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FROM THE GLORIA CENTER 3. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS 4. FUNDING/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 5. RESEARCH QUERIES - PLEASE HELP 6.
SCHOLARS AND AUTHORS ALERTS 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES NEWS FROM THE GLORIA CENTER "Israel's New Strategy" in Foreign
Affairs Barry Rubin (ed.), Political Islam: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies, Routledge, 2006. 1440 pages. P.B: $450. ISBN: 9780415404532. Bringing together canonical and the best cutting-edge scholarship in one useful reference resource, the shortcomings as well as the successes of Islamism are fully examined in this three-volume collection of seventy-five key journal articles on all aspects of modern political Islamism. For further information and to order, click here. MERIA Journal:
Call for Papers MERIA
Journal, French Edition: Call for Papers Journal
MERIA, édition française: appel à contributions Turkish
Studies journal: Call for Papers, Subscriptions,
Book Review Notification Table of Contents
for Turkish Studies journal, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Spring
2007) Table of Contents
for Turkish Studies journal, Vol. 8, No. 2 (June
2007) 1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST A. Books Hayat Alvi-Aziz, The Arabian Nights Reader (Linus, 2006). $45. ISBN: 1-934188-28-X. For further information and to order, visit: http://www.linusbooks.com/catalog.php. Hayat Alvi-Aziz, An Introduction to International Studies: Exploring Frontiers (Linus, 2006). $65. ISBN: 1-934188-25-5. For further information and to order, visit: http://www.linusbooks.com/catalog.php. Gordon M. Hahn, Russia's Islamist Threat, (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2007). For further information and to order, click here. B. Journals, Newsletter, Papers Jeffrey Burds, "The Soviet War against 'Fifth Columnists': The Case of Chechnya, 1942-4," Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 42, No. 2 (2007), http://jch.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/42/2/267. Eugene Dabbous and Guita Hourani, "Insecurity, Migration and Return: The Case of Lebanon Following the Summer 2006 War," (European University Institute, 2007), http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/e-texts/CARIM-RR2007_01_Hourani&Sensenig.pdf. Marvin Kalb and Carol Saivetz, The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media As A Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict, (Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy, February 2007), http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/presspol/research_publications/papers/research_papers/R29.pdf. Michel Makinsky, "Téhéran-Bakou-Washington-Jérusalem-Moscou," (French) Outre-Terre, No. 16 (October), http://www.cairn.info. Assaf Moghadam, "Mayhem, Myths, and Martyrdom: The Shi'a Conception of Jihad," Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 19 (2007), http://fletcher.tufts.edu/jebsencenter/pubs/moghadam/Shia%20Conception%20of%20Jihad.pdf. Philip Robins, Between the EU and the Middle East: Turkish Foreign Policy under the AKP Government 2002-2007, ISPI Working Papers, http://www.ispionline.it/it/documents/wp_11_2007.pdf. Arno Tausch, "Quantitative World System Studies Contradict Current Islamophobia: World Political Cycles, Global Terrorism, and World Development," Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations, Vol. 6, No. 1-2 (Spring-Summer 2007), http://www.alternativesjournal.net/. Andrea Teti, "Bridging the Gap: International Relations, Middle East Studies and the Disciplinary Politics of the Area Studies Controversy," European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 13, No. 1, http://ejt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/117. Turkish Policy Quarterly (TPQ), Vol. 5, No.4 (Winter 2006/2007) is now available. The issue, entitled "Turkey in Flux: Wrestling with Identity, Emotions, and Values," can be accessed at: http://www.turkishpolicy.com/default.asp?show=winter_2006_2007. 2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE A. General "Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone," Center for International Studies and Diplomacy SOAS. The creation of a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East has been a long-stated objective of both the international community and also of countries in the region. The need for such a zone is greater today than at any other time in recent history, as it would do much to diffuse tensions that have made the Middle East the crucible that is today. However, making this a reality is a challenging and sensitive task requiring sustained efforts in order to lay the political and technical foundations that would make its negotiation possible. To this end and to complement efforts already underway in the region, this project was initiated in November 2006. For full text and materials of the conference, click here. For a global display of terrorism and other suspicious events worldwide, visit: http://www.globalincidentmap.com/home.php#. Anwar Sadat English-language electronic archives. This is the most extensive English-language electronic archive on the Presidency of Anwar Sadat, including hundreds of documents and audio and video footage. The archives are updated regularly and will soon be linked with an Arabic-language archive being developed at the Alexandria Library in Egypt. For further information please visit: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/sadat/archives/index.htm. Lawrence Wright, "My Trip to Al-Qaeda." New Yorker staff writer, Wright, has opened a one-man show at the Culture Project in New York City both written and performed by him. Since September 11, he has covered al-Qa'ida for the magazine. In 2006, he published the book, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. The play is a first-person account of his experiences, and it examines (among other themes) the tension between his roles as journalist and citizen. In the course of his work on the roots and the rise of Islamist terrorism, Wright has conducted more than 600 interviews and traveled to Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and much of Western Europe. An online video is available at: click here. 3. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID) sends mailings on news, announcements, and articles relating to "Islam & democracy," and political developments in the Middle East, North Africa, and other countries of the Muslim World. To subscribe to the mailing list, visit: http://csidonline.org/, and press the "Join Our Mailing List" button. Tel Aviv Notes is a bi-weekly update on contemporary Middle East developments published by The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University. Each issue, distributed by e-mail, presents a succinct analysis of a particular subject, providing important contextual underpinning to current political, social, and economic issues. