Greetings from Utrecht University.
The Department of Religious Studies and Theology at Utrecht University
has two vacancies for a full professorship;
We are searching:
- Professor of Religious Studies (1.0 fte)
- Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies (1.0 fte)
Details for the posts can be found at www.uu.nl/vacancies
Respond before: July 12 2010
samedi 19 juin 2010
A new publication by Fatima Sadiqi and Moha Ennaji
Fatima Sadiqi and Moha Ennaji have co-edited a volume on Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Agents of Change. The book is published by Routledge. Here is their press release.
Women in the Middle East and North Africa
Agents of Change
Edited by Fatima Sadiqi, Moha Ennaji
· Binding/Format: Paperback
· ISBN: 978-0-415-57321-4
· Publish Date: 15th July 2010
· Imprint: Routledge
· Pages: 204 pages
This book examines the position of women in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Although it is culturally diverse, this region shares many commonalities with relation to women that are strong, deep, and pervasive: a space-based patriarchy, a culturally strong sense of religion, a smooth co-existence of tradition and modernity, a transitional stage in development, and multilingualism/multiculturalism.
Experts from within the region and from outside provide both theoretical angles and case studies, drawing on fieldwork from Egypt, Oman, Palestine, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. Addressing the historical, socio-cultural, political, economic, and legal issues in the region, the chapters cover five major aspects of women’s agency:
- political agency;
- civil society activism;
- legal reform;
- cultural and social agencies;
- religious and symbolic agencies.
Bringing to light often marginalized topics and issues, the book underlines the importance of respecting specificities when judging societies and hints at possible ways of promoting the MENA region. As such, it is a valuable addition to existing literature in the field of political science, sociology, and women’s studies.
Arab World Diasporas and Migrations
Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies invites abstracts for scholarly papers to be presented at a two-day symposium on March 21 and 22, 2011 dealing with the subject of migrations and diasporas to, from, and within the Arab world. We define the Arab world geographically and welcome contributions about non-Arab communities in the Arab world.
The goal of the symposium is for scholars to present original unpublished research. Presenters will be asked to submit their revised papers for publication in an edited volume. Please submit a formal abstract (no more than 500 words) and a CV (no longer than 4 pages) by email to Ms. Maggie Daher (mad35@georgetown.edumad35@georgetown.edu >). The abstract should also include information on methodology and sources. Deadline for receipt of material is August 15, 2010. Participants will be notified of their acceptance by September 15, 2010. Travel and hotel expenses will be paid for invited participants.
The themes we seek to address include, but are not limited to the following:
- Migrations to and from the Arab world in historical perspectives (18th-20th centuries).
- Twentieth and twenty-first century migrations into and from the Arab world to Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
- Patterns of voluntary and forced migrations within the Arab world including those driven by famine, conflict, ethnic or religious persecution, and economic, environmental, labor and educational factors.
- Incentives and effects of emigration (labor markets, environmental pulls and pushes, educational opportunities, changing social structures/customs, health, tourism, etc).
- Integration of diaspora communities into host communities/countries (religious, cultural, social, political or economic, etc).
- Cultural production by and about diaspora and migrant communities
The goal of the symposium is for scholars to present original unpublished research. Presenters will be asked to submit their revised papers for publication in an edited volume. Please submit a formal abstract (no more than 500 words) and a CV (no longer than 4 pages) by email to Ms. Maggie Daher (mad35@georgetown.edu
The themes we seek to address include, but are not limited to the following:
- Migrations to and from the Arab world in historical perspectives (18th-20th centuries).
- Twentieth and twenty-first century migrations into and from the Arab world to Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
- Patterns of voluntary and forced migrations within the Arab world including those driven by famine, conflict, ethnic or religious persecution, and economic, environmental, labor and educational factors.
- Incentives and effects of emigration (labor markets, environmental pulls and pushes, educational opportunities, changing social structures/customs, health, tourism, etc).
- Integration of diaspora communities into host communities/countries (religious, cultural, social, political or economic, etc).
- Cultural production by and about diaspora and migrant communities
Bourses de mobilité
L'appel à candidature pour bourse de mobilité Averroes 3 est ouvert, à partir du 1er Juin 2010. Sous réserve d'acceptation du projet par la Commission Européenne.
Les intéressés peuvent donc déposer leur candidature en ligne au site: www.averroes.fr.
jeudi 3 juin 2010
Appel à Prix et Bourses doctorales 2010 - Fondation Médéric Alzheimer
La Fondation Médéric Alzheimer lance son appel à « Prix de thèse et Bourses doctorales 2010-2011 » en sciences humaines, en sciences sociales ou en sciences politiques et sollicite votre aide pour relayer l’information sur cette opération.
Il s’agit pour la Fondation d’encourager les jeunes chercheurs dont les travaux de thèse portent sur :
§ les enjeux sociétaux induits par la maladie d'Alzheimer dans ses dimensions sociales, politiques, économiques, juridiques, psychologiques, philosophiques, éthiques, anthropologiques ou démographiques.
