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About CMES

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) support, create and coordinate multidisciplinary research at Lund University (LU) on the Middle East.
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Calls (page under construction)

For researchers at Lund University: CMES announces yearly calls for applications to our Themes.
MECW genre

The Middle East in the Contemporary World - a strategic research area

A multidisciplinary research area hosted by CMES.
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Research seminars

Every semester we are hosting several seminars in two seminar series. Check out full programme here soon.
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Nov

27 November 2020 13:00 to 14:00 | Seminar

Research for Development to improve food security, resilience to climate change and livelihoods in conflict and post-conflict countries: the experience of ICARDA
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Dec

2 December 2020 12:00 to 13:00 | Seminar

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26 Nov 2020
CMES Pınar Dinç is presenting 'Fake news? Understanding the conflict and forest fire nexus through media bre…
The workshop is called: Unpacking ‘the Opposition’ in undemocratic regimes: The Role, Transformation and Challenges of the Oppositional Actors in Turkey and beyond
19 Nov 2020
Coffeehouses (Re)Appropriated: Counterpublics and Cultural Resistance in Tabriz, Iran
New article by CMES Laleh Foroughanfar. Over the last decade, traditional coffeehouses have attracted increasing interest in the city of Tabriz, Iran, in the context of consistent…
18 Nov 2020
Project Launch - Turkey beyond Borders
November 17 there was the launch for “Turkey Beyond Borders: Critical Voices, New Perspectives”, a project supported by the Swedish Institute.  
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