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This chapter explores feminist activism during and after the so-called Arab Spring, a transformative event that brought new challenges and a new political environment for feminist activists. At first, the overthrow of old regimes raised hopes for a more open and liberated society, but these hopes did not last long. Feminist organizations in countries such as Egypt and Tunisia have faced state repr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/abdelmoez-digital-feminist-practice-during-and-after-arab-spring - 2026-05-03

Why does peace diplomacy fail? What role do nuclear weapons play in security, deterrence, and peace? And is it possible to educate for peace? Welcome to a seminar on Peace Day 2024. 24 September 2024 13:00 to 15:00 Welcome by Isabel Bramsen, Director of Peace and Conflict studies The Failure of Peace Diplomacy, Karin Aggestam, Director of Centre for Advances Middle EasternStudies (CMES) Nuclear we

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/peace-day-2024-elusive-peace-israel-palestine - 2026-05-03

CMES affiliated scholar Dalia Dassa Kaye has authored an article published in Foreign Affairs. The article “Where will Israel’s Multifront War End? There May Not be a Better Day After”, is written by Dalia Dassa Kaye. It was published in Foreign Affairs on 2 October 2024After a year of war, there is a real possibility of no better “day after” in Gaza or the rest of the region. Talk in Washington o

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/where-will-israels-multifront-war-end - 2026-05-03

Applications are now open for CMES Project Proposals (2025-2028) as well as CMES Writing Retreats (2025). Call for Project Proposals (2025-2028) CMES supports three-year-research projects with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA) Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES encourages collaboration between scholars from different disciplines at Lund University

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-calls-project-proposals-2025-2028-and-writing-retreats-2025 - 2026-05-03

Sami Al-Daghistani has recently published an article discussing the emic-etic distinction in Islamic Studies with a special focus on Norway. Sami Al-Daghistani“Emic-Etic Distinction and Islamic Studies in Oslo/Norway,” Tidsskrift for religion og kultur (Journal for Religion and Culture), Issue 1 (September) 2024, Open Accesshttps://ojs.novus.no/index.php/DIN/article/view/2288/2260

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sami-al-daghistani-emic-etic-distinction-and-islamic-studies-oslonorway - 2026-05-03

Sami Al-Daghistani has won the Islamic Economics Research Award for 2024 by ILKE Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, for his work on Islamic economics and ethics, and his book The Making of Islamic Economic Thought (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2021) has won a prestigious award in Islamic Studies and was also nominated for another European award. Congratulations Sami! Awards Research Award Sami

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/awards-sami-al-daghistani - 2026-05-03

In this closing workshop of the project the aim is to present the results and findings of the project’s empirical work and engage the audience in an open dialogue with the researchers and an expert panel in order to provide further insights and challenge some of the misconceptions on refugee movement and decision-making particularly the ones perpetuated in the media. The purpose is to shed light o

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/refugee-decision-making-first-countries-asylum - 2026-05-03

Karin Aggestam and Tim Dunne have co-authored the chapter “The failure of diplomacy and protection in Syria”, in Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases (3d edition), eds S. Smith, A. Hadfield, and T. Dunne, Oxford: Oxford University Press AbstractThis chapter argues that the international community’s response to the Syrian civil war was a failure of resolute diplomacy. It first recounts how a pop

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/failure-diplomacy-and-protection-syria - 2026-05-03

On behalf of Lund University and the United Nations University (UNU), Prof. Erik Renström and Prof. Kaveh Madani invite you to the official launch ceremony for the UNU Hub on “Water in a Changing Environment” at Lund University. Lund University is proud to become the second UNU Hub in Europe to address the global issues related to Water in a Changing Environment (WISE). This initiative is created

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/united-nations-university-hub-launch-ceremony - 2026-05-03

This Regional Outlook focuses on the 2024 Jordanian parliamentary elections, their political consequences, and how the elections were affected by the War on Gaza. Earlier this fall, on September 10th, almost 1.5 million Jordanians (31% of eligible voters) cast their ballots to elect the country’s 20th parliament. The election’s major victor was the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm, the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-jordanian-parliamentary-elections - 2026-05-03