§ l’amélioration de la qualité de vie des personnes atteintes de la maladie d’Alzheimer et/ou de leurs aidants (familiaux, bénévoles ou professionnels).
Le Prix de thèse, d’un montant de 12 000 €, récompense les travaux d’un titulaire de doctorat en sciences humaines, en sciences sociales ou en sciences politiques.
Par l’attribution de 4 Bourses doctorales d’un montant de 10 000 € par an chacune (renouvelables une fois), la Fondation souhaite soutenir des jeunes doctorants en 1ère, 2ème ou 3ème année de thèse en sciences humaines, en sciences sociales ou en sciences politiques.
Modalités de participation et dossiers de candidature : http://www.fondation-mederic-
Date limite de retour des dossiers : le 15 septembre 2010
RSCAS - Med Meeting 2011 - Call for Papers
The Mediterranean Programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute (Italy) has issued a Call for Papers for the twelfth session of the Mediterranean Research Meeting that will take place from 6 to 9 April 2011.
Applications must be submitted electronically by 15 July 2010.
All relevant details are available on the Mediterranean Research Meeting web page [click here]. An advertising poster (in pdf) can be downloaded and printed [click here].
3e édition du Café L 21
Le Magazine Littéraire du Maroc et la Fondation ONA
organisent
la 3e édition du Café L 21 qui aura lieu
Mardi 8 juin à 18 H 30 , Villa des Arts, Rabat
Sur le thème : La littérature amazighe aujourd’hui au Maroc
Deux écrivains nous viennent d’Agadir pour nous parler de la littérature amazighe, aujourd’hui en pleine ébullition. Dans quels genres s’écrit-elle, quels en sont les représentants les plus distingués, comment s’inscrit-elle dans le renouveau de la culture amazighe et dans le panorama littéraire marocain ? Ce sont ces questions et quelques autres qui seront débattues.
Avec :
Rachid Jadal, écrivain et chercheur
Akinad Mohammed, écrivain
Modérateur : Khalid Zekri
International summer school for doctoral and postdoctoral students
1. International Summer School for Doctoral and Post-doctoral Students: “Official Religion in the Middle East: Political Opportunities and Constraints”, Orient-Institut Beirut, Lebanon, 13-19 September 2010
The summer school will explore the political behaviour of official religious actors in different political systems of the Middle East with a focus on Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey. It aims at reaching three main scientific goals:
(1) a stock-taking and analysis of the political repertoires of religious actors that operate from within the legal and semi-legal framework of their respective countries;
(2) a comparative assessment of the impact of regime structures and government policies on the political behaviour of these actors, and
(3) an assessment of the contribution of official religious actors to issues negotiated in the political arenas of their respective societies. On the level of academic cooperation, the summer school aims at helping to establish an international and interdisciplinary network of researchers working on this important, but hitherto rather neglected topic.
The summer school will bring together 15 postgraduate students (5 from Germany, 5 from other European countries, 5 from Middle Eastern countries) to be taught during seven working days in Beirut by a faculty of, all in all, 15 university professors and religious practitioners from four countries (Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey).
Teaching in Beirut will take place via a daily combination of four types of classes: reading seminars (devoted to important source texts and theoretical issues); lectures (devoted to a longer presentation of a faculty member, followed by a questions-and-answers block); round-table talks with reli-gious practitioners; and student workshops (devoted to the presentation and discussion of the stu-dents’ individual research projects).
Effective travel costs of successful applicants will be reimbursed up to a maximum of 1.000 EUR per person. In addition, the program will provide accommodation (7 nights) and meals in Beirut for the duration of the summer school.
The Summer School is open to applications from postgraduate students (PhD students as well as Post-Doc students) from European and Middle Eastern countries with research projects from all fields of the humanities and the social sciences that are related to Middle Eastern Studies and have a special focus on religion and politics. Good acquaintance with regional languages will be considered as an asset. Applicants should be fluent in English and have at least a passive knowledge of French.
Applications should be sent to oibsummerschool@oidmg.org. Deadline for applications is June 20, 2010.
Contact: Dr. Thomas Scheffler, Orient-Institut Beirut, scheffler@oidmg.org.
Further details: http://www.orient-institut.org.
The summer school will explore the political behaviour of official religious actors in different political systems of the Middle East with a focus on Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey. It aims at reaching three main scientific goals:
(1) a stock-taking and analysis of the political repertoires of religious actors that operate from within the legal and semi-legal framework of their respective countries;
(2) a comparative assessment of the impact of regime structures and government policies on the political behaviour of these actors, and
(3) an assessment of the contribution of official religious actors to issues negotiated in the political arenas of their respective societies. On the level of academic cooperation, the summer school aims at helping to establish an international and interdisciplinary network of researchers working on this important, but hitherto rather neglected topic.
The summer school will bring together 15 postgraduate students (5 from Germany, 5 from other European countries, 5 from Middle Eastern countries) to be taught during seven working days in Beirut by a faculty of, all in all, 15 university professors and religious practitioners from four countries (Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey).
