Call for Papers
Deadline: July 15, 2011
Goals
Reaching its Thirteenth Session, the Mediterranean Research Meeting (MRM) aims:
- to foster theoretical and empirical research and dialogue among scholars from countries across the Mediterranean whose research focuses on the Mediterranean
- to cover all Mediterranean areas as widely as possible, with topics relating to the Middle East,
North Africa, Southern and South-Eastern Europe, their mutual relationships and their relations
with Europe - to focus on legal, historical, economic and socio-political issues
- to enable junior scholars to meet more senior scholars in an interactive environment, and to promote further research collaboration
- to encourage publication and dissemination of this research in edited volumes, thematic issues of learned journals, and the Mediterranean Programme Working Papers
Structure
The MRM 2012 consists of 17 closed workshops. Each workshop is directed by 2 workshop directors and on average includes 12 participants.
The participants of each workshop meet in four or five sessions for a total of approximately fifteen hours over two and a half days. They discuss papers, general topics, ways to publish the papers, and how to continue collaborative efforts. Plenary and social events are organised during the MRM. The preliminary programme is available on the MRM web page.
Application
Click here to access the online application form. Be sure to selection which workshop you are submitting your application to. See list of workshops below.
Click here for participant information.
Workshops
1. Youth and Citizenship in a Digital Era
directed by:
Linda Herrera, University of Illinois, USA
Peter Mayo, University of Malta, Malta
2. Religion, Ethnic Identities and State Formation in the MENA Region
directed by:
Kenneth Christie, Royal Roads University, Canada
Mohammed Masad, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
3. Causes and Effects of the Shadow Economy: MENA and Mediterranean Countries versus Rest of the World
directed by:
Goel Rajeev, Illinois State University, USA
Serdar Sayan, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey
4. Contextualizing Multiculturalism: Realities and Pitfalls
directed by:
Murat Akan, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
Peter Geschiere, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
5. Regional Energy Initiatives: Medreg and the Energy Community
directed by:
Alessandro Rubino, European University Institute, Italy
Rozeta Karova, Energy Community Secretariat, Austria
6. Managing Water Resources in the Mediterranean Region: A Challenging Matter for the 21st Century
directed by:
Elnaboulsi Jihad, Université de Franche-Comté, France
Georges Nehme, Université Antonie, Lebanon
7. The EU Competition Law Model and the Mediterranean Countries: Lessons from South-East Europe and the EuropeMed Countries
directed by:
Marco Botta, European University Institute, Italy
Juan Antonio Rivière y Martí, DG Competition, European Commission, Belgium
8. International Financial Integration of Mediterranean Economies – Recent Developments and Future Opportunities
directed by:
Marga Peeters, Institute for Advanced Study – Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences, The Netherlands
Sabri Nidal Rachid, Birzeit University, Palestine
9. Europe With or Without Muslims – Narratives of Europe
directed by:
Göran Larsson, Gothenburg University, Sweden
Antonina Zhelyazkova, International Center for Minority Studies
and Intercultural Relations, Bulgaria
10. Political and Constitutional Accommodation of Ethno-Linguistic Conflicts in Southern Europe
directed by:
Nikos Skoutaris, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Elias Dinas, Oxford University, England
11. Political Governance and Regulatory Enforcement Activity in Competition and Consumer Protection Regulation: Comparing Experiences
directed by:
Yane Svetiev, Brooklyn Law School, USA
Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz, European University Institute, Italy
12. Diaspora Politics and Diaspora Policies
directed by:
Paul Tabar, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Thibaut Jaulin, European University Institute, Italy
13. Changing Patterns of Cooperation and Security in the Mediterranean Region
directed by:
Patricia Bauer, Cairo University, Egypt
Francesca Longo, Catania University, Italy
14. Ethno-Confessional Mobilizations and Secular Nationalisms in the Balkans and the Middle East: The Myth of Religious and Secular Nationalisms as Antipodes
directed by:
Ana Devic, Dogus University, Turkey
Iştar Gözaydin, Sabanci University, Istanbul Policy Center, Turkey
15. Mediterranean Tragedies: Disasters and Epidemics in the MENA Region
directed by:
Sofiane Bouhdiba, University of Tunis, Tunisia
Julien Gardaix, University of Orleans, France
16. Religion, Democracy and Civil Liberties: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Ramifications
directed by:
Jeffrey Haynes, London Metropolitan University, England
Guy Ben-Porat, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
17. Ethno-Religious Diversity and Cultural Innovation in the Medieval Mediterranean
directed by:
Brian Catlos, University of Colorado, USA
Sharon Kinoshita, University of California Santa Cruz, USA
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