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CMES affiliated researcher Sarah Anne Rennick has written a review of a book about youth activists in Egypt's 2011 revolution. The reviewed book is called Tahrir’s Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution, written by Rusha Latif (2022, American University in Cairo Press). Sarah's review was published in The Middle East Journal. The book explores the trajectories of Egyptian youth activists during

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/book-review-egypts-leaderless-revolution - 2025-12-17

As a PhD student in this project you will be working in a dynamic and interdiscplinary research environment with links to two strategic research areas: The Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW) and Biodiversity and Ecosystems in a Changing Climate (BECC). Application deadline: 26 May 2023. Doctoral student at Lund University's Department of Physical Geograhy and Ecosystem Science (INES).  S

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-vacancy-lu-doctoral-student-pyrogeography-middle-east - 2025-12-17

CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini Dean has authored an article published by the Arab Center Washington DC. The problems facing women in Lebanon today have been further complicated by the financial, economic, and social crises that have been affecting the country since 2019. It is therefore not surprising that women were on the frontlines of the so-called Tishreen (October) Revolution in 2019, becau

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/harrowing-state-womens-rights-lebanon - 2025-12-17

CMES researcher Pinar Dinc has co-authored the article "From resolution to resecuritization: populist communication of the AKP’s Kurdish peace process in Turkey" together with Ozge Ozduzen (University of Sheffield) published in the journal New Perspectives on Turkey. This article contributes to the existing literature on the populist online communication of governments. We look at the role of the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/erdogan-twitter-and-kurdish-peace-process - 2025-12-17

CMES PhD researcher Joel W. Abdelmoez recently returned from fieldwork in Tunisia. Tell us, why Tunisia? As a PhD student in political science with a focus on comparative politics in the Middle East, I investigate feminist activism and gender politics in the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular focus on Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. What interests me is largely that feminism is usual

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/joel-w-abdelmoez-fieldwork-tunisia - 2025-12-17

CMES Olof Palme Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor has authored "Academic freedom and the anti-Israeli BDS movement" published on the ECPR's Political Science Blog, the Loop. Raphael Cohen-Almagor looks at the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign to boycott Israeli academics and ban Israel tout court. He argues that there is no justification for any academic organisation to do this. Any such

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-and-bds-movement - 2025-12-17

On March 21, CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini Dean participated in an event organised by The Arab Center for Research and Political Studies of Paris (CAREP Paris). Rola participated in a panel on feminism and receptions of knowledge in the Arab world and spoke about how authoritarian regimes in the Arab world instrumentalize gender. You can watch a recording of the panel (in French) here. Rola El-

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/event-recording-gender-arab-authoritarian-regimes - 2025-12-17

CMES affiliated researcher Sarah Anne Rennick has participated in a podcast to speak about her research on youth in conflict in the Middle East. The podcast episode is part of the Online Indian Journal of Peace & Conflict Resolution (OIJPCR) Podcast Series, which is focused on peace and conflict resolution, positively contributing toward the creation of a peaceful society.  In the episode, Sarah d

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/podcast-youth-trajectories-middle-east-conflict - 2025-12-17

CMES will participate in Almedalen with two topical panels on climate change in the Middle East and Israel's democratic backsliding. Welcome to join us on 29 June! The End of Liberal Democracy in Israel? 29 June 2023, 10:00 to 10:45, Hästgatan 13, Visby Please note that this seminar will be held in Swedish. Israel is facing its worst internal political crisis in decades after its newly installed f

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-almedalen-2023 - 2025-12-17

CMES is looking to employ an ambitious scholar in Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies for a tenure track position. Last day to apply: 17 August 2023 General Information Last application date: 17 August, 2023 11:59 PM CEST Type of employment: Temporary position Contract type: Full time Reference number: PA2023/1199 Link to the job listing in English Link to the job listing in Swedish Work Du

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/open-position-tenure-track-position-islamic-studies - 2025-12-17

Welcome to a symposium at CMES on Turkish nationalism on 1 June! Please register to attend in-person or online. Warmly welcome to a mini-symposium arranged within the MECW project Beyond Sacred/Secular Cities: Exploring Politics of Memory, Space, and Religion in Middle Eastern Nationalisms, with three timely talks on Turkish nationalism and Republican imaginaries: Biray Kollouglu, Bogaziçi Univers

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/symposium-framing-turkish-memory - 2025-12-17

On 9-10 May, CMES organized a workshop titled “Israel at the Crossroads: Democratic Backsliding and Elusive Peace” with international scholars to discuss the ongoing mass protests and democratic upheaval in Israel. The workshop explored a broad set of themes, such as the tension between state identity and democracy, “unthinkable” peace, and the regional repercussions of the recent political turmoi

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-workshop-israels-democratic-backsliding-and-elusive-peace - 2025-12-17

The Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies has published a call for submission for its MA thesis award. Application deadline: 15 September 2023 The call is open for students who are based at a Nordic university (in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland or Denmark) and have submitted their MA thesis between 16 August 2022 and 15 August 2023. The thesis must be written in English, Norwegian, Swedish o

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/master-thesis-award-middle-eastern-studies - 2025-12-17

CMES launches a new series, Regional Outlook, on topical issues and analyses related to the Middle East and North Africa region from CMES researchers. The series will offer fresh perspectives and analysis of current events related to countries in the MENA region. Researchers at CMES will use their research and expertise to contextualize, explain and reflect on political developments such as mass p

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/launch-new-series-cmes-regional-outlook - 2025-12-17

What were the results of the Turkish elections? On May 14, over 50 million people went to polls to cast their vote for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey. There were four presidential candidates on the ballot papers, but due to the withdrawal of one candidate, the race took place between the current president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (leader of the social democr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-turkish-elections - 2025-12-17

CMES is happy to announce the new MECW project for 2023-2026 which will focus on conflict, environment and sustainable development in Syria. Over a decade has passed since the onset of the Syrian conflict, which continues to have dire humanitarian consequences in the region. Syria, with a population of approximately 17 million, ranks among low-income countries, with a gross national income per cap

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-mecw-project-conflict-environment-and-sustainable-development-syria - 2025-12-17

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article on climate change and groundwater resources in Iran. The article is published in the journal Agricultural Water Management. CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Soft computing assessment of current and future groundwater resources under CMIP6 scenarios in northwestern Iran" together with Zahra Kayhomayoo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/climate-change-and-groundwater-resources-iran - 2025-12-17

CMES Visiting Olof Palme Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor has authored "Should Liberal Democracy Respect Group Rights that Discriminate against Women and Apostates?" published in the journal Public Governance, Administration and Finances Law Review. Abstract The paper examines the limits of state interference in proscribing cultural norms by considering gender discrimination, right of people to lea

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/liberal-democracy-group-rights-and-gender-discrimination - 2025-12-17

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has written a review of a book about Erdoğan's Turkey, the Kurds and Sweden. The reviewed book is called Endast den som är turk är lycklig: Erdoğan, kurderna och Sverige (English translation: Only the Turks Are Happy: Erdoğan, the Kurds and Sweden) and was written by Kurdo Baksi (Kaunitz-Olsson, 2023). Svante's review was published in Ny Tid on 23 May, 2023. In the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/book-review-kurds-erdogans-turkey-and-sweden - 2025-12-17

CMES researcher Jayne Svenungsson has authored the article "Religion and secularity as supersessionist categories: contemplating diversity and otherness after 9/11" in the journal Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik. Abstract This article argues that the Christian ambivalence towards the Jews throughout history lies at the heart of the difficulties liberal societies are having today

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/religion-secularism-and-supersessionism-post-911 - 2025-12-17