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Issue 13/September 2000
Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin
Assistant Editors, Ozgul Erdemli and Cameron Brown
Issue 13/September 2000
Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin
Assistant Editors, Ozgul Erdemli and Cameron Brown
CONTENTS (Please credit if quoting; ask permission to reprint):
IMPORTANT NEWS: Call for articles, MERIA Journal, Vol. 4, No. 4; Adds to MERIA Site; New Water Issues website; Turkish Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2 is published.
3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS
4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
6. AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles, and activites)
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We are now seeking articles for MERIA Journal, Vol. 4, No. 4 (December 2000), the world's largest journal on the Middle East. Please send queries and manuscripts to Barry Rubin at <besa@mail.biu.ac.il>.
Adds to MERIA site. We have updated the site to include a number of new features including the following:
--A collection of writings by Barry Rubin, featuring full-length books and articles, newspaper columns and briefings. The first book is "Cauldron of Turmoil," a political history of the modern Persian Gulf region and U.S. involvement there.
--In cooperation with Amazon.com, we have added a MERIA bookstore, where
we will showcase MERIA author's publications (Note: all previous MERIA
Journal authors are invited to suggest publications for the Bookstore).
--We have now added Adobe Acrobat versions of all back issues of MERIA Journal articles from the year 1998. We will soon have 1997 issues
available also in this format. See <http:\\meria.biu.ac.il>.
Water Issues: The BESA Center for Strategic Studies has begun a new project to study political, economic, and environmental issues regarding water in the Middle East and especially within Israel. This project's homepage includes materials on these questions. See <http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/water/>.
New issue of Turkish Studies (Volume 1, Number 2) is now available. For subscription information, to submit articles, and see the contents, visit our site < http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria/turkishstudies/index.html> or write Ann Kidson <akidson@frankcass.com>. Note that MERIA readers receive a big discount on subscriptions. We welcome proposed articles for Issue 3 and suggestions on books to review. Write the editor Barry Rubin <besa@mail.biu.ac.il>.
The second issue includes: Suat Kiniklioglu, "Bulent Ecevit: The Transformation of a Politician," Fuad Aleskerov, Hasan Ersel, and Yavuz Sabuncu, "Power and Coalitional Stability in the Turkish Parliament (1991-1999)," S. Ilgu Ozler,"Politics of the Gecekondu in Turkey: The Political Choices of Urban Squatters in National Elections," Sultan Tepe, "Kemalism, Islamism, and the Nationalist Action Party," Yucel Guclu, "Turkish-German Relations on the Eve of World War Two," Idil Tuncer, "The Security Policies of the Russian Federation: 'The Near Abroad' and Turkey." The second issue also includes the following essays: Andrew Mango, "Ataturk and the Future of Turkey," Metin Heper, "Political Studies in Turkey," Ozgul Erdemli, "A Guide to Turkish Research Centers" and book reviews.
LYNNE RIENNER OFFERS DISCOUNTS TO MERIA READERS: Lynne Rienner offers
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CORRECTION: Due to the editor's error, the following was omitted from Gregg Rickman's article, published in MERIA Journal, Vol.4, No.3 (September 2000): Much of the material here previously appeared in the author's previous Middle East Quarterly article of Spring 2000.
1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
A. Books:
The Middle East Contemporary Survey (MECS) (Westview Press, 2000) 1998 issue is out. <dayancen@ccsg.tau.cc.il>, <http://www.dayan.org>.
T.V. Paul, "Power versus Prudence: Why Nations Forgo Nuclear Weapons," (McGill-Queen’s University Press, July 2000).
<www.mcgill.ca/mqup/ordinfo.htm>.
Sven Behrendt and Christian-Peter Hanelt (eds.), "Bound to Cooperate: Europe and the Middle East" (Gutersloch: Bertelsman Foundation Publishers, 2000). <http://www.stiftung.bertelsmann.de>.
Wilfried Buchta, "Who Rules Iran? The Structure of Power in the Islamic Republic" (Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 2000).
