International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia paper prize for early career scholars
Announcing the inaugural paper prize for early-career scholars for the ISMMEA Working Group.
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East Asian stability and power transitions in the 21st century?
New event from the International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia Working Group.
Book talk - Conscientious Objection in Turkey: A Socio-legal Analysis of the Right to Refuse Military Service
Register for ISMMEA's new book talk with Özgür Heval Çɪnar and Demet Asli Caltekin.
Book talk - Being Human: Political Modernity and Hospitality in Kurdistan-Iraq
'Being Human: Political Modernity and Hospitality in Kurdistan-Iraq' a new book from Dr Fazil Moradi
Youth politics in MENA and beyond: Activism, political participation, and inclusive peacebuilding
A virtual roundtable event from the ISMMEA Working Group.
International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia Working Group AGM 2023
The Annual General Meeting of the ISMMEA Working Group.
After May 14: The future of Turkish democracy
This event will give insights from renowned scholars and experts of Turkish politics.
Transitional justice initiatives in Turkey
Three speakers examine Turkey’s ad-hoc transitional justice initiatives in recent events.
Iraq: 20 years on
The speakers will examine the politics of Iraq twenty years after the US invasion.
Changing the dynamics of conflict in Palestine and Israel
A panel on conflict dynamics on multiple scales in the Middle East, Europe and Palestine-Israel.
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