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Published 19 August 2024 On 22-23 August, CMES is organising the Third Annual SWEMENA Conference at Lund University. This interdisciplinary annual conference reflects SWEMENA’s main objective to bring together different communities of researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers across Sweden with an interest in the Middle East and North Africa region SWEMENA encourages the dissemination and disc
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/swemena-conference-2024 - 2025-02-05
Published 21 August 2024 CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini has written an article about Lebanese society being split over a potential war with Israel published in the Conversation. The article, "Lebanese society is split over a potential war with Israel", was published on 16 July 2024.IntroductionHezbollah began launching rockets into northern Israel in solidarity with Palestinians shortly after th
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lebanon-and-potential-war-israel - 2025-02-05
Published 30 August 2024 Apply for the autumn semester's courses by 11 September! CMES offers three Arabic language courses during the autumn of 2024: - A1, Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners, Part I- A2, Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners, Part I- B1, Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic, Part IThe courses are exclusively offered for Lund University students and staff interested in working and
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/study-arabic-cmes-0 - 2025-02-05
Published 4 September 2024 Welcome to CMES on 11 September to meet our staff and learn more about our research, activities and Arabic language courses! Welcome to an Open House at CMES to enjoy some Arabic sweets, mingle with our staff and learn more about our ongoing research, activities and Arabic language courses!When: 11 September 2024, 11:15-12:30Where: CMES Seminar Room (Finngatan 16)CMES of
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/welcome-open-house-cmes - 2025-02-05
Published 4 September 2024 Read the new CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars.Read the
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-46 - 2025-02-05
Published 5 September 2024 CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored a paper published in Sustainability. The article, "Modeling Ecosystem Regulation Services and Performing Cost–Benefit Analysis for Climate Change Mitigation through Nature-Based Solutions Using InVEST Models", was co-authored by Sana Bouguerra (National Institute of Research in Rural Engineering Water and Forestry), B
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/mitigating-climate-change-tunisia-through-nature-based-solutions - 2025-02-05
By altea [dot] pericoli [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Altea Pericoli) - published 6 September 2024 The Gaza Strip in 2022. Photo: Mohammed Al Bardawil/Unsplash This Regional Outlook focuses on the obstacles of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza and the challenges of rebuilding and reconstructing the area after the war. In 2007, the blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in Gaza transformed the Strip
Published 10 September 2024 CMES researchers Mo Hamza and Sinem Kavak have co-authored an article published in Frontiers in Human Dynamics. The article, "Refugee agency in secondary mobility decision-making: a systematic literature review", was written by Sinem Kavak (CMES & LUCSUS), Mo Hamza (CMES & Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety), Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen (University of Copenhag
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/refugee-agency-mobility-decision-making - 2025-02-05
Published 19 September 2024 This chapter explores feminist activism during and after the so-called Arab Spring, a transformative event that brought new challenges and a new political environment for feminist activists. At first, the overthrow of old regimes raised hopes for a more open and liberated society, but these hopes did not last long. Feminist organizations in countries such as Egypt and T
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/abdelmoez-digital-feminist-practice-during-and-after-arab-spring - 2025-02-05
Published 23 September 2024 Illustration DALL-E Why does peace diplomacy fail? What role do nuclear weapons play in security, deterrence, and peace? And is it possible to educate for peace? Welcome to a seminar on Peace Day 2024. 24 September 2024 13:00 to 15:00 Welcome by Isabel Bramsen, Director of Peace and Conflict studies The Failure of Peace Diplomacy, Karin Aggestam, Director of Centre for
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/peace-day-2024-elusive-peace-israel-palestine - 2025-02-05