The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy has published "The Palestinian Experts Conference on Permanent Status Issues: Papers and Proceedings" <info@miftah.org>.
Muwatin's Forthcoming Publications 2000 (in Arabic) <muwatin@muwatin.org>, <http://www.muwatin.org>: Majdi Al-Malki (ed.), "The Palestinian Students Movement and the Tasks of the Current Period" Taleb Awad, "The Democratic Experience in Jordan: Reality and Horizons" Mamdouh Nofal, "The Search for State," "The Palestinian Women’s Movement: Problematics of Democratic Transformation and Future Strategies" Milton Fisk, "How to Survive with Dignity in a Global Economy: The Battle for Public Goods" Helga Baumgarten, "Palestine: from Revolution to Liberation".
B. Journals/Newsletters:
The Libyan Democrats Society news magazine-LDS Today: <http://homepages.go.com/~mabsgbr/lds.htm>.
CEMAT Newsletter (Center For Maghrib Studies in Tunis), Vol. XIV, No. 1 (Spring-Summer 2000): <http://www.la.utexas.edu/research/mena/cemat/Newslsp00.htm>, <cemat@planet.tn>.
Stratejik Analiz (in Turkish), Vol.1, No.3 (July 2000). <asam@avsam.org>. TOC of The Estimate, Vol. 12, No.17, (25 August edition): <http://www.theestimate.com/html/current.html>.
2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE
A. General/ Research Centers
Al Bawaba (The Gateway), an excellent website covering the Middle East and
North Africa: <http://www.albawaba.com/>.Bulgarian Center for Middle East Studies, a web based working group in Bulgaria: <http://www.bcmes.com>.
Center for Maghrib Studies in Tunis:
<http://www.la.utexas.edu/research/mena/cemat/>.
A newly established Kyrghyz-Uzbek News Agency "Alliance-Press" publishes
UCLA Centre for Near East Studies: <http://www.isop.ucla.edu/cnes/>.
The Jordan Institute of Diplomacy: <http://www.id.gov.jo/index.html>.
CERI - (French) Centre for International Research & Studies:
<http://www.ceri-sciencespo.com/>.
The Fertile Crescent Foundation is dedicated to researching and developing
Al-Wafd newspaper (in Arabic) new address: <http://www.alwafd.org>.
Economist, August 15-25, 2000 issue has a special report on Caucasus,
Gulf/2000 public web site, a recommended site with a wide range of
B. Lebanon/Syria
Future TV on Lebanese elections: <http://www.future.com.lb/news/>.
Lebanese election website: <http://www.lebvote.com/Lebvote/English/>.
The official election site for the Lebanese parliamentary elections 2000:
Detailed data on the Lebanese parliamentary elections:
<http://www.idrel.com.lb/elect2k/index.html>.
For Articles from the daily star (Lebanon) <http://www.dailystar.com.lb/>
on the elections: <http://www.dailystar.com.lb/25_08_00/art1.htm>,
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/opinion/25_08_00_a.htm>,
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/opinion/25_08_00_b.htm>,
<http://www.dailystar.com.lb/25_08_00/art4.htm>.
A study on Lebanese professionals' migration to USA:
Syria Online new address : < http://babsouria.online.fr> .
C. Israel/Palestinians
Palestine Economic Forum (PalEcon): <http://www.palecon.org>.
Palestine Economic Policy Research Forum (MAS) includes very useful
Nazareth Arab Institute: <http://www.nai.org.il>.
Map of Hebron: <http://www.fmep.org/images/maps/map0005_1.gif>.
Israel related clubs on yahoo:
D. Turkey
TRT-Avrasya-Turkiye’den (From Turkey) website includes in Turkish,
Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Washington D.C., updated its site: <http://www.turkey.org/start.html>.