During Almedalsveckan 2024, CMES hosted a variety of events. Two panel discussions are now available to watch in their entirety: "Israel Palestina en olöslig konflikt" and "Kriser, krig och klimatförändringar – hur tar vi hand om begränsade vattenresurser?" Please note that the following article as well as the Almedalen videos are in Swedish.Israel Palestina – en olöslig konflikt?Vilka är de lång

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/watch-cmes-events-almedalsveckan-2024 - 2026-05-03

This Regional Outlook focuses on the prospect for Israeli and Palestinian peace activism and how, during times of pressure, solidarity groups redress their methods. In the aftermath of October 7th, with Israeli hostages still in captivity and ongoing war, destruction and violence in Gaza, prospects for future peaceful coexistence in the region seem more distant than ever. In conjunction, Hamas’ ha

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-any-prospect-peace-activism - 2026-05-03

Application deadline: 9 December 2024. A 4-year fully funded PhD position at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) is now open for applications.The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies is coordinating the Strategic Research Area (SRA) and the research program “The Middle East in the Contemporary World” (MECW). The program conducts cutting-edge interdisciplinary research on th

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-opening-phd-student-political-science-nuclear-politics-middle-east - 2026-05-03

CMES Researcher Lisa Strömbom has written an article published in The Conversation on Israel's relations with the United Nations. AbstractIsrael’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached new levels. On October 28, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) passed a law to prohibit operations of the UN’s relief and works agency (U

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israels-relations-un-hit-new-low-unrwa-ban-0 - 2026-05-03

Rapport från projektet Öppen vetenskap vid LU Projektet Öppen vetenskap vid LU, som initierades av forskningsnämnden 2019, avrapporterades under september. Syftet med projektet var att ta fram förslag på en struktur i form av vision, verksamhetsplan och organisering för LUs arbete kring öppen vetenskap. Länk till rapporten: Rapport från projektet Öppen vetenskap vid LU Policy för öppen vetenskap I

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-oktober-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-2 - 2026-05-03

Refe­rens­grupp inrät­tas för uppdra­get kring natio­nel­la rikt­lin­jer för öppen veten­skap Kungliga biblioteket (KB) har i uppdrag av regeringen att ta fram nationella riktlinjer för öppen vetenskap. KB inrättar nu en referensgrupp för att inhämta kunskap och erfarenheter från berörda organisationer och intressenter. Mer information: Refe­rens­grupp inrät­tas för uppdra­get kring natio­nel­la r

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-november-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-2 - 2026-05-03

Plattform för strategiarbete 2023–2024 Rektor har under januari beslutat om ett par olika strategidokument som rör bl.a öppen vetenskap. I Plattform för strategiarbete 2023-2024 betonas vikten av en fungerande infrastruktur för bl.a. tillgängliggörande av forskningsdata. Vidare ska universitetet: Arbeta proaktivt för att säkerställa att öppen vetenskap stödjer forskares möjligheter till nydanande

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-februari-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-2 - 2026-05-03

Ny resurs: Digital Theatre+ Konstnärliga fakultetens bibliotek har startat en prenumeration på Digital Theatre+. Digital Theatre+ innehåller strömmande video, digitala lärresurser och texter inom scenkonstområdet. Plattformen samarbetar med giganter som the Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadway HD och BBC men också med mindre teatrar och scenkonstutbildningar runt om i världen. Länk till resurs i da

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-mars-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-2 - 2026-05-03

Nya resurser eLov + Jurabibliotek Juridiska fakultetens bibliotek har startat en prenumeration på eLov + Jurabibliotek; eLov is a full-text database of Danish legislation, legislative history and case law. The database also contains dictionaries and several useful legal documents such as legal ethic rules and various standard agreements. Through eLov, you also have access to Jurabibliotek, with ov

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-april-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-2 - 2026-05-03

Bokfonden slut Bokfonden, som bestod av medel från det uppsagda Elsevier-avtalet (från juli 2018 till december 2019) är förbrukad. Fonden bestod av totalt ca 13 miljoner kr som nu betalats ut eller öronmärkts för publicering av 111 böcker. Nu går bokfonden i stället in i den ordinarie modellen för finansiering av Open Access-publicering, tillsammans med stöd till publicering i Open Access-tidskrif

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-maj-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-3 - 2026-05-03