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Official account of the APSA Middle East & North Africa Politics Organized Section. apsanet.org/section49
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Deadline June 15! This is a great opportunity for U.S.-based ABDs: @apsa.bsky.social Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant . Full details in link below.
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The latest newsletter (see thread below!) is now also available on our website (and accessible to all):
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We've been a bit silent here but if you haven't yet, you really should give our Spring 2024 newsletter a read! Most of the issue is dedicated to Gaza and has 13 (!) incredible contributions + the intro of the symposium by @nerminallam.bsky.social @dbgreenwald.bsky.social & Noora Lori
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Yes! We're having some technical issues with our website, so we're working on getting it updated & posted there. But in the meantime, you can access it in full here: zenodo.org/records/1106...
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Finally, the issue also includes a fascinating research symposium on elections in the MENA Region ed. by Luciano Zaccara & includes contributions that cover a wide swathe of countries in the region, including Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Algeria, Tunisia, & Sudan!
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In addition to the symposium on Gaza, a special forum is dedicated to Teaching the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In it, Yael Berda, @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social, Hanan Hammad, & Wendy Pearlman were interviewed on their experiences & & provides a list of resources they use in their classes
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The varied and unique contributions were all prompted by the question: “What is one prevalent misconception about the conflict, and how can the field of political science effectively respond to this misunderstanding?"
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We've been a bit silent here but if you haven't yet, you really should give our Spring 2024 newsletter a read! Most of the issue is dedicated to Gaza and has 13 (!) incredible contributions + the intro of the symposium by @nerminallam.bsky.social @dbgreenwald.bsky.social & Noora Lori
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Once again: the deadline for applications & nominations is June 1, 2024! Applications will be shared with the newsletter editorial board under our practice of inclusive governance, with final decisions rendered by the current editors in conjunction with the section board.
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Nominations or applications should be sent to the current editorial team: Nermin Allam @nerminallam.bsky.social , Gamze Çavdar, and Sean Yom @seanyom.bsky.social. (p.s. their emails can be found in the newsletter!)
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Nominations or applications should include a current CV, a proposal (1 page or less) that lays out an editorial vision, including potential ideas for future issues and any planned innovations—including changing the current format or experimenting with new sections.
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If you haven't been following, and to get a flavor of what we mean by high-quality (!), you can see the latest issue here: apsamena.org/wp-content/u...
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The work involved includes soliciting section-relevant information, curating and editing content for every issue, producing the final issue (in a high-quality downloadable form), selecting editorial board members as needed, & conducting two editorial meetings per year with the editorial board.
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The editorship has the task of overseeing overseeing two issues per calendar year (fall/winter and spring/summer), and has a small stipend per issue for editorial assistance (graduate student).
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Our incredible newsletter team's term is coming to an end soon! We're looking for a new editor - or a team - to take on this exciting role for the next 3 years. The deadline for nominations is June 1, and the editorial term will start after the fall 2024 issue. More details in the next posts >
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Did you miss the @apsa.bsky.social workshop hosted by the Grad Status Committee about unpacking the hidden curriculum of conferences? Great news, you can catch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILtw...
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Reminder! Today is the deadline for the MENA section's dissertation award. Still time to get those nominations in!
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Today is last day to apply!
The award is open to scholars who have completed a book manuscript primarily focused on the study of politics and who currently work at a US-based Minority Serving Institution. #poliscky #academia #MSI
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Apps due Monday! Need funding?💵The APSA Centennial Center Winter Research Grants seeks proposals from members for community and research-based projects. Apply now! conta.cc/3s4BIfy polisky
→ Growing Democracy Grant (up to $10,000)
→ Research Projects of Critical Issues Grant (up to $15,000)
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Do you know a great dissertation on MENA politics that was defended in the last academic year? If so, urge them to get nominated! And if you advised one, even better - you can nominate it yourself! We've extended the deadline for our dissertation award until January 15th. Full details below.
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Do you know a great dissertation on MENA politics that was defended in the last academic year? If so, urge them to get nominated! And if you advised one, even better - you can nominate it yourself! We've extended the deadline for our dissertation award until January 15th. Full details below.
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Reminder that the deadline for our APSA MENA Section awards is TODAY. We have awards for Best Book, Best Dissertation, Best Article, and Best APSA Paper. Get those nominations in!
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We hope you find some of this helpful. We share these resources in order to support the ability of scholars to engage on issues tied to their expertise and of public importance while minimizing the risks they face.
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We also wanted to remind you of the work of MESA's Committee on Academic Freedom. They monitor infringements of academic freedom on the MENA worldwide, and take in information on violations directly from concerned persons, from their professional associates, or from reputable third parties.
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A longer list of resources, many in multiple languages (including Arabic, Turkish, Farsi), is available as part of the work of the Advancing Conflict Research (ARC) team, under their Digital Security Resources Page.
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A step-by-step digital safety checklist by Zebra Crossing is also very helpful. This checklist is sorted by ‘levels’ as to allow you to go from the ‘bare essentials’ on to more high-stakes situations, depending on where you think you may fall.
