Published 18 January 2024 CMES Affiliated Researcher Sarah Anne Rennick has authored an article on support to democracy among marginalized youth in Tunisia in Mediterranean Politics. Given incumbent-led autocratization in Tunisia, the article investigates support to democracy among youth in historically marginalized regions and the likelihood they will prefer the authoritarian alternative. Putting

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/democracy-and-marginalized-youth-tunisia - 2025-07-01

Published 19 January 2024 CMES researchers Lina Eklund and Pinar Dinc have co-authored a paper on farmland abandonment in northeast Syria together with Berit Mohr (GeoInsight Ltd New Zealand) published in Environmental Research Letters. AbstractFarmland abandonment is often associated with biophysical, political, or socio-economic changes, like droughts, economic reforms, rural-urban migration, or

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/farmland-abandonment-northeast-syria - 2025-07-01

Published 29 January 2024 Anna Karin Eneström and Karin Aggestam CMES Director Karin Aggestam participated in a panel at the Swedish "Folk och Försvar" conference on 7-9 January 2024. The panel (in Swedish), "Behövs nya fredsskapande verktyg?" (English translation: "Are New Peacebuilding Tools Needed?"), took place in Sälen, Sweden on 9 January 2024. It was part of a larger discussion on how to bu

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/rethinking-peace-diplomacy-middle-east - 2025-07-01

Published 29 January 2024 David Kaye (Photo: Linda Eitrem Holmgren) On 29 January, Professor David Kaye (Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Public International Law) held a rapid response seminar on the ICJ case between South Africa and Israel. On 29 December 2023, South Africa filed a claim in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is committing genocide in its military campa

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/south-africa-v-israel-international-court-justice - 2025-07-01

Published 30 January 2024 CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi has co-authored a paper on uncoordinated water resources development in Iran. The article, "When rain does not run, a fingerprint of uncoordinated water resources development", was published in the Journal of Hydrology. It was co-authored by Ali Torabi Haghighi (University of Oulu), Alireza Sharifi (University of Oulu), Hamid Darabi (Univer

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/uncoordinated-water-resources-development-iran - 2025-07-01

Published 1 February 2024 CMES Visiting Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye has co-authored an article on the path to a post-American regional order in the Middle East, published in Foreign Affairs. The article "Only the Middle East Can Fix the Middle East: The Path to a Post-American Regional Order" was written by Dalia Dassa Kaye and Sanam Vakil. It was published in Foreign Affairs on 1 February 2024.Int

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/only-middle-east-can-fix-middle-east - 2025-07-01

Published 2 February 2024 President Macron and CMES Director Karin Aggestam CMES Director Karin Aggestam attended the Farewell Reception. On Wednesday 31 January, French President Emmanuel Macron visited Lund. After visiting the European Spallation Source (ESS) together with the Swedish King, he participated in "Studentafton", where he spoke to and answered questions from 200 Lund University stude

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/french-president-emmanuel-macron-visits-lund-university - 2025-07-01

Published 2 February 2024 Read the new CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars.Read the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-41 - 2025-07-01

Published 7 February 2024 Charlotta Sparre speaking to staff and students at CMES. Photo: Linda Eitrem Holmgren On 6 February, Director Charlotta Sparre visited CMES and spoke about the work at the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa in Amman, Jordan. Charlotta Sparre is the Director of the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa. She has previou

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/director-swedish-dialogue-institute-charlotta-sparre-visits-cmes - 2025-07-01

Published 8 February 2024 Lund University's Raoul Wallenberg Institute will be part of the group of institutions doing a review of UNWRA) The UN Secretary-General, in consultation with United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, has appointed an independent Review Group to assess whether the Agency is doing everyth

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/raoul-wallenberg-institute-lund-university-assigned-review-unwra - 2025-07-01

Published 9 February 2024 CMES Researcher Svante Lundgren has written an article in The Conversation. The article, "Jerusalem: Jewish settler movement makes bid for large slice of Armenian quarter", was published in The Conversation on 8 February 2024.IntroductionThe Armenian quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City is facing its biggest crisis in a long time. A Jewish businessman with connections to the r

