Welcome to the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)!
SWEMENA Conference 2024
CMES is organising the Third Annual Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network (SWEMENA) Conference, 22-23 August 2024, at Lund University. Read more about the call for papers here. Deadline for submission: Friday 3 May 2024.
Open CMES Calls: Project Proposals, Writing Retreats, Workshops and Travel
Apply for project proposals and writing retreats by 30 April. Apply for workshop funding and travel grants by 31 May.
CMES Reading Course on the Israel-Palestine Conflict
CMES is offering a 10-week reading course about the Israel-Palestine conflict free-of-charge for staff and students at Lund University. Application deadline: 8 March 2024
Read CMES Regional Outlook
Read the CMES Regional Outlook series for analysis of current topics related to the MENA region.
Media Analyses and Articles by CMES Scholars on the Israel-Hamas War
Read articles and listen to radio and TV interviews with CMES researchers about the Israel-Hamas war (in English, Arabic and Swedish).
Contact Our Researchers
A list of our researchers, and their contact details, based on their areas of country expertise.
News
Water Policy in the Middle East
CMES Workshop on Women and Youth Activists in the ‘Second Wave’ of the Arab Spring
CMES Regional Outlook: Monitoring Israel’s Destruction of Gaza From Space
CMES Policy-Research Dialogue on Exploring Europe’s Changing Perceptions and Policies Towards Iran
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