Published 3 October 2024 CMES affiliated scholar Dalia Dassa Kaye has authored an article published in Foreign Affairs. The article “Where will Israel’s Multifront War End? There May Not be a Better Day After”, is written by Dalia Dassa Kaye. It was published in Foreign Affairs on 2 October 2024After a year of war, there is a real possibility of no better “day after” in Gaza or the rest of the reg
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/where-will-israels-multifront-war-end - 2025-02-05
Published 4 October 2024 Applications are now open for CMES Project Proposals (2025-2028) as well as CMES Writing Retreats (2025). Call for Project Proposals (2025-2028) CMES supports three-year-research projects with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA) Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES encourages collaboration between scholars from different discip
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-calls-project-proposals-2025-2028-and-writing-retreats-2025 - 2025-02-05
Published 7 October 2024 Sami Al-Daghistani has recently published an article discussing the emic-etic distinction in Islamic Studies with a special focus on Norway. Sami Al-Daghistani“Emic-Etic Distinction and Islamic Studies in Oslo/Norway,” Tidsskrift for religion og kultur (Journal for Religion and Culture), Issue 1 (September) 2024, Open Accesshttps://ojs.novus.no/index.php/DIN/article/view/2
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sami-al-daghistani-emic-etic-distinction-and-islamic-studies-oslonorway - 2025-02-05
Published 7 October 2024 Sami Al-Daghistani has won the Islamic Economics Research Award for 2024 by ILKE Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, for his work on Islamic economics and ethics, and his book The Making of Islamic Economic Thought (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2021) has won a prestigious award in Islamic Studies and was also nominated for another European award. Congratulations Sami! A
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/awards-sami-al-daghistani - 2025-02-05
Published 15 October 2024 In this closing workshop of the project the aim is to present the results and findings of the project’s empirical work and engage the audience in an open dialogue with the researchers and an expert panel in order to provide further insights and challenge some of the misconceptions on refugee movement and decision-making particularly the ones perpetuated in the media. The
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/refugee-decision-making-first-countries-asylum - 2025-02-05
Published 15 October 2024 Karin Aggestam and Tim Dunne have co-authored the chapter “The failure of diplomacy and protection in Syria”, in Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases (3d edition), eds S. Smith, A. Hadfield, and T. Dunne, Oxford: Oxford University Press AbstractThis chapter argues that the international community’s response to the Syrian civil war was a failure of resolute diplomacy. I
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/failure-diplomacy-and-protection-syria - 2025-02-05
Published 25 October 2024 On behalf of Lund University and the United Nations University (UNU), Prof. Erik Renström and Prof. Kaveh Madani invite you to the official launch ceremony for the UNU Hub on “Water in a Changing Environment” at Lund University. Lund University is proud to become the second UNU Hub in Europe to address the global issues related to Water in a Changing Environment (WISE). T
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/united-nations-university-hub-launch-ceremony - 2025-02-05
By adam [dot] almqvist [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Adam Almqvist) - published 5 November 2024 Election Ink at the Jordanian General Election 2016. Photo: Raya Sharbain (CC BY-SA 4.0). This Regional Outlook focuses on the 2024 Jordanian parliamentary elections, their political consequences, and how the elections were affected by the War on Gaza. Earlier this fall, on September 10th, almost 1.5 mill
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-jordanian-parliamentary-elections - 2025-02-05
Published 6 November 2024 During Almedalsveckan 2024, CMES hosted a variety of events. Two panel discussions are now available to watch in their entirety: "Israel Palestina en olöslig konflikt" and "Kriser, krig och klimatförändringar – hur tar vi hand om begränsade vattenresurser?" Please note that the following article as well as the Almedalen videos are in Swedish.Israel Palestina – en olöslig
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/watch-cmes-events-almedalsveckan-2024 - 2025-02-05
By lisa [dot] strombom [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Lisa Strömbom) - published 8 November 2024 This Regional Outlook focuses on the prospect for Israeli and Palestinian peace activism and how, during times of pressure, solidarity groups redress their methods. In the aftermath of October 7th, with Israeli hostages still in captivity and ongoing war, destruction and violence in Gaza, prospects for f
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-any-prospect-peace-activism - 2025-02-05
