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Volume 8 - Issue 9 / November 2004
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3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS 4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES 5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP 6. SCHOLARS AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles, and activites)
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES
IMPORTANT NEWS: MERIA Journal Volume 8, Number 4 will be sent out next month. This issue will mark a new format for the MERIA Journal and MERIA News, as we switch over from plain text to html. We apologize in advance for any difficulties that may arise during the transition and thank you for your patience. We hope you will enjoy the new look of MERIA and welcome your comments.
GLORIA Center Publications: Turkish Studies Journal, Volume 5, Number 3 - Autumn 2004, edited by Barry Rubin, is now available on the Taylor & Francis web site at http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk. This issue contains: Gulen Elmas, "Women, urbanization and regional development in Southeast Anatolia: a case study for Turkey," Edward J. Erickson, "Turkey as regional hegemon--2014: strategic implications for the United States," Sefa Simsek, "The transformation of civil society in Turkey: from quantity to quality," Asli Daldal, "The new middle class as a progressive urban coalition: the 1960 coup d'etat in Turkey," and Ayhan Akman, "Ambiguities of modernist nationalism: architectural culture and nation-building in early Republican Turkey." Reuven Paz, "From Riyadh 1995 to Sinai 2004: The Return of Al-Qaeda to the Arab Homeland," PRISM Occasional Papers Vol. 2 No. 3 (October 19, 2004). http://www.e-prism.org/images/PRISM_no_3_vol_2_-_From_Riyadh_to_Sinai.pdf.
1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
A. Books Mohammed Ahmed and Michael Gunter, eds., The Kurdish Question and the 2003 Iraqi War (Mazda Publications, 2004). With articles by D. McDowall, H. Bozarslan, Robert Olson, Gulistan Gurbey, Hakan Yavuz, N. Entessar, F. Koohi-Kamali and others. Orders: http://www.mazdapub.com. Ephraim Asculai, Rethinking the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime (Tel Aviv: Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, 2004). ISBN: 965-459-058-1. To order: jcss2@post.tau.acil or http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/. Clement Dodd, Disaccord on Cyprus: The UN Plan and After (Huntingdon, UK: The Eothen Press, November 2004), second updated, revised edition. 52 pages, PB: £5.95. ISBN 0 906719 41 0. Robert Gleave, Religion and Society in Qajar Iran (RoutledgeCurzon, November 2004). HB: 041533814X. £65.00. 496 pages. http://www.tandf.co.uk/books/. Roger Howard, Iran in Crisis? Nuclear Ambitions and the American Response (Zed Books, May 2004). Since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, Iran has become by default the Middle East's last remaining significant power apart from Israel. Yet Iran feels deeply insecure. This book looks at some of the causes of domestic and international tensions and considers some of the possible outcomes. 240 pp. HB: 1 84277 474 3. £45 $55 PB: 1 84277 475 1. £15.95 $17. To order: http://zedbooks.co.uk/. Ali L. Karaosmanoðlu and Seyfi Taþhan, ed's, The Europeanization of Turkey's Security Policy: Prospects and Pitfalls (Ankara: Foreign Policy Institute, 2004). For more info: fpi@foreignpolicy.org.tr or visit http://www.foreignpolicy.org.tr/. Olga Oliker, Richard Kauzlarich, James Dobbins, Kurt W. Basseuner, Donald L. Sampler, John G. McGinn, Michael J. Dziedzic, Adam Grissom, Bruce R. Pirnie, Nora Bensahel and A. Istar Guven, Aid During Conflict: Interaction Between Military and Civilian Assistance Providers in Afghanistan, September 2001-June 2002 (RAND, 2004). $20.00 (paperback, 154 pp.) ISBN: 0-8330-3640-8. MG-212-OSD. Available for purchase at http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG212/. B.A. Robertson, ed., Shaping the Current Islamic Reformation (Frank Cass, July 2003). 262 pp. HB 0-7146-5341-1: £65.00 PB 0-7146-8280-2: £22.99. A collection of essays considering the reality that lies behind current issues in the area and the role that an embedded Islam has played or may play in the Mediterranean Region. To order: info.asian@routledge.co.uk. Jonathan Schanzer, Al Qaeda's Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups and the Next Generation of Terror (The Washington Institute and SPI Books, 2004). 222 pp. including index, $16.95. ISBN 1-56171-884-X. For a preview of the book go to: Ismail Soysal, ed., Turkish Views on Eurasia (Foundation for Middle East and Balkan Studies, 2001). 166 p. ISBN: 975-7341-18-5 $20.00 http://www.theisispress.org/. B. Journals, Newsletters, Papers The June 30 issue of the
