المنتدى

Deadline: August 15, 2020

Mediterranean Politics.

Economic Sanctions and the United States’ Endless Wars in the Middle East

The Political and Economic Challenges and Consequences of COVID-19

As part of the research project “Historicity of democracy in the Arab world ” (HISDEMAB) coordinated by Dr. habil. Nora Lafi and based at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO) in Berlin (Germany ), which brings together German, French, Jordanian and Tunisian research teams financed by the Leibniz Collaborative Excellence initiative, a doctoral scholarship position is now available for the Jordan-based project team at IFPO Amman. Candidates must be enrolled in doctoral studies at a University in Jordan or enroll at the beginning of the scholarship and will devote their research to a local or regional aspect of the research programme.

Deadline for registration: Thursday, July 16, 2020

This conference aims to explore the role of economic transformation, education, social media, migration, and urbanization in the social changes in the Gulf societies, with a focus on their directions, magnitudes, and relevant policy options.

The topics will include any field of economics, economic history and political economy. The Program Committee welcomes both empirical and theoretical papers that use quantitative or analytical narrative methods.

Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

The Cairo Liaison Office in cooperation with the Department of History and Cultural Studies of Freie Universität Berlin are delighted to announce the upcoming Information session about the newly introduced master degree program on “Interdisciplinary studies of the Middle East” (ISME). The Information session will take place online on Tuesday, 14th July from 4pm to 5.30pm.

Friday 17 July, 2020 before 4:00 PM Beirut time.

Economic Research Forum

Papers are accepted in English and French.

A joint program by the British Council and Itijahat

The Just Tech program, the newest addition to the Media, Technology, and Politics suite of programs at the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), invites proposals from scholars in the social sciences and related fields for the Just Tech Covid-19 Rapid-Response Grants.

Article by ACSS Early Career Fellows recipient, Aziza Moneer

Calls, workshops, vacancies, conferences

External Shocks in the MENA Region: From Resilience to Change

Starting September 2020

Deadline: 30 July 2020