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CMESNewsletter #48January 2025 | | | | Message From the DirectorAs we embark on the new year, a wide array
of exciting research activities is planned for this semester. The CMES spring
program is nearly set, featuring a series of highly topical seminars, several
of which will address the dramatic changes unfolding in Syria (details below).
Recent analyses on Syria have also been published in The
Conversation and the CMES
Regional Outlook. This series will soon also be available in
Arabic! CMES continues to advance its work on
developing a robust and cutting-edge data infrastructure through the Middle
East Data Lab, in collaboration with the Lund Social Science Methods
Centre. The overarching aim is to produce policy-relevant reports addressing
various topics, including climate change, war, conflict, migration, regional
cooperation, security, and state- and peace-building.
To support the work on writing research
applications, CMES will organise a lunch-to-lunch retreat to foster a
collaborative and supportive culture of exchanging knowledge, experiences and
draft proposals. On that note, CMES wants to warmly congratulate Yafa Shanneik
on successfully securing an ERC Consolidator Grant for the project “Governing
Health, Family and Religion: The Biopolitics of Genetic Counselling and
Religious Family Formations”
CMES staff continues to grow steadily.
This week, we were pleased to welcome Purnendu Sardar, who has joined as a
post-doctoral researcher in the ECO-Syria project. Additionally, Amir
Naghibi is spending a writing retreat at CMES this spring. The recruitment
processes for PhD candidates in Islamic Studies and Political Science are now
in their final interview stages, and we look forward to welcoming the successful
candidates soon.
For the latest stay tuned on CMES website, social media and by subscribing to the Newsletter! | Karin AggestamCMES Director and MECW Coordinator
| | | | Yafa Shanneik has been awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
Yafa Shanneik, Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies, has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for her project RELI-GENE, which examines how religious and state health policies influence marriage and reproductive practices. Congratulations! Read more here (in Swedish). | | | | CMES Welcomes New Staff Members
We are delighted to welcome two new reserchers to CMES! Purnendu Sardar has started up his
two-year CMES post-doc position as part of the ECO-Syria project. Amir Naghibi (photo) is back at CMES for a writing retreat. | | | | Looking for an Expert on the Middle East and North Africa?CMES researchers conduct research on a range of themes related to countries in the MENA region: democratization, migration and sustainable socio-economic development; environment and sustainable development; religion, identity and culture; and security and sustainable peace. To find out more, please visit our website's list of experts. | Find Out More About Middle East Research at Lund UniversityLund University conducts Middle Eastern research of international quality and with a societal relevance across and between faculties. To find out more about the Middle East research being conducted at LU in Science, Medicine, Engineering, Humanities and Theology, and Social Sciences, please visit our website. | |
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