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI) Analyst is now online at
http://www.cacianalyst.org. The PDF version of the entire issue of the
CACI Analyst is available at:
http://www.cacianalyst.org/issues/20040630Analyst.pdf. Articles include:
Justine Walker, "The Withdrawal of Russian Border Guards in Tajikstan:
Implications for Drug Trafficking and Islamic Militants," Peter Laurens,
"Uzbekistan Says It Will Finally Put Energy Monopoly Up for Tender," and Hooman
Peimani, "Central Asian States Increase Energy Swap Deals with Iran." Middle East Quarterly Fall 2004 issue will include the following articles: Ted Lapkin, "Does Human Rights Law Apply to Terrorists?," Issam Abu Issa, "Arafat’s Swiss Bank Account," Ben Thein, "Is Israel’s Security Barrier Unique?," Nimrod Raphaeli, "Understanding Muqtada al-Sadr," Soner Cagaptay, "Where Goes the U.S.-Turkish Relationship?," "In Memoriam: Remembering Hume Horan (1934-2004)," "Interview: Salem Chalabi, Judging Saddam," "Document: Al-Kut, Iraq: After-Battle Report," "Document: Iran’s Link to Al-Qaeda: The 9-11 Commission’s Evidence," and more. For info:
MEQ@MEForum.org. TALID's (Türkiye Arastirmalari Literatür Dergisi) 3rd issue (Spring 2004) is out. As a continuation of the 2nd issue, the topic of this issue is Turkish Political History: From the Tanzimat to the Present. (The 2nd volume was on Turkish Political History until the Tanzimat). To subscribe:
“Israel and Turkey: A Troubled Partnership?” A Luncheon with Geoffrey Kemp, Zeyno Baran, and Mark Parris. The Nixon Center, Wash. DC. Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Brief prepared by Ben Schwartz. For more info: zbaran@nixoncenter.org. "Iraq in Transition: Vortex or Catalyst?" is a new report published by Chatham House, September 1, 2004. Text (.pdf) at: "The Arafat Papers: Documents captured during Operation Defensive Shield show corruption at the highest levels of the Palestinian Authority - Money allotted by Arafat and his cronies," The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. Updated on August 2004. http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/sib/9_04/arafat.htm. "Palestinian terrorist organizations and “charitable societies” identified with them make extensive use of the Arab Bank for transferring funds (Volume 2)," Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S). http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/finance/bank_2.htm or pdf version: http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/finance/img/nov7_04.pdf. Yaakov Amidror and David Keyes, "Will a Gaza "Hamas-stan" Become a Future Al-Qaeda Sanctuary?," Jerusalem Issue Brief, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Vol. 4, No. 7, November 8, 2004. http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief004-7.htm. Eva Bellin, "Middle East Economic Reform and Democratization: Link is Tenuous, " a new study published by the Carnegie Endowment. Text is at: http://www.CarnegieEndowment.org/democracy. Shammai Fishman, "Ideological Islam in the United States: “Ijtihad” in the Thought of Dr. Taha Jabir al-Alwani." This article deals with a significant development in the Muslim community in the U.S. and with one of its leading Islamic scholar, whose work has important implications upon the American Muslim community. http://www.e-prism.org/images/IdeologicalIslam.pdf. Philip H. Gordon and Omer Taspinar, "Turkey's European Quest: The EU's Decision on Turkish Accession," The Brookings Institution. Amb. Jozef Kuni, "The Membership of Turkey in European Union: Is it Good for Small Members of the European Union?," International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 2, 2004. http://www.ifimes.org. Antonio Misirolli, "Crossing the Bosporus: Turkey's Accession to the European Union," The Wall Street Journal, October 1, 2004. Ziya Önis, "Turgut Özal and His Economic Legacy: Turkish Neo-Liberalism in Critical Perspective," Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 40, No.2, July 2004, pp.113-134. A draft version of the paper is available at http://home.ku.edu.tr/~zonis/. R.K. Ramazani, "Ideology and Pragmatism in Iran's Foreign Policy, " The Middle East Journal. Amnon Straschnov, "Israel's Commitment to Domestic and International Law in Times of War," Jerusalem Issue Brief, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Vol. 4, No. 5 – October 10, 2004. http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief4-5.htm. Eyal Zisser, "Syrian Foreign Policy Under Bashar al-Assad," Jerusalem Issue Brief, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Vol. 4, No. 2 – August 31, 2004. http://www.jcpa.brief/brief4-2.htm.
