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Call for Special Issue Proposals | Review of International Studies

The Review of International Studies (RIS) invites proposals for a special issue to be published in 2025 (vol. 51, issue TBC). RIS special issues contain 7-8 papers as well as an agenda setting introduction/conclusion. Special issues should make an original contribution to cutting edge research. Proposals can relate to any area of the discipline, theoretical orientation, or methodology. Interdisciplinary scholarship is welcome.

Call for Papers | Aesthetics, Rituals, and Narratives in Islamic Mobilization

Workshop, The Middle East Centre (University of Oxford), 24 October 2024 

For over four decades, the Middle East has witnessed the (re)emergence of Islamic mobilization—a multifaceted phenomenon that involves diverse groups advocating for visibility, political legitimacy, and resonance in response to social and political grievances. When analysing Islamic narratives of resistance, it is imperative not to underestimate the importance of aesthetic, ritualistic, and entertainment characteristics. These elements play a pivotal role in capturing people's attention and motivating them to participate in collective actions.

In this workshop, we will investigate how art, rituals, performances, music, and symbolic meanings contribute to creating a cohesive narrative that shapes various forms of Islamic mobilization across the Middle East. We invite abstracts that explore aesthetics, rituals, and narratives within the context of Islamic movements in the Middle East. 

Call for Papers | Building Past, Present and Future

First International Conference on Iranian Studies, University of Bucharest, 2-4 October 2024

The Persian Language and Literature Section at the University of Bucharest is pleased to announce its inaugural conference, “Bridging Past, Present, and Future”, dedicated to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Persian Language and Literature Section and honoring its founder, Professor Viorel Bageacu (1936-2015).

We invite scholars and researchers to submit abstracts for papers in all subfields of Iranian Studies, exploring the connections between the past, present, and future. The conference will cover a broad spectrum of topics, including philology, literature and linguistics, history and archaeology, history of religion and history of art, architecture, philosophy, and anthropology.

Vacancy | Events & Programming Assistant

The British Omani Society (BOS) is looking to fill an exciting new role for an Events and Programming Assistant. The Society’s primary mission is to deepen and expand on the close relationship between the UK and Oman in line with our charitable objects and our events are a key vehicle for achieving this.

The role holder will be involved in all planning, administration and operational activities for our varied programme of events and activities, including our schemes for young people, online Arabic classes, monthly in-house members events and high-level annual events, conferences and delegations

Call for Applications | Malek Sghiri Scholarship for Arabic Studies

Applications are invited for the Malek Sghiri Scholarship for the summer of 2024 at the Taa Marbouta Language Centre in Tunis. This scholarship covers all tuition costs for summer-long Arabic language courses and for students at all levels. Open to all aged 18-35 from any country, with a demonstrable interest in human rights, anti-corruption & civil society.

Call for Submissions | Second Symposium on Middle Eastern, North African and Central Asian Dances, Music and Performing Arts

Pomona College, Claremont, CA, 3-6 October 2024 

We meet again to convene the second scholarly symposium on MENA and Central Asian dances. This year’s topics include music and performing arts from the same regions. The goal is to gather as many scholars as possible in one academic environment to present their most recent research. All submissions must be accompanied by an abstract (150-250 words)

Vacancy | Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa

The Duke University Middle East Studies Center (DUMESC) and the Department of History at Duke University invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa in 2024-25, with a possible renewal for a second year, 2025-26. We seek candidates with broad knowledge of the history of the region in its global context. Duties include teaching and research. It is also expected that the Fellow will become an active member of DUMESC and engage in the intellectual life of the History Department.

Call for Papers | Locating Palestine in the Arab Americas

Workshop, Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies (North Carolina State University), 13-16 September 2024

This workshop seeks to expand on existing conversations and open new ones on the importance of Palestine in the wider American mahjar (land of migration), inviting contribution from scholars, writers and activists. We particularly encourage applications from those working in Spanish and Portuguese language contexts with the aim of placing Latin America and the Caribbean into closer dialogue with Anglophone North America.

The organizers will cover the costs of housing and meals for participants during the conference and will be able to provide some support toward travel. Selected papers will be solicited for a special issue of the Khayrallah Center’s journal, Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North Africa Migration Studies.

Al-Qasimi PhD Studentship in Arab and Islamic Studies, Middle East Politics, Ethno-Political Studies, Kurdish Studies or Palestine Studies

PhD Studentship, University of Exeter

The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS) is seeking applications for two PhD studentships for excellent doctoral students whose area of specialisation fits and complements the research interests of our academics. We are looking for PhD proposals in humanities and social sciences with reference to the Middle East and the Islamic world. This can cover Anthropology, Archaeology, Gender Studies, History, Islamic Studies, International Relations, Literature, Political Science and other relevant fields.

