Dear Madame, dear Sir, dear colleague and friend,

Please find below the following announcements:

CONFERENCES

1. Twelfth International Conference: "Migration und Demokratie/Migration and Democracy", Luxembourg, 14-16 June 2012

2. Seminar for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Candidates: "Linking Multiple Perspectives: Textual Approaches to the Intellectual History of the Islamic World", Free University Berlin, 30 June - 1 July 2012

3. Conference: "Democratic Governance: Challenges in Africa and Asia", University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 8-9 August 2012

4. Multidisciplinary Conference:  "Transformations in the Arab World", University of Dalarna, Falun, Sweden, 20-22 September 2012

5.. Conference: "Islamic Law and the State: Doctrine and History", Ankara, 30 May - 01 June 2012

6. Conference: "Israel and Europe: Mapping The Past and Shaping The Future", Munich, 25-27 June 2012

7. Conference: "The Hashiya and Islamic Intellectual History", St. Louis, Missouri, 13-16 October 2012

8. Conference: "Minorities in Islam/Muslims as Minorities", Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 19-20 October 2012
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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

9. PhD Studentships in Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law at the University of

10. Re-launch of BRISMES Faith, Politics, and Society Research Network

11. Encyclopedia Iranica Launches New Website

Best regards,

Guenter Meyer
Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW),  University of Mainz,  www.ceraw.uni-mainz.de
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CONFERENCES

1. Twelfth  International Conference: "Migration und Demokratie/Migration and Democracy", Luxembourg, 14-16 June 2012

Full information on the conference and registration is available under http://www.irm-trier.de/veranstaltungen_aktuell_e.htm

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2. Seminar for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Candidates: "Linking Multiple Perspectives: Textual Approaches to the Intellectual History of the Islamic World", Free University Berlin, 30 June-1 July 2012

The seminar "Linking Multiple Perspectives: Textual Approaches to the Intellectual History of the Islamic World" is aiming at bringing together Doctoral and Post-Doctoral candidates from German universities, working on texts related to the intellectual history of the Islamic World. The workshop is intended to be a platform for sharing challenges in the field of Islamic Studies faced by young scholars.

The goal of the seminar will not only be to learn more about the participants' projects, but also to find common grounds in terms of methodology, critical practice and perspectives when dealing with texts. Although the focus of the seminar will be on studies related to the pre-modern period, topics on the contemporary Muslim world will also be covered.

Participants are expected to present their work in progress (20 minutes) giving special emphasis on methodological predicaments. Please send a short abstract until 1 April by e-mail to: این نشانی پست الکترونیک دربرابر spambot ها و هرزنامه ها محافظت می شود. برای مشاهده آن شما نیازمند فعال بودن جاواسکریپت هستید . Working languages will be German and English. Travel expenses and housing will be covered.
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3. International Conference: "Democratic Governance: Challenges in Africa and Asia", University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 8-9 August 2012

The purpose of this conference is to bring together an international group of scholars and practitioners from diverse disciplines (economics, sociology, public administration, political economy, business, anthropology, law, political science, information technology, journalism, education, etc.) to collectively explore the multiple facets of the problems of democratic governance, particularly as they relate to corruption, and to suggest concrete strategies geared toward solving these problems in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and other regions of the world.

The ultimate goal of this conference is to provide a platform to discuss multiple dimensions of democratic governance and corruption and help devise strategies to improve governance practices and anti-corruption strategies for the countries in the developing world.

Proposals from individuals at all stages of their careers are welcome. Proposals by graduate students are particularly encouraged and will be evaluated separately by the program committee.