2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE
A. General: The Gulf Research Center (GRC). The GRC, founded in 2000, is an independent research institute located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The GRC seeks to provide a better understanding of the challenges and prospects of the GCC countries. http://www.grc.ae. B. Iran: C. Iraq: An Assyrian website with a great deal of information about Christians leaving Iraq as well as links to many other Assyrian websites: http://www.nineveh.com. D. Saudi Arabia: E. Turkey: The European/ Journal of Turkish Studies' (EJTS) website is now operational, providing a web guide to available resources (online journals, institutions, libraries) (“links”), as well as lists of recent publications on contemporary Turkey (“reviews”). http://www.ejts.org/.
4. FUNDING/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Funding/Grants/ Fellowships and Employment Georgetown University, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) announces the annual Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellowship competition. The fellowship, $35,000 plus benefits, will support a recent PhD working on the topic of Islamic Studies or US-Arab relations (broadly defined) for a period of one academic year so that the fellow can prepare his/her dissertation for publication. Deadline: February 1, 2005. For more information and an application form, visit: http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center-fellowship.cfm. Ball State University in Indiana, US is seeking an Assistant Professor in Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Islamic North Africa (IN, United States) to begin August 19, 2005. For more info. contact Dr. Anthony Edmonds at aedmonds@bsu.edu. Slippery Rock University invites applications for a full time, tenure track assistant professor in Middle East Studies beginning August 2005. ABD in History with a concentration in the Middle East required. Full-time teaching experience at the college/university level and successful performance in an on-campus interview, including teaching demonstration required. For ,more info: thomas.pearcy@sru.edu. The U Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track position in Islamic Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin September 1, 2005, contingent upon availability of funding. Candidates should have completed their PhD by the appointment date in Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies, or a related discipline. For further info: Kamran Aghaie at kamranA@mail.utexas.edu. Middle Tennessee State University seeks a Middle East and Islamic World Specialist for an entry-level (Assistant Professor) tenure track position; Ph.D. in history required. The successful candidate will teach upper division and graduate courses in specialty as well as survey courses in World and/or Western Civilizations. Ability to teach Jewish history also desirable. Position begins Fall 2005. For more info visit: visit http://www.mtsu.edu/~libarts.