IAIS is the leading centre of excellence for research in Middle East, Arab and Islamic Studies in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1999 to consolidate existing strengths in the study of the Greater Middle East, the Muslim-majority world, and Islam.

Funding call – ODA Challenge-Oriented Research Grants 2024

The British Academy is inviting proposals on specific global challenges from researchers based in the UK, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries.

This programme provides support for researchers working with international partners wishing to develop ODA-eligible policy-relevant research on specific global challenges.

Call for Applications | BIAA Grants & Scholarships

Call for Papers | Societies in Transition: Law, Culture and Politics in the Middle East

30th International DAVO Congress, University of Göttingen, 26-28 September 2024

This congress invites submissions on topics in the humanities and social sciences that deal with research on the Middle East, North Africa and other states influenced by Islam or their relations with other regions. You can register individual presentations as well as panels (with 3-4 contributions). As a separate category, the workshop talks provide space for the presentation of final theses and doctoral projects.

Call for Applications | MESA Global Academy Fellowships

The MESA Global Academy is an interdisciplinary initiative of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) designed to sustain essential research collaborations and knowledge production among MENA-focused academics by providing competitive scholarships to displaced scholars from the MENA region, primarily those located in North America. The MESA Global Academy offers competitive fellowships to Middle East Studies scholars from the MENA region, primarily those who are currently displaced in North America. 

Book Proposals | New Book Series: Peace Politics in the Middle East

Peace Politics in the Middle East aims to present reflective and cutting edge research that provide a forum for critical debate between scholars and politicians from across the Middle East and beyond. The focus is on presenting solutions to seemingly intractable problems and situations, and to explain the ramifications of their potential implementation.

Peace Politics in the Middle East delivers texts which predominantly deal with the prevention, causes and resolution of wars, terrorism, genocide, and gross violations of human rights. The series will aim to provide in-depth understanding that can assist academics and practitioners to work towards building a just and peaceful system. It delves into substantial analyses of constructive relationships across ethnic, religious, class and gender that can contribute to peacebuilding and mutual coexistence.

Book Proposals | Disruptions

The Middle East is experiencing major political transformations, some of which continue from the Arab uprisings of 2011, which invite historical and comparative examinations. The first of its kind, Disruptions publishes studies on the origins, nature, and impact of the ideas, events (uprisings, revolutions, protests), and actors (ordinary people, activists, intellectuals, or leaders) that are now disrupting the social orders in the region.

We welcome monographs and, in exceptional cases, edited volumes that offer novel theoretical and conceptual frameworks and/or empirical material generated from the region. Disruptions fosters the principle of pluralism in knowledge generation in the Social Sciences, and will be open to various theoretical and methodological approaches in Political Science, History, Sociology, Social Psychology and Middle Eastern Studies.

Book Proposals | Global Ethics

Under the direction of the new series editors, the Global Ethics book series seeks to advance research and conversation around a broad array of ethical issues in international and global matters. The editors are interested in publishing both monographs and edited collections from scholars, practitioners, and those engaged in civil society. These may include topics such as global governance, global health disparities, international intellectual property, climate change, economic sanctions, food security, civil and transnational conflict, and migration. Our particular interest is to provide a platform for scholars and practitioners from the Global South, and to host a dialogue involving diverse perspectives on issues of concern to the Global South.

The editors would welcome submissions of books, book proposals and inquiries about possible projects.

Book Proposals | Critiquing Gender & Islam: Transnational, Intersectional and Queer Perspectives

This series approaches gender as a category of analysis, a platform of mobilisation and activism, an essential aspect of governance and a signifier of power relations that intersect with other inequalities. Encouraging interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies, Critiquing Gender & Islam mainly features empirically grounded work, including ethnographic, visual and discursive material. Sexuality and queer politics are important aspects of the series’ understanding of the politics of gender.

Book Proposals | Contemporary Turkey Book Series

I.B.Tauris and the British Institute at Ankara are seeking book proposals for the Contemporary Turkey academic book series. The Contemporary Turkey monograph series is a joint initiative by the British Institute at Ankara (BIAA), internationally renowned for its support of independent academic research, and leading publisher of Middle East and Turkish Studies I.B. Tauris, an imprint of Bloomsbury Academic.

The series publishes cutting-edge research monographs and edited collections from a new generation of scholars working on modern Turkey across the social sciences and humanities. In bringing to light new data and insights directly from the field, this series is distinguished by its emphasis on innovative approaches that challenge established ways of examining Turkey.

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