Australian National University, Canberra, 8-10 December 2020

 

12.  Conference: "Authors as Readers in the Mamlūk Period and Beyond. Al-Ṣafadī and His Pairs", Ca' Foscari University, Venice, 10-12 December 2020

 

13.  Workshop of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) on “The Standing and Understanding of Scholars in Society: Arab and German Experiences”, 14-16 Dezember 2020, Berlin

 

14.  Conference: “The Middle East c.1960-1980. Global and Transnational Perspectives“, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, 5 March 2021

 

15.  Conference: “Rethinking Narratives of China and the Middle East – The Silk Roads and Beyond”, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 8-10 April 2021

 

16.  International Conference on “Istanbul Unbound: Environmental Approaches to the City”, Istanbul Research Institute and Pera Museum in Collaboration with Heinrich Böll Stiftung, 8-11 April 2021

 

17.  Symposium on "Alanya and Alaaddin Keykubat on the Eve of 800th Year of Conquest", Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, 21-22 April 2021

 

18.  Interdisciplinary Workshop: “A World of Realms: A Long View of Diplomacy and Spatiality in the Premodern Islamic World”, University of Antwerp, Belgium, 20-21 May 2021

 

19.  International Quṭb al-Dīn al-Shīrāzī Symposium, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 20-22 May 2021

 

20.  International Conference: "Musical Sources and Theories from Ancient Greece to the Ottoman Period", Ruhr-University Bochum, 10-12 June 2021

 

21.  Maghreb Review and Maghreb Studies Association Conference: "Empires in the Middle East and the Maghreb: The Shaping of Hopes and Perspectives", Oxford, 13-14 September 2021

 

 

POSITIONS

 

22.  Predoctoral Research Fellow in the Project "Normality and Crisis: Memories of Everyday Life in Syria as a Chance for a New Start in Germany," Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin

 

23.  Postdoctoral Researcher in Religion and Extremism, University of Groningen

 

24.  Fully Funded European Research Council (ERC) Collaborative PhD Studentship "The European Qu'ran", in Collaboration with the University of Copenhagen and the British Library, London

 

25.  Doctoral Scholarship in the Research Project “Historicity of Democracy in the Arab World”, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Amman

 

26.  Humanities Research Fellowships for the Study of the Arab World, NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute

 

27.  Three Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in Art and Humanities, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire (2021-2023)

 

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

28.  Proposals for Research Groups 2022/23 at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), University of Bielefeld

 

29.  Research Grant for Omani Studies at the Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient Berlin for 3 Months

 

30.  ONLINE: ME Lecture Series 2020 on "Geopolitical Competition in the Middle East" of the National University of Singapore and the Middle East Institute Singapore

 

31.  ONLINE: Three Day Course on "Decolonisation: Knowledge, Power, and Politics", Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, 28-30 September 2020

 

32.  Articles on "Governing and Living Amid COVID-19 in the MENA" for Special Issue of the Jounal "Middle East Law and Governance"

 

33.  Articles on Islam in the Widest Sense for Journal „Waikato Islamic Studies Review“, University of Waikato, New Zealand

 

34.  Articles on Children and Political Agency: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives from the Middle East” for Special Issue of “International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES)

 

35.  Research Papers and Project Demos on "Jews, Christians, and Muslims as Colleagues and Collaborators in the Abbasid Near East" for Special Issue of "Medieval Worlds: Comparative & Interdisciplinary Studies"

 

36.  Contributions pour  L’Année du Maghreb – Dossier de recherche 25 | 2021-II : « La fabrique des politiques de réconciliation en Méditerranée : la justice transitionnelle comme modèle de gestion du passé violent »

 

37.  Contributions pour la Revue Afriques : « Pour une histoire des communautés transsahariennes aux époques médiévale et moderne »

 

38.  Articles for Book on “The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Arab World and Europe”, Edited by the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA)

 

39.  “H-Migration Reviews”: New Online Publication Series Dedicated to Reviews of the Latest Work in the History and Study of Migration

 

40.  New "Digital Library of the Middle East Platform (DLME)" by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and Stanford Libraries 

 

41.  Resource: Academic Search-Engine of Free eJournals: JURN

 

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Guenter Meyer, Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, in cooperation with the University of Sharjah