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/jewish-settlers-make-bid-armenian-quarter-jerusalem - 2025-07-01

Published 20 February 2024 Photo: Ulrika Oredsson CMES Visiting Fulbright Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye has been interviewed about the war in Gaza and the need for new leadership as the only way forward. The war in Gaza will end when Israel realises that its two goals are mutually exclusive - it will not be able to both destroy Hamas and free the hostages. This is what the new visiting Fulbright prof

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-visiting-fulbright-professor-dalia-dassa-kaye-war-gaza - 2025-07-01

By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 21 February 2024 The Conversation is a unique collaboration between academics and journalists that in a decade has become the world’s leading publisher of research-based news and analysis. 25% of all articles from Lund University published in the Conversation in 2023 focused on the Middle East, generatin

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/46000-reads-lund-university-articles-middle-east-conversation-2023 - 2025-07-01

Published 27 February 2024 CMES interns 2024: Lilljan Daoud, Jaara Chikfa, Boran Zhang, Marine Lambotte, Rupert von der Kammer, Irene Vanni, Fadi Azzo, Asma Ben Salam and Renee Nienhuis. Not pictured: Szebasztián Simic and Firat Berk Sivaslioğlu. Photo: Linda Eitrem Holmgren CMES is delighted to welcome 11 part-time project interns for the 2024 spring semester. The interns are all masters students

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-welcomes-new-interns - 2025-07-01

Av fredrik [dot] vanek [at] sambib [dot] lu [dot] se (Fredrik Vanek) - publicerad 12 maj 2017 Vår första nyhet får bli en bild på den fina marmoreringen av "Livsproblemet hos Nietzsche". Skriven av Hugo Rosén 1923.

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/livsproblemet-hos-nietzsche - 2025-07-01

Av kerstin [dot] andreasson [at] ub [dot] lu [dot] se (Kerstin Andreasson) - publicerad 23 augusti 2017 Information om innehåll och system sammanställt av Kerstin Andreasson. Nya e-resurserPsychotherapy.netPlattform för strömmande film inom psykologi. I nuläget prenumererar LUB på 40 titlar (Social Work-kollektionen).Pågående testerData Citation Index 18 maj - 15 juniClarivates dataciteringsindex

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev - 2025-07-01

Av kerstin [dot] andreasson [at] ub [dot] lu [dot] se (Kerstin Andreasson) - publicerad 4 september 2017 Information om innehåll och system sammanställt av Kerstin Andreasson. Nya e-resurserOpen textbook libraryCa 383 textbooks från Open textbook library har aktiverats i vår länkserver. Det är Center for open education och Open textbook network som ligger bakom öppna lärresursprojektet Open textbo

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-0 - 2025-07-01

Av kerstin [dot] andreasson [at] ub [dot] lu [dot] se (Kerstin Andreasson) - publicerad 2 oktober 2017 Information om innehåll och system sammanställt av Kerstin Andreasson. Nya e-resurserTaylor & Francis Group – ny plattform för eböckerhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/En ny plattform från Taylor & Francis kommer att ersätta CRCnetbase och Taylor & Francis eBooks. Innehåll vi haft från de gamla platt

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-1 - 2025-07-01

Av kerstin [dot] andreasson [at] ub [dot] lu [dot] se (Kerstin Andreasson) - publicerad 6 november 2017 Information om innehåll och system sammanställt av Kerstin Andreasson. Nya e-resurserJSTOR Open Access EbooksJSTORs OA-monografier är aktiverade i Full text finder är därmed sökbara i på titelnivå i bland annat LUBsearch.Pågående testerTidskrifter från Policy Press (30 okt – 30 jan)Tidskrifter i

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-2 - 2025-07-01

Av Kerstin [dot] Andreasson [at] ub [dot] lu [dot] se (Kerstin Andreasson) - publicerad 4 december 2017 Information om innehåll och system sammanställt av Kerstin Andreasson. Nya e-resurserLexisNexis Academic NyhetsdatabasWith this online academic research database, college faculty and students can find the critical news, legal and business information they need.Researchers can quickly and easily

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-3 - 2025-07-01