3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS
A Bi-Monthly Publication of the AEA, Palestine Economic Pulse, covers a
wide range of economic issues and offers you a comprehensive insight into the dynamics of the Palestinian economy gives free subscriptions. To subscribe: <subscribe@pe-pulse.org>.The Machreq/Maghreb Gender Linking and Information Project- MACMAG GLIP is
a forum for debate, learning and exchange on women, gender and development. It publishes 3 e-publications: GLIP Monthly Update (12 issues/year),GLIP quarterly newsletter "Joussour" (3-4 issues/year), and GLIP Special Highlights reports (1 to 2 issues/year). To subscribe: <glipcoord@intracom.net.lb>.4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
The Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal seeks
articles for publication. Articles should deal with the modern Middle East and be both scholarly and accessible to a wide range of readers. Preferred length is 4,000 to 7,000 words. MERIA Journal is published every March, June, September, and December. Queries are welcome. All items should be sent to: Barry Rubin, <besa@mail.biu.ac.il>. We also seek Research Guides. Visit our site <http://meria.biu.ac.il> to see the topics and style of previous articles.The Modern Middle East Sourcebook Project (MMESP) aims to develop a
sourcebook of primary material for the study of modern Middle Eastern history at the college level. Documents will be chosen to give students access to the broader cultural and institutional aspects of the region. Documents can include an excerpt from a speech, a letter or article in the press, part of a transcript from an oral history, a court proceeding, section from a government file, company record, family chronicle, legal document, pamphlet, advertisement, audio recording, film clip or photographic image. For more information or to submit materials: <MMESP@umd.umich.edu>.The Center of Studies on Africa and the Middle East (CEAMO) calls for
papers for its 7th International Seminar on "Current Problems in Africa and the Middle East" (November 22-24, Havana, Cuba). Topics include: Israeli-Palestinian, Israeli-Syrian and Israeli-Lebanese negotiations and the politics of the Maghreb. Deadline for abstracts: October 15; and papers will be presented November 1.<ceamo@ceniai.inf.cu>.The Department of Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University welcomes
proposals for papers for its international workshop: "Considering Consumption, Production, and the Market in the Constitution of Meaning in the Middle East and Beyond." (March-June, 2001, Beersheva,Israel). Deadline: December 1, 2000. <rellish@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>.5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
(Previous queries and responses are posted on our homepage.)
6. SCHOLAR'S AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS
T.V. Paul, Professor of Political Science at McGill University has recently published "Power versus Prudence: Why Nations Forgo Nuclear Weapons," (McGill University Press, July 2000). He explains why some states have decided to forswear nuclear weapons even when they have the technological ability or potential capability to develop them. Paul develops a prudential-realist model, arguing that national nuclear choices depend on specific regional security contexts: the non-great power states most likely to forgo nuclear weapons are those in zones of low and moderate conflict, while nations likely to acquire such capability tend to be in zones of high conflict and engaged in protracted conflicts and enduring rivalries. He applies this argument to pairs of states with similar characteristics: Germany/Japan, Canada/Australia,Sweden/Switzerland, Argentina/Brazil - in addition to analyzing the nuclear choices of South Africa, Ukraine, South Korea, India, Pakistan, and Israel. For ordering information for your region, please check the website: <http://www.mcgill.ca/mqup/2000/tv-paul.htm>.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES
[This only lists new entries. For additional items, see MERIA News past issues on our homepage. We welcome submissions of events.]
September 8-11, Moscow, Russian Federation, conference on "Society,
Politics and Culture in Contemporary Israel," (in Russian and English) organized by Russian Science Academy, Near East Studies of the Moscow State U, Jerusalem-Judaism Studies Center at the Hebrew U, open U in Israel and Israel Cultural Center in Moscow. <alekdep@pob.huji.ac.il>; <depisr@orientalia.ac.ru>.September 13, Virginia, US, discussion about "The Palestinian State and
the Palestinian Issue" (in Arabic), Al-Hewar Center-The Arab American Center for Dialogue, 8.00 pm. <http://www.alhewar.com/newevents.html>.September 14, Ramat Gan, Israel, lecture on "US Elections and the
Implications for US Middle East Policy" by Ambassador Richard Murphy. BESA Center for Strategic Studies, 5.00 pm, Room 320, Mexico Building, Bar-Ilan University. <browne@mail.biu.ac.il> or Tel: 3 535 9198.September 17-21, Oxford, UK, International Conference on "Middle Eastern
Popular Culture," U of Oxford Near Eastern Studies Programme. <neareast@orinst.ox.ac.uk>.September 18-22, Cesme-Izmir, Turkey, 14th Symposium Uluslararasi Turk
Incelemeleri Kongresi. <tuncer@edebiyat.ege.edu.tr>.
