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SUMMARY:CFP International Conference on Middle Eastern Studies: New actors and issues in the post-Arab uprisings era
DESCRIPTION:International Conference on Middle Eastern Studies: New actors and
issues in the post-Arab uprisings era



Istanbul Gedik University, 12-13 January 2015, Istanbul



Call for papers



The protests that started in December 2010 in Tunisia rapidly spread to
other countries of the Middle East and North Africa. As a result of
these uprisings, triggered by a search for dignity, welfare and liberty,
the authoritarian leaders of Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen were overthrown.
In Syria, however, a complex civil war continues in which various
ethnic, religious, regional and external actors have become involved. As
for the other Middle Eastern state regimes, while some have been little
influenced by these events, others have violently suppressed domestic
insurgencies. No state, however, has remained unaffected by the wave of
uprisings, as almost every country in the region has had to deal with
issues such as human security, refugees, migration or ethnic/religious
conflicts.



In the post-uprisings period, new actors, in particular Kurds and
Islamist organizations, have become prominent. Kurds in Syria, having
obtained some autonomy in the northern region of Syria called Rojava,
have engaged in a war with the Islamic State, which has been expanding
its control over territories in both Syria and Iraq by massacring Kurds,
Christians and Shiites. These developments have also had an impact on
the foreign policies of those regional and Western actors directly or
indirectly engaged with issues and developments in the region. Within
this new framework, the foreign policies of other countries towards the
region have been questioned, which will probably pave the way for new
alliances and create new conflicts regarding regional issues.



Based on this perspective, papers exploring the following issues are
welcomed:



- Ethnic and religious conflicts
- Migration
- Refugees
- Security
- Violence
- Islamist movements and organizations
- Political and social movements
- Foreign policies towards the Middle East and North Africa



Submission Guidelines



Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted as Word
documents to the organizers by November 8, 2014. Full papers of
6,000-10,000 words should be sent by March 15, 2015. Please note that we
are planning to publish the selected papers in an edited book through a
prestigious publishing house.



Conference Fee



The cost for attending the conference is 150 Euros, including
registration fee, two lunches and tea-coffee services



Registration deadline



November 29, 2014



Conference Venue



The conference will be held in the Cezayir Meeting Hall, located in the
historic building of the Italian Worker’s Society in the city center,
Istanbul. Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful
atmosphere of both Cezayir itself, and nearby Taksim/Beyoðlu. Please see
http://www.cezayir-istanbul.com/en/index-en.html



Accommodation



Participants will benefit from discounted accommodation rates at
participating hotels located in the city center. The list of the hotels
will be announced soon



Organizers



Abstracts should be sent by email to the editors at either of the
following address:



Assist Prof. Dr. Jülide Karakoç
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Gedik University, Istanbul/ Turkey
julide.karakoc@gedik.edu.tr



Assist. Prof. Dr. Duygu Ersoy
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Gedik University, Istanbul/ Turkey
duygu.ersoy@gedik.edu.tr
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