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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 The Truth about Syria by
Barry Rubin Table of Contents for MERIA Journal,
Volume 11, Number 3 (June 2007) Table of Contents for Turkish Studies, Vol. 8, No. 2 (September 2007) The September 2007 issue of Turkish Studies is now available. The following articles will appear: 1. Elie Podeh, "The Final Fall of the Ottoman Empire: Arab Discourse over Turkey's Accession to the European Union" 2. C. Bulent Aybar, A. Erhan Mergen, Victor Perotti and David McHardy Reid, "Analysis of Attitudes of Turkish Citizens towards the Effect of European Union Membership on the Economic, Political, and Cultural Environment" 3. Ayse Aslihan Celenk, "The Restructuring of Turkey's Policy Toward Cyprus: The Justice and Development Party's Struggle for Power" 4. Hayrettin Ozler and Husamettin Inac, "Problems of Collective Action and Institutionalization in the Turkish Policymaking Environment" 5. Emre Toros, "Understanding the Role of Civil Society as an Agent for Democratic Consolidation: The Turkish Case" 6. Ayse Saktanber, "Cultural Dilemmas of Muslim Youth: Negotiating Muslim Identities and being Young in Turkey" 7. Nilgun Ergun and Funda Yirmibesoglu, "Distribution of Crime Rates in Different Districts in Istanbul" The following book reviews will also appear: 8. William Hale, Turkey, The US and Iraq. Reviewed by Ibrahim Al-Marashi 9. Nursin Atesoglu Guney (ed.), Contentious Issues of security and the Future of Turkey. Reviewed by Pinar Bilgin. 10. Burna Turam, Between Islam and the State: The Politics of Engagement. Reviewed by Metin Heper. 11. Zeynep Dagi (ed.), Dogu'dan Batiya DisPolitika: AK Partili Yillar (Turkish) [Foreign Policy from the East to the West: AKP Years]. Reviewed by Saban Kardas. 12. Frank Andrews Stone, Academies for Anatolia: A Study of the Rationale, Program, and Impact of the Educational Institutions Sponsored by the American Board in Turkey, 1830-2005. Reviewed by Barak Salmoni. Turkish
Studies Journal: Call for Papers, Subscriptions,
Book Review Notification Turkish Studies Journal: Call for Papers, Subscriptions, Book Review Notification Turkish Studies invites submissions for forthcoming issues. The journal, produced by the GLORIA Center's Turkish Studies Institute, is peer-reviewed and is published three times a year (March, June, September) by Taylor and Francis. Articles may deal with any aspect regarding the modern era of the Turkish Republic, including the fields of political science, international relations, history, economics, sociology, and other relevant topics. Submissions should be between 5,000-7,500 words and should include a 100-word abstract, as well as the full title and affiliation of the author. To submit a manuscript for consideration, please email it as a Word document to: profbarryrubin@yahoo.com. For more information and to view our style guide, please visit the Turkish Studies Institute's website at: http://tsi.idc.ac.il/ts/submissions.html. To notify us of a new or forthcoming book for review, please contact: amelman@idc.ac.il. To subscribe, contact: tf.enquiries@informa.com or visit: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/subscription.asp For more information regarding the publications, activities, and resources of the GLORIA Center's Turkish Studies Institute, visit: http://tsi.idc.ac.il. The Israeli Military and the Origins of the 1967 War: Government, Armed Forces and Defense Policy 1963-67
Ami Gluska, The Israeli Military and the Origins of the 1967 War: Government, Armed Forces and Defense Policy 1963-67, (Routledge, 2006). 324 pages. ISBN: 0415392454. The book is part of the Middle Eastern Military Studies series edited by Barry Rubin. The author discusses the effect of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Israel's defense policy between 1963-1967 against the backdrop of the developments in the Middle East. In addition, he describes in detail the decision-making process leading to the Arab-Israeli Six Day War in June 1967 through the prism of the relations between the military and political echelons. He shows how the Six Day War was a watershed event in the Middle-Eastern conflict and had a profound effect on the development of the Palestinian problem and the character of the State of Israel over the past four decades. For details and to order, click here. Political Islam. Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies edited by Barry Rubin Barry Rubin (ed.), Political Islam. Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies (Routledge, 2006). 3 volumes. 1440 pages. Hardcover: $1075. ISBN: 978-0415404532. This is a new three-volume collection in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies. "Political Islam" here refers to political movements that argue that the state must be based on their interpretation of Islamic law, viewing this as an alternative to Arab nationalist, traditional monarchist, or semi-secular democratic states. Such movements may seek power through violence or elections. Some groups are reformist movements which participate within democratic processes much in the way Christian Democratic parties do in Europe. Others model themselves as "jihadists" who put more of an emphasis on attacking the West as the principal problem rather than on the local governments they seek to overthrow. Through terrorist attacks and other means, the movement has also had a great global effect and it has become a matter of the greatest interest for Western governments. 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 collection. For details and to order, click here 
"Islamization and Dawah in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of the African Muslim Agency" by Reuven Paz and Moshe Terdman Reuven Paz and Moshe Terdman, "Islamization and Dawah in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Case of the African Muslim Agency." PRISM African Occasional Papers, Vol. 1, No. 2, (July 2007). This paper analyzes the growing phenomenon of socio-political Islamization in Africa through Arab NGOs, which might also lead to growing radicalization of present and future conflicts in sub-Saharan and South Africa. This paper is part of a series that translates and analyzes articles, reports, religious decrees, and other documents on Islamism in Africa. The paper is published by PRISM, the Project for the Research of Islamist Movements and is part of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center. For further information, please visit: http://www.e-prism.org. 1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST A. Books
