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  • Amman

    Call for papers - Urban studies

    Contemporary Amman and the Right to the City

    A city of four million inhabitants today, Amman’s expansion has become disproportionate to its urban history. Amman has experienced an impressive urban growth over the past fifty years, driven by forced migration and market laws. Developing from a small rural settlement at the end of the 19th century, Amman evolved into a regional crossroad at the end of the 20th century, and has become today a symbol for the consolidation of Hashemite rule, and as a result, the site of its contestation. Amman’s exceptional position among other regional capitals and its recent urban history has forced its inhabitants to create narratives concerning the city’s foundation, invent urban traditions, and negotiate ways of socialization.

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  • Kuwait City

    Call for papers - Urban studies

    Urban Images and Imaginaries: Cities of the Arabian Peninsula through their representations

    Arabian Humanities Journal, n.11 - Special issue

    Four years after a special issue of Arabian Humanities tackled the subject of cities and urban dynamics in the Arabian Peninsula, the present call for papers aims to take another look at the specific urban forms of the region, this time through the lens of the images and imaginaries of the city.

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  • Beirut

    Call for papers - Urban studies

    Recherche en urbanisme : Moyen-Orient – Europe

    Cet atelier a le double objectif de mettre au premier plan des questions qui intéressent les villes et l'urbanisme du Moyen-Orient et de l'Europe et de constituter un atelier international de jeunes chercheurs et de chercheurs confirmés pour aider à la préparation des thèses liées à l'urbanisme dans différents pays.

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  • Istanbul

    Call for papers - Sociology

    Crossed Perspectives on European Borders: Mobility, security and borders

    XIIth European Days of Galatasaray

    Since 2002, the European Days of Galatasaray constitute an annual opportunity to bring together researchers interested in interdisciplinary topics related to Europe. The theme of the 12th European Days, is entitled: “Crossed Perspectives on European Borders: Mobility, security and borders”.The goal of the conference is to tackle issues such as borders, new forms of mobility, migration policies and securitization in a changing context strongly marked by the financial and economic crisis in the region.

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  • Abu Dhabi

    Conference, symposium - Urban studies

    Boom Cities: Urban Development in the Arabian Peninsula

    Cities in the Arabian Peninsula are at the intersection of global energy markets, local and regional politics, international investment, religious networks, and labor migrations. This conference convenes international specialists of urban studies to map the latest evolutions in the field.

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  • Beirut

    Scholarship, prize and job offer - Modern

    L'Ifpo recrute en 2013 son directeur du département scientifique « Études contemporaines »

    Le poste de Directeur du département des études contemporaines de l'Institut français du Proche-Orient sera renouvelé en septembre 2013. L'appel à candidature est publié sur le site du Ministère des affaires étrangères.

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  • Istanbul

    Study days - Urban studies

    Metropolitan energy policies: the case of the Turkish cities

    Call for paper for a Seminar at the French Institute of Anatolian Studies (IFEA), co-organized by Eric Verdeil (Jean Moulin University in Lyon - UMR Environment City Corporation) and Jean-François Pérouse (Galatasaray University and IFEA). The report Energy and Urban Innovation (2010) by the World Energy Council underlines the fundamental role of cities in the energy transition and the interlocking of several series of actions, related to technology, economy and policy. It appears that the political and social practices are a major issue and justify an increased contribution of social sciences to the analysis of the implementation of these new policies. The seminar intends to address these issues in the case of large Turkish cities.

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  • Damascus

    Study days - Urban studies

    Damas : métamorphoses urbaines

    Séminaire de recherche

    La capitale syrienne se transforme : impact de la mondialisation et des migrations, mutations spatiales et sociales, extension urbaine rapide, évolution des marchés fonciers et immobiliers,nouveaux projets urbains et plans d’urbanisme, apparition de quartiers neufs, progression de l’informel, renouvellement des centralités commerciales… Ce séminaire propose d’interrogerles nouveaux visages de Damas. Comment la ville se fabrique-t-elle aujourd’hui ? Par quels mécanismes les évolutions économiques, démographiques et sociales ont-elle un effet surl’espace et inversement? Assiste-t-on à l’émergence d’une métropole régionale, avec ses atouts et ses difficultés ?

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