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CONFERENCES

 

1.    ONLINE: Annual Conference Webinar Series of the Economic Research Forum (ERF) on Sustainable Development Goals in the MENA Region, 18 August 2020, 4:00-5:30 pm Cairo Local Time

 

Presentations on:

1. "Capital Inputs Sourcing from China and Export Quality Upgrading" by Nergiz Dincer and Ayça Tekin-Koru;

2. "Disentangling the Impact of Trade Barriers on Wages: Evidence from the MENA Region" by Nora Aboushady, Yasmine Kamal and Chahir Zaki;

3. “On Women Participation and Empowerment in International Trade: Impact on Trade Margins in the MENA Region” by Fida Karam and Chahir Zaki.

 

Information and Registration: https://mailchi.mp/erf.org.eg/erf26_aug18

 

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2.    ONLINE: Annual Conference Webinar Series of the Economic Research Forum (ERF) on Sustainable Development Goals in the MENA Region, 19 August 2020, 4:00-5:30 pm Cairo Local Time

 

Presentations on:

1. "Spillovers in Labor Productivity and Global Value Chain Impacts: Evidence from Turkey" by Mohamedou Nasser Dine;

2. “The Effects of Openness and Global Value Chains on the Performance of Turkish Sectors” by Pinar Tat; 3. “The Relevance of Risk Mitigation on Export Promotion in the Arab Economies” by Riadh Ben Jelili.

 

Information and Registration: https://mailchi.mp/erf.org.eg/erf26_aug19

3.    3rd “International Conference on Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (ICARSH)”, (Including MENA Studies), Stockholm, 9-11 October 2020

 

The event is designed for members of the academia and non-profit, public, and private sector members who are interested in the latest research and academic developments in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities, including Middle Eastern History, Religion, Political Relations, Sociology, Anthropology, Law & Politics, etc.

 

Deadline for submission of papers: 14 September 2020. Information: https://www.icarsh.org/

 

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4.    5th Annual Conference of the Gulf Studies Center on "Social Change in the Gulf Societies in 21st Century", Qatar University, 11-12 November 2020

 

The workshop will address significant questions such as: what was the extent of the relationship between Nazi genocide and colonialism? What were potential ways in which European colonialism could have fed back into Europe throughout World War II? Etc.

 

Information: http://www.qu.edu.qa/research/gulfstudies-center/events/Social-Change-in-the-Gulf-Societies-in-the-21st-Century

 

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5.    4th Workshop on "Security & Stability in the Mediterranean and the Middle East", Institute of International Economic Relations, Athens, 19-21 November 2020

 

Topics include: Security in the Mediterranean and the Broader Middle East; Migration, Refugee Crisis and Human Security in the Mediterranean and the Middle East; The Present and Future of Euro-Mediterranean relations.

 

Information: http://idos.gr/4th-workshop-on-security-amp-stability-in-the-mediterranean-and-the-middle-east-call-for-papers-amp-panels/?lang=en

 

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6.    Annual Meeting of the “International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA 2020)“, Boston, MA, 20-23 November 2020

 

Program Units include: The Qur’an: Manuscripts and Textual Criticism; Linguistic, Literary, and Thematic Perspectives on the Qur`anic Corpus; The Societal Qur`an; Qur`anic Studies: Methodology and Hermeneutics; etc.

 

Information: https://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/call-for-papers-iqsa-annual-meeting-2020/

 

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7.    International Conference "Mapping South-South Connections: Networks, Alliances and New Actors on the International Scene during the Decolonization Process and Cold War in Latin America, Asia and Africa (1810–1990)", Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, 21–22 November 2020

 

This conference is organized in collaboration with the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and aims to explore historical, political and cultural South-South connections from an interdisciplinary perspective.

 

Deadline for abstracts: 10 September 2020. Information: https://southsouthconnections.atu.ac.ir

 

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8.    3rd “International Conference on Research in Social Sciences (RSSCONF)”, (Including MENA Studies), Dublin, 27-29 November 2020

 

Research in Social Sciences is a leading conference in politics, humanities, communications, law, education, and other areas of social sciences, including Middle Eastern History, Religion, Political Relations, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication, Geography, Arts, Law & Politics, etc.