September 19, Ramat Gan, Israel, The Thirst for Water in the Middle East
(in Hebrew), BESA Center for Strategic Studies water project. Dr. Hillel
Frish, "Water, War and Peace" and Dr. Amikam Nachmani, "Water and
Politics." 5.00 pm, Room 320, Mexico Building, Bar-Ilan University. <browne@mail.biu.ac.il>
or Tel: 03 535 91 98.
September, 25-29, Vienna, Austria, the 7th European Conference on Central Asian Studies "Central Asia: Past, Present and Future," Institute for
Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna, <Gabriele.rasuly@univie.ac.at>.
September 27, Virginia, USA, a panel discussion about "30 Years After Gamal Abdul Nasser: How Arabs Understand Nasserism" (in Arabic), Al-Hewar Center-The Arab American Center for Dialogue, 8.00 pm. <http://www.alhewar.com/newevents.html>.
September 28- October 1, Madison, Wisconsin, US, First Annual Meeting of the Central Eurasian Studies. <www.cess.uno.edu>.
October 4-8, Berlin, Germany, Seventh Congress on the State of the Art in Middle East Studies, The International Association of Middle Eastern Studies (IAMES) and the Free University of Berlin. <IAMES@zedat.fu-berlin.de>; <www.fu-berlin.de/iames>.
October, 10-11, Amman, Jordan, Conference on "The Role of Cultural Diversity on the Threshold of the New Millennium", The Jordan Institute of Diplomacy. <http://www.id.gov.jo/conf.html>.
October 12-14, Mainz, Germany, Seventh Annual Congress of the German
Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), the Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW) at the U of Mainz.
<davo@geo.uni-mainz.de>; <www.geo.uni-mainz.de/davo>.
October13-15, Washington, D.C., US, conference on "Islam and Society in the Twenty-First Century," The Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
at Georgetown U and the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS) <dkelli@AEA-iiit.org>.
November 2000, Jeruslaem, Israel, Seminar for Israeli and Palestinian
Women, "Women and the Environment: A call to Action," organized by IPCRI - Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information.
<http://www.ipcri.org>; <ipcri@netvision.net.il>.
November 9-10, Ramallah, West Bank, Conference, "Political Culture and the Transition to Democracy, Muwatin, The Palestinian Institute for the Study
of Democracy. <muwatin@muwatin.org>;
<http://www.muwatin.org>.
November, 9-10, Argentina, Third Annual Conference of the Middle East Department (Departamento de Medio Oriente-DEMO), "The US and the Middle East after the Gulf War," La Plata U:<iri@isis.unlp.edu.ar>; <pbrieger@wamani.apc.org>.
November, 14-16, Beijing, China, an International Symposium on "Globalization and the MENA Region," the Institute of West-Asian and African Studies (IWAAS) of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. <panrx@isc.cass.net.cn>; <iwaas@public.fhnet.cn.net>.
November 15-16, Ramat Gan, Israel, conference on "Armed Forces in the Middle East," co-organized by SAIS, Johns Hopkins University and the BESA Center. <browne@mail.biu.ac.il>; tel:+972 3 5318959; fax: +972 3 5359195.
November 22-24, Havana, Cuba, 7th International Seminar on "Current Problems in Africa and the Middle East" (PAAMO), the Center of Studies on Africa and the Middle East (CEAMO). <ceamo@ceniai.inf.cu>.
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