On Monday 17 December, the Amsterdam Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (ACMES), in collaboration with ACES and ARTES, organized a research convention open to all that are interested in research related to the Middle East in Europe and Europe in the Middle East. More information about …
The University of Peloponnese has opened a call for applications for the Master of Arts (M.A.) in Mediterranean Studies for the academic year 2019/20. Deadline for Application: 28 June 2019. More information can be found here.
MEDRESET policy paper titled “The Mediterranean: A Space of Division, Disparity and Separation”, co-authored by Daniela Huber, Asma Nouira and Maria Cristina Paciello.
The Mediterranean is perceived by Southern stakeholders as a space of division, disparity and separation, performed into being through European depoliticizing, securitizing and technocratic practices in the spheres of politics, economics/development and migration. This imaginary holds up a mirror to the EU’s boundary-drawing exercise and production of the “ideal European self against its imperfect Southern Mediterranean others”. In contrast to the EU’s self-production, it is no longer externally perceived as a model; other models are emerging (Tunisia, Turkey, Russia) but do not yet represent an alternative. EU policies are seen as ineffective, mainly due to problems in EU visibility, coherence and a substantial gap between expectations in the South and actual EU output.
Read the full policy paper here
“The EU Global Strategy and the MENA Region: In Search of Resilience”, by Andrea Dessì, published in Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS). “Europe has made some progress in implementing the EU Global Strategy, yet, when it comes to the Middle East and North Africa …
“New Trends in Identity Politics in the Middle East and North Africa and Their Impact on State–Society Relations”, by Silvia Colombo, Enrico Campelli, Francesca Caruso, Raffaella A. Del Sarto, published in MENARA. “State-society relations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been deeply …
“Alternative Visions for a New Mediterranean Partnership: Evidence From 700+ Stakeholder Interviews”, Global Governance Programme, 11 February 2019 – Villa Schifanoia.
Daniela Huber presented the outcome of the MEDRESET project that is relevant to the discussion of the EU-LISTCO project, led by Federica Bicchi at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.
See more on the MEDRESET project at the Global Governance Program.
Description of the volume by the Routledge Handbook on Middle East Security: Routledge Handbook on Middle East Security provides the first comprehensive look at Middle East security issues that includes both traditional and emerging security threats. Taking a broad perspective on security, the volume offers both …
Nabil Shaath, the foreign policy adviser of the Palestinian President, gave a lecture at Birzeit University on the Palestinian quest for independence within an international context, on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018. Learn more about the event.
A delegation of Colombian academics and officials visited Birzeit University on February 11, 2019 and discussed channels of possible cooperation, focusing on international relations, post-conflict peace-building, and reconstruction studies. The cooperation will be in partnership with Externado University and Rosario University, two of the best universities in Colombia.
Read more on the visit at Birzeit University.
Khaled Al-Hroub, a professor of Middle Eastern studies at Northwestern University in Qatar, gave a lecture on the impact of colonial powers on Palestinian statehood, and the historic plan to delegitimize the Palestinian quest for independence, at Birzeit University on Thursday, October 4th 2018. See …