 

Deadline for submission of papers: 31 October 2020. Information: https://www.rssconf.org/

 

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9.    Colloque international : « Les représentations paysagères dans les littératures du monde arabe et du Proche-Orient » , Inalco, Paris, 30 novembre et 1 décembre 2020

 

Ce colloque a donc pour ambition de rassembler des chercheurs en littérature arabe mais également en littérature hébraïque, persane et turque d’époque médiévale et moderne autour. Langues de communication : français, arabe, anglais.

 

Information: http://www.inalco.fr/actualite/colloque-international-representations-paysageres-litteratures-monde-arabe-proche-orient

 

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10.  Conférence internationale « Islam et Pudeur », Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique, 3-4 décembre 2020

 

La conférence se centrera sur le thème de la pudeur (hayâ’) dans l’Islam, ses conceptions, ses réceptions et ses perceptions dans le monde musulman et le monde occidental. Comment comprendre les tensions majeures qui surviennent aujourd’hui sans une compréhension plus précise et mieux ancrée de la tradition islamique et de ses contextes?

 

Information: Dr. Ayang Utriza Yakin ayang.walad@uclouvain.be

 

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11.  3rd ANU Religion Conference: “Religion and Migration: Culture and Policy”, Australian National University, Canberra, 8-10 December 2020

 

Forms of human movement including global immigration, asylum-seeking, climate migration, and the internal migration accompanying mass urbanisation, have radically altered religious cultures around the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of this conference is to explore the various phenomena related to religion and migration; the political and social transitions impacting upon the transnational religiosity of contemporary communities.

 

Information: https://hrc.cass.anu.edu.au/events/religion-and-migration-culture-and-policy-0

 

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12.  Conference: "Authors as Readers in the Mamlūk Period and Beyond. Al-Ṣafadī and His Pairs", Ca' Foscari University, Venice, 10-12 December 2020

 

At the end of a research project on al-Ṣafadī’s working method, his scholarly network, his habits as a reader and as a scholar in the extremely rich context of the beginning of the Mamluk period the conference will broaden the scope by confronting these results to other situations: other authors, other periods, other places.

 

Information: https://networks.h-net.org/user/login?destination=node/5782352

 

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13.  Workshop of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) on “The Standing and Understanding of Scholars in Society: Arab and German Experiences”, 14-16 Dezember 2020, Berlin

 

The Workshop will critically evaluate researchers’ functions in society. What influence can academic knowledge production have in societies? Which role can scholars play in the Arab World and in Germany – both in the scientific system and in the public sphere? Travel expenses and accommodation will be covered by AGYA.

 

Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2020. Information: http://agya.info/working-groups/transformation/the-standing-and-understanding-of-scholars-in-society/

 

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14.  Conference: “The Middle East c.1960-1980. Global and Transnational Perspectives“, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, 5 March 2021

 

The Conference will look at the ways in which events in the Middle East were shaped by global and transnational contexts and, in turn, the impact events in the region exercised on other parts of the world.

 

Information: https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/centre/news/call-papers-middle-east-c1960-1980-global-and-transnational-perspectives-5-march-2021

 

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15.  Conference: “Rethinking Narratives of China and the Middle East – The Silk Roads and Beyond”, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 8-10 April 2021

 

Papers will examine the relationship between China and the Middle East, both ancient and modern, and incorporate additional regions, such as Europe, Central Asia, or South/Southeast Asia.

 

Information: https://ceas.sas.upenn.edu/news/call-papers-rethinking-narratives-china-and-middle-east

 

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16.  International Conference on “Istanbul Unbound: Environmental Approaches to the City”, Istanbul Research Institute and Pera Museum in Collaboration with Heinrich Böll Stiftung, 8-11 April 2021

 

The Conference brings together innovative studies in the field of environmental history, political ecology, and critical art studies that utilize transdisciplinary methods and transcend predetermined scales and clearly delineated boundaries between the histories and stories of humans, nonhumans, and the built environment.

 

Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2020.

Information: https://en.iae.org.tr/images/pdf/istanbul-unbound/istanbul-unbound-.pdf

 

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17.  Symposium on "Alanya and Alaaddin Keykubat on the Eve of 800th Year of Conquest", Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, 21-22 April 2021

 

The symposium will focus on Sultan Alaaddin Keykubat and the history of Alanya during Seljukid, Ottoman and Republican periods.