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On to guides! The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) ssd.eff.org has a very helpful set of guides, including ones specifically for academics and students on how to protect oneself against key risks, including hacking, surveillance, and others.
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We also recognize that many have already faced harassment and even doxxing. As some of these attacks have targeted people’s digital identity by buying up the domains associated with their names, we strongly recommend that - if you can - you should purchase your domain name (at the very least, .com).
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Key here is the importance of being proactive in taking precautionary measures. That is, it’s a lot harder to fix things than it is to prevent them. We want to support the ability of scholars to engage on issues tied to their expertise and of public importance while minimizing the risks they face.
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As 2024 kicks off, we thought we'd share resources on best practices re: digital security that we sent to our members in Dec. These reflect a deep concern with harassment & threats that many in our professional community are facing as a result of their identities, research, and/or public engagement.
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Please share and apply to the APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, an annual, intensive 5-wk program designed to introduce the world of doctoral study in political science to undergrad students from under-represented racial and ethnic groups. Deadline: Jan. 22
politicalsciencenow.com/call-for-app...
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Middle East Critique is organizing a special issue on Yemen. The abstract deadline is open until December 1 for manuscripts due by the end of June 2024. If you or someone you know (menasky, polisky) have something appropriate, details are here:
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Nermin Allam
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Our first symposium digs in state engineering of judicial politics. It features a stellar lineup of contributions by Mona El-Ghobashy, Alon Yaktar, Lina Khatib, Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, and @rola-husseini.bsky.social. Special thanks to the editors Lihi Ben Shitrit and Gamze Çavdar!
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The second symposium features eight articles, that are as enlightening as they are engaging, on left-wing politics! Kudos to editors Francesco Cavatora & Gamze Çavdar & authors Idriss Jebari, Sune Haugbolle, @wazirelkif.bsky.social, Siavush Randjbar, Sevgi Adak, Avraham Shilon, Khalil Dahbi!
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Welcome one of our newsletter editors @nerminallam.bsky.social to the 'new place'!
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Check out this week’s MENA Academy roundup of new publications, featuring Anne Irfan on UNRWA, the spectacular new issue of the @apsamena.bsky.social newsletter, Zahra Ali on Iraqi protests, and much more!
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& give a warm welcome to new team members! Eric Lob & @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social join the editorial board, while @curtisryan.bsky.social @lmourad.bsky.social & Zahra Babar join the exec. council (alongside ongoing members @ashartnett.bsky.social & Yael Zeira)!
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The Fall issue is also when we get to thank the departing members of the team for their amazing service - shout out to @liselhintz.bsky.social @kevanharris.bsky.social on the newsletter board, & departing officers of the section @philbrickyadav.bsky.social, Rich Nielsen & Nadine Sika
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In addition to all the great insights in the volume, there are also updates on the work of the Arab Political Science Network @arabpsn.bsky.social, the APSA MENA program, & messages from our tireless & dedicated outgoing @philbrickyadav.bsky.social & incoming @curtisryan.bsky.social presidents
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Had a chance to take a look at the Fall issue of the newsletter yet? The 2nd symposium on left-wing politics in the region is jam-packed with 8 (!) contributions. Eds. Francesco Cavatora & Gamze Çavdar brought together contributions on Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, & broader regional reflections.
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Had a chance to take a look at the Fall issue of the newsletter yet? The 2nd symposium on left-wing politics in the region is jam-packed with 8 (!) contributions. Eds. Francesco Cavatora & Gamze Çavdar brought together contributions on Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, & broader regional reflections.
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On this week's episode of the podcast, Anne Irfan joins
@abuaardvark to discuss her new book: Refuge and Resistance: Palestinians and the International Refugee System. Listen here! pomeps.org/s-13-ep-10
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Interested in doing a History PhD in Travel Writing? The history department at the University of Warwick has received a donation from Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet, for four fully-funded studentships! 2 with Autumn 2024 entry: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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A recent publication in the APSA MENA newsletter on the judiciary in Lebanon.
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🚨PhD funding 🚨 2x fully funded Stuart Hall Foundation PhD fellowships available to Black, British scholars starting their PhD studies in October 2024 at Sussex. Proposed research should clearly address social justice issues.
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Rana B. Khoury
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@seanyom.bsky.social and I convened a roundtable on politics and ethics of researching conflict, featuring recent books on war and displacement in Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen by @separkinson.bsky.social, @philbrickyadav.bsky.social, Anne Irfan, Kevin Mazur, and Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl. It's 🔥
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The first symposium in this issue is on judicial politics and state control. In it, Mona El-Ghobashy, Alon Yaktar, Lina Khatib, Ruth Halperin-Kaddari & @rola-husseini.bsky.social focus particularly on gendered aspects of this in Egypt, Israel, Lebanon. Thx to eds. Lihi Ben Shitrit & Gamze Çavdar!
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We have a new format in the Fall issue of the newsletter! Scholars of conflict in MENA w/ exciting new books discussed the politics, methods, & ethics of their research, and now you can read the full discussion! @seanyom.bsky.social @rbkhoury.bsky.social convened a 🤩 crew. You'll want to read.
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