The deadline for submission of proposals is extended until April 30, 2012. Further information  http://www.ameppa.org/ICDG.html.
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4. Multidisciplinary Conference:  "Transformations in the Arab World", University of Dalarna, Falun, Sweden, 20-22 September 2012

Participating fields are among others Political Science, Islamology, History of Religion, Anthropology, Sociology, Arabic, and others. Scholars are invited to chair panels and/or to present papers in already existing panels. For information on invited Key note speakers, on existing panels and practical information, please see the following address: www.du.se/arabiskaconference 2012
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5.. Conference: "Islamic Law and the State: Doctrine and History", Ankara, 30 May - 01 June 2012

The International Society for Islamic Legal Studies (ISILS) has issued a Call for Papers for its seventh ILS conference under the auspices of the Turkish Historical Association. For a description of the conference and instructions for submission of abstracts, access http://www.isils.net/conferences. 
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6. Conference: "Israel and Europe: Mapping The Past and Shaping The Future", Munich, 25-27 June 2012

This conference will be the first academic conference organized by the European Association of Israel Studies. For information, visit:
www.soas.ac.uk/eais/conference2012.
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7. Conference: "The Hashiya and Islamic Intellectual History", St. Louis, Missouri, 13-16 October 2012

This conference explores the nature, function, and scholarly value of commentaries and glosses written within different disciples of Islamic scholarship.  The event is open to the public. For information, contact: Asad Q. Ahmed ( این نشانی پست الکترونیک دربرابر spambot ها و هرزنامه ها محافظت می شود. برای مشاهده آن شما نیازمند فعال بودن جاواسکریپت هستید ). For details visit: www.artsci.wustl.edu/~islam (click on Commentaries Conference).
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8. Conference: "Minorities in Islam/Muslims as Minorities", Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 19-20 October 2012

Organized by The Middle East and South Asia Studies Program at Wake Forest University. Our aim is bring together scholars working on two questions often treated separately. For information, contact: Michaelle Browers ( این نشانی پست الکترونیک دربرابر spambot ها و هرزنامه ها محافظت می شود. برای مشاهده آن شما نیازمند فعال بودن جاواسکریپت هستید ) or Nelly Van Doorn-Harder ( این نشانی پست الکترونیک دربرابر spambot ها و هرزنامه ها محافظت می شود. برای مشاهده آن شما نیازمند فعال بودن جاواسکریپت هستید ).
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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

9. PhD Studentships in Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law at the University of Aberdeen

The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) offers a number of inter-disciplinary 3-year PhD studentships to start in September 2012. The studentships will include full fees (UK/Europe or overseas) and may include partial maintenance. We welcome applicants from anthropology, cultural and literary studies, history, legal theory and socio-legal studies, philosophy, politics, religious studies, sociology and theology, as well as area studies (Middle East/North Africa, Africa, Australasia, The Americas, Europe).

Note that applicants must hold or be close to completing a postgraduate Masters degree in a relevant field. The deadline for full consideration of applications is 15 April 2012. Please view for further details. http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cisrul/studentships/
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10. Re-launch of BRISMES Faith, Politics, and Society Research Network

The network aims to connect academics interested in the intersection between religion, politics, and society in Islamic communities.  Researchers using historical or contemporary approaches associated with any of the disciplines represented within BRISMES are welcome to join.  Initially, the network will focus on connecting virtually over a mailing list and on organizing panels or events associated with larger BRISMES events.  If it is able to attract sufficient funding, it will hold an annual workshop to foster discussion on a theme fitting within this remit.

For more information about past activities of the network, please see here: http://www.brismes.ac.uk/research-reports-and-workshops/research-projects/32-faith-politics-and-society

To be added to the network list, please contact the new network coordinator, Dr Hilary Kalmbach, at این نشانی پست الکترونیک دربرابر spambot ها و هرزنامه ها محافظت می شود. برای مشاهده آن شما نیازمند فعال بودن جاواسکریپت هستید .  Please also get in touch even if you were active in the network previously, as the network membership data was lost after it was shut down at the end of 2010.
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11. Encyclopedia Iranica Launches New Website

The Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool, dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. The academic reference work will eventually cover all aspects of Iranian history and culture as well as all Iranian languages and literatures, facilitating the whole range of Iranian studies research from archeology to political sciences. For further information see www.iranicaonline.org