 

Information: https://selcuklu.alanya.edu.tr/ctrcms/media/61/tmp//2020_05_11_alanya_sempozyum_call_for_papers_EN.pdf

 

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18.  Interdisciplinary Workshop: “A World of Realms: A Long View of Diplomacy and Spatiality in the Premodern Islamic World”, University of Antwerp, Belgium, 20-21 May 2021

 

In a world as mobile as the Islamic world, how did diplomatic practices take shape and what meanings were ascribed to “territory” by rulers, administrators and the envoys who moved back and forth between different courts? We welcome papers dealing with the many spatial dimensions of interstate contact. Along with contributions on the various major Islamic states in the Maghreb, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Asia, we also encourage papers on pastoral nomad and peripheral groups and their interactions with Muslim polities.

 

Information: https://www.uantwerp.be/images/uantwerpen/container2722/files/CfP%20Workshop%20UAntwerp_Diplomacy%20and%20Spatiality%20in%20the%20Islamic%20World.pdf

 

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19.  International Quṭb al-Dīn al-Shīrāzī Symposium, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 20-22 May 2021

 

Topics include: • Linguistics • Logic • Tafsīr • Astronomy • Mathematics • Medicine • Geography • Philosophy • Illuminationism • Sufism • Kalām • Music • Ethics and Political Theory • Shīrāzī in Manuscripts and Book Culture Studies • Commentaries (Shurūḥ, ḥawāshī, taʻlīqāt) • Scholarly Networks and Ijāzatnāmas • Urban Studies; etc.

 

Information: http://kutbuddinsirazi.cumhuriyet.edu.tr/en/index.php

 

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20.  International Conference: "Musical Sources and Theories from Ancient Greece to the Ottoman Period", Ruhr-University Bochum, 10-12 June 2021

 

Papers will focus on Arabic, Persian and Byzantine music theory, instruments and ways of transmission, with their roots in Ancient Greece and an outlook onto Ottoman and Safavid music. Call for Papers closed. Guests are welcome!

 

Information: https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/orient/aktuelles/index.html

 

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21.  Maghreb Review and Maghreb Studies Association Conference: "Empires in the Middle East and the Maghreb: The Shaping of Hopes and Perspectives", Oxford, 13-14 September 2021

 

Besides the European powers that established their colonial hegemony in the MENA region, the conference will also deal with the influence of countries, such as the United States of America and Germany, which extended their influence through diplomacy, financial and military aid, and education.

 

Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6160235/empire-middle-east-and-maghreb-shaping-hopes-and-perspectives

 

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POSITIONS

 

22.  Predoctoral Research Fellow in the Project "Normality and Crisis: Memories of Everyday Life in Syria as a Chance for a New Start in Germany," Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin

 

Candidates must hold a MA in history, social anthropology, or related disciplines, and should have already developed an individual research endeavor with a clear link to the life in Syria before 2011/2012 and its relation to life in Germany. Academic proficiency in English and German as well as a good command of Arabic and/or Kurdish are required.

 

Deadline for applications: 23 August 2020. Information: https://www.zmo.de/fileadmin/Karriere/Ausschreibung_Syrienprojekt_ZMO.pdf

 

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23.  Postdoctoral Researcher in Religion and Extremism, University of Groningen

 

Qualification: A PhD from a relevant field, including Theology, Religious Studies, Political Science and International Relations, Security Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology.

 

Deadline for applications: 15 September 2020.

Information: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S0007TIP

 

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24.  Fully Funded European Research Council (ERC) Collaborative PhD Studentship "The European Qu'ran", in Collaboration with the University of Copenhagen and the British Library, London

 

The PhD studentship is fully funded and embedded in the six-year international research project “The European Qur’an: Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion (1150-1850)” (EuQu). The project studies the ways in which the Islamic Holy Book is embedded in the intellectual, religious and cultural history of Medieval and Early Modern Christians, European Jews, freethinkers, atheists and European Muslims.

