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7 Jun 2023
New MECW Project on Conflict, Environment and Sustainable Development in Syria
CMES is happy to announce the new MECW project for 2023-2026 which will focus on conflict, environment and sustainable development in Syria.
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2 Jun 2023
CMES Regional Outlook: The Turkish Elections
CMES researcher Pinar Dinc reflects on the recent elections in Turkey.
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2 Jun 2023
Launch of New Series: CMES Regional Outlook
CMES launches a new regional outlook series on topical issues related to the Middle East and North Africa region with from our researchers!
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1 Jun 2023
Master Thesis Award for Middle Eastern Studies
The Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies has published a call for submission for its MA thesis award. Application deadline: 15 September 2023
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30 May 2023
CMES Workshop on Israel’s Democratic Backsliding and Elusive Peace
On 9-10 May, CMES organized a workshop with international scholars to discuss the ongoing mass protests and democratic upheaval in Israel.
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29 May 2023
Symposium: Framing Turkish Memory
Welcome to a symposium at CMES on Turkish nationalism on 1 June! Please register to attend in-person or online.
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29 May 2023
Open Position: Tenure Track Position in Islamic Studies
CMES is looking to employ an ambitious scholar in Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies. Last day to apply: 17 August 2023
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26 May 2023
CMES in Almedalen 2023
CMES will participate in Almedalen with two topical panels on Israeli democracy and climate change in the Middle East. Welcome to join us on 29 June!
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26 May 2023
Podcast: Youth Trajectories in Middle East Conflict
CMES affiliated researcher Sarah Anne Rennick has participated in a podcast to speak about her research on youth in conflict in the Middle East.
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26 May 2023
Event Recording: Gender in Arab Authoritarian Regimes
On March 21, CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini Dean participated in an event organised by The Arab Center for Research and Political Studies of Paris.
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26 May 2023
Academic Freedom and the BDS Movement
CMES Olof Palme Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor has authored an article on academic freedom and the BDS movement in the Loop.
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25 May 2023
Joel W. Abdelmoez On Fieldwork in Tunisia
CMES PhD researcher Joel W. Abdelmoez recently returned from fieldwork in Tunisia.
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23 May 2023
Erdoğan, Twitter and the Kurdish Peace Process
CMES researcher Pinar Dinc has co-authored an article on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Twitter and the Kurdish peace process.
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17 May 2023
The Harrowing State of Women’s Rights in Lebanon
CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini Dean has authored an article published by the Arab Center Washington DC.
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16 May 2023
Job Vacancy at LU: Doctoral Student in Pyrogeography of the Middle East
As a PhD student in this project you will be working in a dynamic and interdiscplinary research environment. Application deadline: 26 May 2023.
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15 May 2023
Book Review: Egypt's Leaderless Revolution
CMES affiliated researcher Sarah Anne Rennick has written a review of a book about youth activists in Egypt's 2011 revolution.
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8 May 2023
Event Recording: Women in Lebanon
On March 16, CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini Dean participated in an online event about the humanitarian impact of Lebanon's deepening crises.
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5 May 2023
Read the Latest CMES Newsletter (#35)
New CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications.
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5 May 2023
Now Open: CMES Call for Travel Grants
CMES provides travel grants for field work and conference participation focusing on the Middle East. Application deadline: 31 May 2023
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5 May 2023
Sand and Dust Storm Research Finds Answers With AI and Ancient Knowledge
CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi is interviewed about his MECW research project on dust storms in the Middle East.