EURAMES Info Service 33/14 Dear Madame, dear Sir, dear colleague and friend, Please find below the following announcements: CONFERENCES 1. Workshop: Dawla Madaniyya: A Future for the Civil State in the Arab World?, University of Cologne, 19-20 January 2015 2. International Conference on Middle Eastern Studies: New Actors and Issues in the Post-Arab Uprisings Era, Istanbul Gedik University, 12-13 January 2015 3. International Conference: China in the Middle East, Indiana University China Office, Beijing, 17-18 March 2015 4. International Conference: Shifting Boundaries: The Study of Islam in the Humanities, University of Vermont, Burlington, 11-12 April 2015 5. International Conference: World War I and the Non-Turkish Minorities in the Ottoman Empire: Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks, New York, 21-22 May 2015 POSITIONS 6. Director of Research Center for Mediterranean Civilizations, Koç University, Antalya 7. Recrutement de trois chercheurs MAE, Institut français du Proche-Orient, Beyrouth 8. Assistant Director of the Islamic Manuscript Association, Cambridge, UK OTHER INFORMATION 9. Articles for a Special Issue of The Maghreb Review on Islamic Philosophy 10. Articles for a Special Issue of CyberOrient: A Safe Refuge? Minorities and the State in Iranian Cyberspace 11. Training Workshop: Writing Effective Policy Briefs, Economic Research Forum of the MENA Region (ERF), Cairo, 7-8 December 2014 _________________ If you want to distribute an announcement via EURAMES Info Service (more than 5000 recipients, only English and French announcements), please apply the usual format of the text with no more than 100 words and no attachment. Please send only the most important information and refer to further details with a link to the respective website or an email address. Best regards, Guenter Meyer, Center for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, Germany ___________ CONFERENCES 1. Workshop: Dawla Madaniyya: A Future for the Civil State in the Arab World?, University of Cologne, 19-20 January 2015 The term dawla madaniyya (civil state) was one of the most often heard during the 2011 Arab Spring. Anti-regime protestors, regime supporters, intellectuals of diverse social and political backgrounds, Islamic scholars, tribal shaykhs, etc. all made use of this term when framing their demands for the creation of a new political system in their respective countries. Like any term used in such a ubiquitous manner, dawla madaniyya became a floating signifier invested with multiple notions. The workshop seeks to discuss and elucidate these notions and visions. Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2014. Information: orient.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/fileadmin/orientalistik/Infos_Startseite/Call_for_Papers_-_dawla_madaniyya.pdf. ____________ 2. International Conference on Middle Eastern Studies: New Actors and Issues in the Post-Arab Uprisings Era, Istanbul Gedik University, 12-13 January 2015 In the post-uprisings period, new actors, in particular Kurds and Islamist organizations, have become prominent. This had an impact on the foreign policies of the regional and Western actors directly or indirectly engaged with issues and developments in the region. Within this new framework, the foreign policies of other countries towards the region have been questioned. Papers exploring the following issues are welcomed: Ethnic and religious conflicts - Migration - Refugees - Security - Violence - Islamist movements and organizations - Political and social movements Deadline for abstracts: 29 November 2014. Information h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216490 _________ 3. International Conference: China in the Middle East, Indiana University China Office, Beijing, 17-18 March 2015 Indiana Universitys Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies Chair invites interested scholars and advanced graduate students to submit proposals for this conference. Deadline for abstracts: 1 October 2015. Informationchinaandthemiddleeast.blogspot.de/ (see further down). _______ 4. International Conference: Shifting Boundaries: The Study of Islam in the Humanities, University of Vermont, Burlington, 11-12 April 2015 We seek dynamic papers that connect Islamic Studies--which we define as broadly as possible--to broader critical concerns in the humanities and related social sciences. We are especially interested in papers that address or engage critical cultural studies and issues of the academy (metanarratives about studying Islam that incorporate theoretical concerns, the value of the humanities, or issues of pedagogy). We also welcome papers that address the broad categorical study of Islam; aspects of Muslim life, culture, or practice; or Islamicate literatures or histories. Deadline for abstracts 30 November 2014. Information h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216574 ____________ 5. International Conference: World War I and the Non-Turkish Minorities in the Ottoman Empire: Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks, New York, 21-22 May 2015 The Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (Graduate Center, City University of New York), The Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center, and the Zoryan Institute invite submissions of manuscript abstracts for this conference, which wants to encourage individual and comparative case studies related to the experience of Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks, as well as a broader approach to their treatment in the Ottoman Empire in the years leading up to and including World War I, and its aftermath. Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2014. Information hellenicresearchcenter.org/index.php/news-and-events/144-call-for-papers ___________ POSITIONS 6. Director of Research Center for Mediterranean Civilizations, Koç University, Antalya The director of the center is expected to demonstrate leadership in the integration of the Antalya site with Koç University as well as leading the academic programs both in Istanbul and Antalya. The director must have a PhD in one of the relevant disciplines (History, Archaeology, Art History, Literature, Philosophy, Law) and be fluent in Turkish. The review of applications will begin onNovember 14, 2014. Information cssh.ku.edu.tr/faculty-positions _____________ 7. Recrutement de trois chercheurs MAE, Institut français du Proche-Orient, Beyrouth A) Directeur scientifique du département des études arabes, médiévales et modernes; Prise de poste : dès que possible. Date limite de candidature : 1/10/2014 B) Chercheur en archéologie et histoire de lAntiquité; Prise de poste : 1er septembre 2015; Date limite de candidature : 15/11/2014 C) Chercheur en études contemporaines; Prise de poste : 1er septembre 2015; Date limite de candidature : 15/11/2014 Information sur les modalités de candidatureifporient.org/node/778 _______________ 8. Assistant Director of the Islamic Manuscript Association, Cambridge, UK The contract is a one-year fixed term contract. Qualification: Masters degree in art history, conservation, history, Islamic studies, library science, museum studies, or a related field; or five years experience in a heritage-related job; desirable skills: doctoral degree, knowledge of Arabic, knowledge of other foreign languages, especially Persian and/or Turkish. Application Deadline: Open until filled; information h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49588 ____________ OTHER INFORMATION 9. Articles for a Special Issue of The Maghreb Review on Islamic Philosophy Original articles on any topic related to Islamic philosophy from earliest times to the present day, can now be considered for publication in a special issue in 2015. We welcome papers that represent the diversity within studies of medieval and modern works of Islamic philosophy, including the different scholarly views and opinions natural to such diversity. The deadline for submission is 28 February 2015. Contact: M.ben-madani@maghrebreview __________________ 10. Articles for a Special Issue of CyberOrient: A Safe Refuge? Minorities and the State in Iranian Cyberspace This special issue invites contributors to explore how Iranian minority groups have embraced technology to overcome state marginalization, strengthen communities, and push back against entrenched societal prejudices. Guest Editors: Bronwen Robertson and James Marchant. Submission deadline: 30 April 2015 (Full Papers). Information cyberorient.net/detail.do?articleId=3682 _________________ 11. Training Workshop: Writing Effective Policy Briefs, Economic Research Forum of the MENA Region (ERF), Cairo, 7-8 December 2014 The policy brief is one of the most effective means for a researcher to present specialized research to a non-specialized audience, exploring the lessons learned from that research and then translating them into analysis or policy advice. This training workshop is intended to help researchers understand what an effective policy brief is, how to distill advice from quality research and what readers are looking for in a good brief. Deadline for receiving proposals is 23 October 2014. Information erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=events_details&news_id=232 _________________
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