 

Deadline for application: 15 September 2020. Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CAQ489/fully-funded-european-research-council-erc-collaborative-phd-studentship-the-european-quran-in-collaboration-with-the-university-of-copenhagen-and-the-british-library-london?uuid=664a07cb-c57e-11ea-8705-064da8edb92a&campaign=jbew20200714&source=jbe

 

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25.  Doctoral Scholarship in the Research Project “Historicity of Democracy in the Arab World”, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Amman

 

The profile sought is that of a doctoral student at the start of his/her dissertation, working on the theme of the historicity of democracy in the Middle East from a historical, sociological, anthropological or political science perspective. Excellent language skills in Arabic and English are required. Knowledge of German or French is valued.

 

Deadline for applications extended to 31 August 2020. Information: https://www.zmo.de/fileadmin/Karriere/ZMO_PhD_Amman_English_updated.pdf

 

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26.  Humanities Research Fellowships for the Study of the Arab World, NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute

 

Distinguished scholars with an established reputation and promising scholars who are at the beginning of their career can apply for a research fellowship. The program awards one-year senior fellowships and one- / two-year postdoctoral fellowships.

 

Deadline for application: 1 October 2020. Information: https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/research/centers-labs-and-projects/humanities-research-fellowship-program.html

 

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27.  Three Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in Art and Humanities, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire (2021-2023)

 

These fellowships foster the academic careers of scholars who have recently (since January 2020) received their Ph.D. degrees by permitting them to pursue their research while gaining mentored experience as teachers and members of the departments and/or programs in which they are housed, including Middle Eastern Studie, Comparative Literature, Jewish Studies.

 

Deadline for applications: 15 September 2020.

Information: https://leslie.dartmouth.edu/opportunities/post-docs/mellon-postdoctoral-fellowships

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

 

28.  Proposals for Research Groups 2022/23 at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), University of Bielefeld

 

Do you have an exceptional interdisciplinary research idea? Do you want to join forces with international colleagues from various disciplines? The ZiF provides funding (up to 500,000 € for a research group with a duration of 10 months), support by a research group coordinator, and a professional infrastructure.

 

Deadline for proposals: 1 October 2020.

Information: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/(en)/ZiF/Aktuell/Call_for_Project_Proposals.pdf

 

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29.  Research Grant for Omani Studies at the Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient Berlin for 3 Months

 

We are seeking an outstanding postdoctoral scholar who is engaged in Omani Studies. The Grant is sponsored by the Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science and comprises funding for a research stay, starting in late 2020 or in 2021 at ZMO, as well as travel costs to Berlin.

 

Deadline for applications: 10 September 2020.

Information: https://www.zmo.de/fileadmin/Karriere/CfP/CfP_TheOmanResearchGrant_ZMO.pdf

 

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30.  ONLINE: ME Lecture Series 2020 on "Geopolitical Competition in the Middle East" of the National University of Singapore and the Middle East Institute Singapore

 

- Lecture #01: "The Gulf States – The Competition for Influence" by Abdullah Baabood, 20 August 2020

 

- Lecture #02: "Iran, Turkey, Russia – Allies, Foes or Marriages of Convenience" by Asif Shuja and Serkan Yolacan, 27 August 2020

 

- Lecture #03: "China – Can the Dragon Tame the Middle East or will the Middle East Tame the Dragon?" by Alessandro Arduino 3 September 2020 (etc.)

 

Information and Registration: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/08/12/me-101-lecture-series-2020

 

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31.  ONLINE: Three Day Course on "Decolonisation: Knowledge, Power, and Politics", Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, 28-30 September 2020

 

Learning outcome: To understand how the current world system has developed over a period of 500 years of colonialism, slavery, and exploitation, making modernity and coloniality two sides of the same coin.

 

Information and Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/decolonisation-knowledge-power-and-politics-short-course-tickets-116117946905

 

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32.  Articles on "Governing and Living Amid COVID-19 in the MENA" for Special Issue of the Jounal "Middle East Law and Governance"

 

This special issue will take a broad look at how the MENA – the state, governments, and societies of the region -- are governing and/or living amid COVID-19. It encourages papers from a wide range of disciplines and methodological approaches in the social sciences and humanities.

 

Deadline for manuscripts: 1 December 2020. Information: https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/melg-overview.xml?contents=editorialContent-17621

 

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33.  Articles on Islam in the Widest Sense for Journal „Waikato Islamic Studies Review“, University of Waikato, New Zealand

 

Submissions are invited on any topic or theme, including religion, philosophy, history, politics, sociology, culture, and law, within the broad field of studies on Islam and Muslim societies.