Teaching in Beirut will take place via a daily combination of four types of classes: reading seminars (devoted to important source texts and theoretical issues); lectures (devoted to a longer presentation of a faculty member, followed by a questions-and-answers block); round-table talks with reli-gious practitioners; and student workshops (devoted to the presentation and discussion of the stu-dents’ individual research projects).
Effective travel costs of successful applicants will be reimbursed up to a maximum of 1.000 EUR per person. In addition, the program will provide accommodation (7 nights) and meals in Beirut for the duration of the summer school.
The Summer School is open to applications from postgraduate students (PhD students as well as Post-Doc students) from European and Middle Eastern countries with research projects from all fields of the humanities and the social sciences that are related to Middle Eastern Studies and have a special focus on religion and politics. Good acquaintance with regional languages will be considered as an asset. Applicants should be fluent in English and have at least a passive knowledge of French.
Applications should be sent to oibsummerschool@oidmg.org. Deadline for applications is June 20, 2010.
Contact: Dr. Thomas Scheffler, Orient-Institut Beirut, scheffler@oidmg.org.
Further details: http://www.orient-institut.
Vient de paraître
Pratiquer les frontières Jeunes migrants et descendants de migrants dans l’espace franco-maghrébin, Sous la direction de Françoise Lorcerie, CNRS Editions, mai 2010, 274 p.
Grilles, caméras, miradors. Les obstacles entre l’Europe et le Maghreb se dressent chaque jour un peu plus hauts pour empêcher les migrants clandestins d’aller vers le nord. Instituées par des États qui sont à la peine avec leurs politiques d’intégration, ces frontières barrent le passage, refoulent des individus en quête d’un ailleurs fantasmé qui fut celui de plusieurs générations.
Au nord, en France, leurs cousins, descendants d’immigrés, font face à d’autres frontières, d’une nature certes différente. Ici, ce sont les ségrégations sociales et ethno-raciales, véritables plafonds de verre, qui séparent et rejettent.
Autant de trajets, de connexions, de parcours et d’expériences que ce livre interroge et partage entre le Maghreb et les quartiers.
Enquête sociologique, cet ouvrage apporte un recadrage théorique sur la gestion des frontières par les migrants et un éclairage multiple de douze témoignages, douze coups de projecteur analytiques, qui permettent de renouveler l’information disponible.
Françoise Lorcerie (CNRS-IREMAM) est spécialiste de la sociologie politique de « l’intégration ». Avec les contributions de Mehdi Alioua, Chadia Arab, Elisabeth Dugué, Mathias Gardet, Camille Hamidi, Thomas Lacroix, Elise Lemercier, Mohamed Madoui, Eric Marlière, Emmanuelle Santelli, Mokrane Sifi, Emmanuel Sulzer, et Anne-Françoise Volponi.
Le projet Pratiquer les frontières est issu de la deuxième Rencontre Jeunes et Sociétés en Méditerranée (CEREQ, LEST, INJEP, IUFM d’Aix-Marseille).
Consulter le sommaire
Grilles, caméras, miradors. Les obstacles entre l’Europe et le Maghreb se dressent chaque jour un peu plus hauts pour empêcher les migrants clandestins d’aller vers le nord. Instituées par des États qui sont à la peine avec leurs politiques d’intégration, ces frontières barrent le passage, refoulent des individus en quête d’un ailleurs fantasmé qui fut celui de plusieurs générations.
Au nord, en France, leurs cousins, descendants d’immigrés, font face à d’autres frontières, d’une nature certes différente. Ici, ce sont les ségrégations sociales et ethno-raciales, véritables plafonds de verre, qui séparent et rejettent.
Autant de trajets, de connexions, de parcours et d’expériences que ce livre interroge et partage entre le Maghreb et les quartiers.
Enquête sociologique, cet ouvrage apporte un recadrage théorique sur la gestion des frontières par les migrants et un éclairage multiple de douze témoignages, douze coups de projecteur analytiques, qui permettent de renouveler l’information disponible.
Françoise Lorcerie (CNRS-IREMAM) est spécialiste de la sociologie politique de « l’intégration ». Avec les contributions de Mehdi Alioua, Chadia Arab, Elisabeth Dugué, Mathias Gardet, Camille Hamidi, Thomas Lacroix, Elise Lemercier, Mohamed Madoui, Eric Marlière, Emmanuelle Santelli, Mokrane Sifi, Emmanuel Sulzer, et Anne-Françoise Volponi.
Le projet Pratiquer les frontières est issu de la deuxième Rencontre Jeunes et Sociétés en Méditerranée (CEREQ, LEST, INJEP, IUFM d’Aix-Marseille).
Consulter le sommaire
Colloque AMSE
L'Association Marocaine de Sciences Économiques
organise son
QUATRIEME CONGRES
Vendredi 11 et Samedi 12 Juin 2010
Centre d’accueil et de conférences de la Fondation Mohammed VI
Avenue Allal El Fassi, Madinat Al Irfane, Hay Riad, Rabat
Colloque thématique
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