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to DAYAN-CENTER-subscribe-request@LISTSERV.TAU.AC.IL. 4. FUNDING/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Writing Opportunities "The Gülen Movement: the Muslim World in Transition," call for papers. The Muslim world has been undergoing radical social, economic, political, and intellectual change since its encounter with the West. How Muslims cope with the challenges they face necessarily impacts on the wider, non-Muslim world. The underlying aim of this conference is to examine the impact of the Gülen movement on the contemporary Muslim world in transition and the relations between the West and Islam in general. Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 30, 2007. For further information, visit http://www.gulenconference.org.uk. The Middle East and Islamic Studies Association of Israel, call for papers. The conference will be held on May 10, 2007, and emphasis is on encouraging new and young academics to submit their proposals. For further information, please contact: orient@mscc.huji.ac.il. Middle East and Central Asia, Politics, Economics, and Society Conference 2007, University of Utah, call for papers. The fifth annual multidisciplinary Middle East & Central Asia Politics, Economics, and Society Conference will be held during September 6-8, 2007. Since its inception in 2003, the conference has successfully brought together academics (professors and advanced graduate students), analysts, policy makers, and NGO workers interested in the two regions of Middle East and Central Asia/Caucasus in order to network and share research interests. For further information please visit: http://web.utah.edu/meca/. The Association for Israel Studies (AIS) is calling for papers for its sponsored panel at the International Studies Association 49th Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, March 26-29, 2008. The main theme of the conference will be "Bridging Multiple Divides." Scholars from all disciplines conducting research on Israeli security, foreign relations, foreign policy, military history, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as other topics relating Israel to the wider field of International Studies are invited to submit paper proposals for this panel. The general theme of the panel will be "Israel: Beyond the Headlines." For further information, please contact: dov_waxman@baruch.cuny.edu. The Meir and Miriam Ezri Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at the University of Haifa, Israel, is seeking scholars specializing in Gulf history, societies, and politics for a fellowship of a few months. The Center will offer a spacious office overlooking Haifa and the Mediterranean coast, office services, and free access to the library of the University of Haifa (an extremely well-stocked library in terms of contemporary Arabic and Farsi language printed books). Applicants are requested to send a description of the topic of their research, a CV, and two recommendations to the Center's director, Professor Amatzia Baram, at: baram@research.haifa.ac.il. 5. RESEARCH QUERIES - PLEASE HELP 6. SCHOLARS AND AUTHORS ALERTS Martin Kramer, Islam Assembled: The Advent of the Muslim Congresses (Columbia University Press, 1986). This study of the early pan-Islamic congresses is partially based on the author's 1981 doctoral dissertation at Princeton University's Department of Near Eastern Studies. The book can now be accessed online, click here. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES June 11-13, 2007. Ra'anana, Israel. Association for Israel Studies (AIS), 2007 annual conference. The conference, to be held at the Open University, will include both the usual conference sessions as well as the screening of Israeli films related to this year's conference general theme, "Israel as an Immigrant Society: Between the Melting Pot and Multiculturalism." There will also be an exhibition of contemporary Israeli-Jewish styled posters, curated especially for the conference. A half-day excursion is also planned for the second half of the last day of the conference (more details to come). For further information, contact: ilanbe@openu.ac.il. July 3-August 14, 2007. Galilee, Israel. Galilee College: Joint Israeli-Palestinian Program on Political Science and Middle East Studies. The program seeks to deepen the participants' knowledge of conditions, developments, and trends in Israel, the Palestinian territories, and the surrounding lands. It also intends to highlight some of the diverse issues at the center of the political, social, and religious divides in the Middle East. The program is intended for students of history, political science, Middle East studies, and professionals interested in the Middle East. Lectures will be held by Palestinian and Israeli academics and experts and will offer a balanced view of the situation in the region. For details, contact: snorman@galilcol.ac.il. July 4-7, 2007. Exeter, England. University of Exeter, the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. 2007 Gulf Conference. The institute will be holding an interdisciplinary conference on the Gulf region, including links with the Indian Ocean and Asia. For details, click here. August 3-5, 2007. London, England. Cambridge University, the Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Participants are invited to the upcoming Sixth Biennial Conference on Iranian Studies. The conference, which is organized by the International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS), Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF), and the London Middle East Institute (LMEI), includes contributions in all fields of Iranian studies, especially new areas of investigation and/or novel approaches to traditional fields. For further information, visit: http://www.iranheritage.org/sixthbiennial. September 4-5, 2007. London, England. University of Westminster, Arab Media Center. "Media Studies and Cultural Studies in Arab Higher Education: Mapping the Field." This conference aims to trigger a long-needed debate on the pedagogic and theoretical/practical challenges facing development of media and cultural studies in Arab universities. Which theoretical and methodological approaches currently dominate teaching about media and culture in the Arab region? How much coherence is there to this field of study? What is known about the curriculum and its relevance to local media industries and market demands? In what ways is Arab academic research on media informed by local socio-cultural change? For further information, please contact: sabryt@wmin.ac.uk. MERIA
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