 

Information and past Journals: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/UWISG/review.shtml

 

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34.  Articles on “Children and Political Agency: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives from the Middle East” for Special Issue of “International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES)”

 

We seek original historical and empirical case studies delineating the political subjectivity and agency of children in the Middle East, North Africa, Muslim South East Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Our definition of political agency does not only include participation in social, political and revolutionary movements or institutional political processes. From a methodological point of view, we prioritize children’s perspectives within their socio-political and cultural contexts, and thus doing research with children, not about or on children.

 

Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2020.

Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/06/17/cfp-ijmes-special-issue

 

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35.  Research Papers and Project Demos on "Jews, Christians, and Muslims as Colleagues and Collaborators in the Abbasid Near East" for Special Issue of "Medieval Worlds: Comparative & Interdisciplinary Studies"

 

Relevant topics: Surveys of trends in dynamics between scholars of different religious communities, illustrated by case studies or by quantitative approaches; Comparative studies of attitudes among different linguistic or religious communities (Arabic, Syriac, Greek; Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Samaritan); Network analysis involving relationships among people, places, or books; etc.

 

Abstract Deadline: 28 August 2020- Information: http://t.usaybia.net/forum2020/index.html

 

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36.  Contributions pour L’Année du Maghreb – Dossier de recherche 25 | 2021-II : « La fabrique des politiques de réconciliation en Méditerranée : la justice transitionnelle comme modèle de gestion du passé violent »

 

Les articles de 40 000 signes seront acceptés en français, en anglais et en arabe. Ils concerneront l’ensemble des pays du Maghreb, sachant que des contributions sur la Mauritanie et la Libye sont vivement souhaitées.

 

Date limite de réception des résumés : 1er septembre 2020. Information : https://journals.openedition.org/anneemaghreb/6527#tocto1n2

 

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37.  Contributions pour la Revue Afriques : « Pour une histoire des communautés transsahariennes aux époques médiévale et moderne »

 

Notre objectif est d’aboutir à une première vision d’ensemble du rôle social et culturel de ces communautés transsahariennes qui ne saurait être réduit à la seule question du commerce caravanier. Les propositions d’articles sont à envoyer sous la forme d’un résumé, en français, en anglais ou en arabe.

 

Date limite de réception des résumés : 30 septembre 2020. Information : https://afriques.hypotheses.org/988

 

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38.  Articles for Book on “The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Arab World and Europe”, Edited by the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA)

 

The book project aims at analysing the various impacts the pandemic has on different aspects of social, political, economic, cultural, academic and individual life in countries of the Arab region as well as in Europe.

 

Deadline for abstracts: 31 August  2020. Information: http://agya.info/working-groups/transformation/agya-book-project-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-the-arab-world-and-europe

 

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39.  “H-Migration Reviews”: New Online Publication Series Dedicated to Reviews of the Latest Work in the History and Study of Migration

 

If you are interested in joining our reviewer pool, please send an email with your research interests and a brief overview of your qualifications to mailto:nbmiller@flagler.edu.

 

Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/8382/discussions/6244998/launch-h-migration-series-h-net-reviews

 

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40.  New "Digital Library of the Middle East Platform (DLME)" by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and Stanford Libraries 

 

DLME aims to become one of the world’s largest online archives of MENA artifacts. It aggregates 127,443 digital records of published materials, documents, maps, artifacts, audiovisual recordings, and more from the MENA region. It also provides an array of applications, tools, and descriptions that enrich the content and facilitate browsing, search, and interpretation. The DLME is intended to serve as a resource for teachers, students, and researchers, as well as for the general public.

 

Information: https://dlmenetwork.org/library

 

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41.  Resource: Academic Search-Engine of Free eJournals: JURN

 

JURN is a curated academic search-engine, which helps you find free academic articles and books. JURN harnesses all the power of Google, but focusses your search through a hand-crafted and curated index covering Social Sciences and Humanities, including Middle East Studies and selected university fulltext repositories as well as many additional ejournals in science, business and law.

 

Search millions of free academic articles, chapters and theses at www.jurn.org

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