Writing Opportunites The Journal of Social Affairs (JSA), a peer reviewed academic quarterly journal, published jointly by the American University of Sharjah (AUS) and the Sociological Association of the United Arab Emirates, is calling for papers. In its new format, half of each issue of the JSA will be published in English, and half in Arabic. Manuscripts are welcomed from a wide variety of fields, including anthropology, cultural studies, economics, education, history, international relations, law, philosophy, psychology, and sociology, and esp. those that promote an understanding of the wider Gulf region in particular, and the Middle East in general. For further information about JSA , subscribing, and submitting your manuscript, see: http://www.aus.ac.ae/media/jsa. The MESA Bulletin seeks article submissions, or proposals for articles, concerning websites, search engines and electronic resources of interest to those in Middle East Studies. Articles should be in English, although the subject of the articles may be in any language. Articles should be written for a general audience, and be between 1500 and 5000 words in length. Please submit completed manuscripts, or brief synopses, for consideration to: Editor, MESA Bulletin, Dept. of History, SUNY-New Paltz, New Paltz, NY 12561. bulletin@newpaltz.edu. Migration Letters is a biannual international journal on migration issues with an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics ranges from internal migration to transnational mobility and from voluntary to forced migration. Original research papers from related disciplines are considered for publication. Papers can be theoretical, empirical, applied or policy oriented. Case studies, essays, comments and book reviews are also welcome. Read the first issue at: http://www.migrationletters.com/content.htm. For submission requirements: http://www.migrationletters.com/call.htm or write to migration_editor@yahoo.co.uk. Thorsten Botz-Bornstein/Jürgen Hengelbrock (editors) are seeking papers for a new book: Re-ethnicize the Minds? Tendencies of Cultural Revival in Contemporary Philosophy (Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi: 2005). Specifically seeking contributions that consider China, Iran, Turkey and the Arab speaking world. For further details:
5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
A researcher is trying to locate the following publication: The Quranic Concepts of War by S. K. Malik, a Pakistani Brigadier. The book was published in Pakistan around 1986. If you have information as to how to locate this book, please write to: milestone_marker@yahoo.com.
6. SCHOLAR'S AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles,
and
activities)
Taner Akcam, From Empire to Republic (Zed Books, September 2004). One of the most significant features of Turkey in its transition from Empire to Republic is the coincidence of two historical facts, which continue to shape the political attitudes of Turkey today. On the one hand, there is the history of the partition of the Empire among the Great Powers, which ended with the total collapse and disintegration of the Ottoman Empire....On the other hand, there is the history of persecutions, massacres, and the annihilation of different ethnic and religious groups, especially the Armenians....Unless these two different aspects of modern Turkish history and their strong interrelationship are sufficiently understood and appreciated, one can not grasp the ambiguities and contradictions besetting Turkish national and international politics today....This book can be regarded as the first attempt to combine both elements of this history. ISBN: 1842775278. 288 pp. HB: 1-84277-526-X £55 $75. PB: 1-84277-527-8 £18.95 $25. To order: http://zedbooks.co.uk/. 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.]
On October 15, 2004, the ARI Movement and the Centre for European Reform presented the conference, "The EU and Turkey: the road to membership." For more information about the proceedings, please contact Ozgul Erdemli at ozgul@ari.org.tr. February 11-12, 2005. Cambridge, UK. The Middle East Graduate Association of the University of Cambridge, in association with the Center for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, is hosting a conference entitled: "Mediterranean Encounters: People, History and Literature" to bring together studies on the exchange and interaction between various peoples within the Mediterranean in the areas of trade, culture, literature and relations of power. Scholars at an early stage in their careers are encouraged to apply. Abstracts are due by December 1, 2004. For more info. write to mm499@cam.ac.uk. March 4-6, 2005. Ramallah, West Bank. Calling for papers for: "Gender, Displacement, Memory & Agency," a conference of academics, practitioners, community activists, policy makers, and other interested individuals. Sponsors include: INSAN Centre of Gender Studies, Al-Quds University, Ministry of Women's Affairs, the Palestinian National Authority; and MCRI "Diaspora, Islam and Gender" international March 18-19, 2005. Cambridge, Mass. USA. The Department of History at Harvard University invites graduate students to submit proposals for the Fifth Annual Harvard Graduate Student Conference on International History (ConIH). The theme will be "The Rise and Demise of International Orders." and papers are welcome that consider the issue of order at any level--state, national, regional, colonial, imperial, or global. Details will be available in the weeks ahead on the conference website: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~conih/ or write to conih@fas.harvard.edu.
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