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Roundup of open calls focused on the social sciences in the Arab region - January 11, 2018

In preparation for the launch of the first ACSS Newsletter, we asked our members and grantees to share with us the titles and links to their most recent publications, including commentaries, journal and newspaper articles, and books. We compiled the publications they shared with us in the list below. Publications are listed in the language in which they were sent to us.

Georgetown University in Qatar aims to recruit a faculty member in Arabic Language and Linguistics for a core faculty position at GU-Q.

The Baker Institute for Public Policy, in collaboration with the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, invite graduate students to submit abstracts for original research to be considered for participation in the conference titled "Confronting the Governance Crisis in the MENA Region: Rewriting the Social Contract Post-Arab Spring".

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut has an opening for the position of Communications Manager.

Roundup of open calls focused on the social sciences in the Arab region - December 21, 2017

Carnegie Corporation of New York invites proposals for impact-designed work on strategies, consequences and alternatives to states’ use of overseas movements to advance policy goals.

New York University Abu Dhabi invites applications from senior scholars – at the rank of associate and full professors - and exceptional early career scholars to join its program in Social Research and Public Policy (SRPP).

The 11th International Conference of Tourism and Hospitality invites academics, industry professionals, researchers, NGOs members, and other tourism-related specialists to submit high-quality original research papers, articles, and industrial reports or any other conference-related themes.

Call for Papers: The Middle East and the Great Divergence Session 18th World Economic History Congress (WEHC), Boston, July 29, 2018 – August 3, 2018

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota announces the availability of a limited number of fellowships for junior scholars from the Arab world to participate in two two-week summer institutes at the Humphrey School, the first in August 2018 and the second in 2019.

Roundup of open calls focused on the social sciences in the Arab region - November 16, 2017

Members of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) Working Group on Critical Security Studies, named the Beirut School of Critical Security Studies, will be presenting some of their work during two events in November 2017.

Roundup of open calls focused on the social sciences in the Arab region - November 9, 2017

The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute at Qatar University invites applications for a full-time Research Assistant/Associate position in its Research Department which is located at Qatar University in Doha, Qatar.

The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University invites applications for a full-time Senior Policy Analyst based in Doha, Qatar.

The Department of Political Science at the American University in Cairo invites applications for a five-year fixed term contract position in Comparative Politics with emphasis on methods at the Assistant or Associate Level Professor beginning in Fall 2018.

With funding from, and in collaboration with, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) seeks to commission a Research Team to conduct a ‘Baseline Study of Higher Education and Research in Palestine’.

The Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology (SEA) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) is seeking to recruit for a five-year position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of sociology beginning in the fall 2018.

Roundup of open calls focused on the social sciences in the Arab region - October 12, 2017

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Bonn, Germany, The MENA Social Policy Network (Institute for Policy Research) University of Bath, UK, and The Economic Research Forum (ERF), Cairo, Egypt announce a joint call for papers for two panels at the 5th World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), which will take place on July 16-20 2018, in Seville, Spain.

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and the Department of Education at the American University of Beirut seek to recruit a Field Officer and Researcher for the Education and Youth Policy Research Program.

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs seeks to recruit a Project Coordinator and Researcher for its Education and Youth Policy Research Program.

Roundup of open calls focused on the social sciences in the Arab region - October 12, 2017

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs seeks to recruit a Project Coordinator for its Refugee Research and Policy in the Arab World Program.