Suna Kili, The Ataturk Revolution: A Paradigm of Modernization, 2nd edition (Isbank Culture Publishing, 2007). 362 pages. ISBN: 978 975-458-376-2. For further information and to order, click here Michel Korinman and John Laughland (eds.), Shia Power: Next Target Iran? (Vallentine Mitchell Publishers, 2007). 350 pages. Paperback: $35.00. ISBN: 978 0 85303 751 4. For further information and to order, click here .Michael A. Palmer, The Last Crusade. Americanism and the Islamic Reformation (Potomac Books, 2007). 256 pages. Cloth: $20.48. ISBN: 1 59797 062 X. For further information and to order, click here B. Journals, Newsletters, Papers "Assistance Agreements with Gulf States, Israel and Egypt," Statement by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, July 30, 2007. To read, visit: http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2007/89600.htm. Christopher M. Blanchard, Libya: Background and U.S. Relations, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report for Congress, updated June 19, 2007. To read, visit: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33142.pdf Steve Bowman, Iraq: U.S. Military Operations, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report for Congress, updated July 15, 2007. To read, visit: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL31701.pdf Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, "Correlates of Public Support for Terrorism in the Muslim World," United States Institute of Peace, Working Paper No. 1 (May 17, 2007), 52 pages. To view the complete article, visit: http://www.usip.org/pubs/working_papers/wp1.pdf. To learn more about the United States Institute of Peace, visit: http://www.usip.org/. Liora Danan and Alice Hunt, Mixed Blessings. U.S. Government Engagement with Religion in Conflict-Prone Settings. A Report of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), July 2007. To view the report, visit: http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/070720_religion.pdf. "The Failed States Index 2007," The Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy Magazine, Foreign Policy (July-August 2007). To view the complete article, visit: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3865. Chuck (Charles D.) Freilich, "National Security Decision-Making in Israel: Processes, Pathologies, and Strengths." Middle East Journal, Vol. 60, No. 4 (Autumn 2006), pp. 635-663. Hussein D. Hassan, Iraq: Milestones Since the Ouster of Saddam Hussein, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report for Congress, updated June 19, 2007. To read, visit: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS22598.pdf "Jemaah Islamiyah," Council on Foreign Relations, Backgrounder (June 13, 2007). The Backgrounder, published by The Council on Foreign Relations, offers current political and economic issues succinctly explained. To view the complete article, visit: http://www.cfr.org/publication/8948/jemaah_islamiyah.html. Brian Katulis, Lawrence J. Korb, and Peter Juul, Strategic Reset. Reclaiming Control of U.S. Security in the Middle East, Center for American Progress, June 2007. To view the report, visit: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/06/pdf/iraq_report.pdf. Kenneth Katzman and Alfred B. Prados, The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report for Congress, updated June 12, 2007. To read, visit: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS22079.pdf. Suna Kili, "Kimlik Sorunsali" ["Identity Problem"], Turk Kulturu ve Kimligi [Turkish Culture and Identity]. (Istanbul: Istanbul Kultur Universitesi, Mas Matbaacilik, 2006), pp. 22-37. Suna Kili, "Cumhuriyet Nedir?" ["What is a Republic?"], Supplement of Cumhuriyet, October 29, 2006, pp. 4-6. Walter Posch, "Crisis in Turkey: Just Another Bump on the Road to Europe?" The European Union Institute for Security Studies, Occasional Paper No. 67 (June 2007). ISBN: 978-92-9198-116-8. To view this paper, visit: http://www.iss.europa.eu/occasion/occ67e.html All occasional papers are available online at: http://www.iss.europa.eu/. Alfred B. Prados, Lebanon, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report for Congress, updated July 11, 2007. To read, visit: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33509.pdf. Nimrod Raphaeli, "Culture in Post-Saddam Iraq," Middle East Quarterly (Summer 2007), Nimrod Raphaeli, "Potential Water Conflicts in the Middle East," Briefing paper to the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, June 6, 2007. Reprinted under MEMRI, Inquiry and Analysis Series 367, July 4, 2007. Doug Suisman, Steven N. Simon, Glenn E. Robinson, C. Ross Anthony and Michael Schoenbaum, Building a Successful Palestinian State. RAND, 2007, 452 pages. To view or purchase this article, visit: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG146-1/. 2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE A. General 3. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS "The Jordan Monitor" follows news on political reform in Jordan. The monitor is a project of CLIME, Center for Liberty in the Middle East. For further information and to view other monitors, visit: http://www.mideastliberty.org/. To receive the Jordan Monitor please send an e-mail with the subject line "subscribe" to .Jordan@mideastliberty.org. 4. FUNDING/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE), a nonprofit organization, is now accepting applications from Israeli faculty interested in being considered as Schusterman Visiting Israel Professors in the United States for the 2008-09 academic year. AICE will select at least 20 major American universities to receive grants to appoint a visitor. Each university will receive $50,000 toward the salary and benefits of the Schusterman Visiting Israel Professor and up to $10,000 to reimburse the scholar's travel expenses. The aim of the program is to present American students with a broad understanding of Israel's history, society, politics, culture, and relations with its neighbors and the broader international community. For further information, please contact: mgbard@aol.com. 5. RESEARCH QUERIES - PLEASE HELP 6. SCHOLARS AND AUTHORS ALERTS A. Books style='text-align:justify;'>7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES September 1-6, 2007. Salzburg, Austria. The 443rd Salzburg Global Seminar Session. "An International Rule of Law: Balancing Security, Democracy, and Human Rights in an age of Terrorism." Salzburg Global Seminar Sessions are five-day sessions focused on critical challenges confronting the global community and designed to formulate innovative solutions to global problems. Registration forms can be submitted online at: http://www.SalzburgGlobal.org/oApp/register.cfm?step=1. For further information, please contact: bglahn@SalzburgGlobal.org. MERIA
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