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Our International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Asia (ISMMEA) working group provides an interdisciplinary forum for area studies which opens up for rethinking and developing new theoretical insights of relevance to global studies and international relations.
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International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia paper prize for early career scholars
Announcing the inaugural paper prize for early-career scholars for the ISMMEA Working Group.
Past events
The war and its implications for the global strategic order
Register for an event co-hosted with the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore.
Book talk: Radicalising global IR - beyond capitalism and eurocentrism
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The war and the disruption of global energy markets and Gulf economic stability
Register for an event co-hosted with the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore.
Restructuring regional security reconfiguration in the Gulf
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The war and shifting political landscape in Iran
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Book talk - UK foreign office and China
Register for a new book talk from the International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia Working Group!
Iran uprising 2026 – from economic collapse to nationwide defiance
Join the ISMMEA Working Group for a virtual event about the pressing issues in Iran.
Post-Assad Syria and the Gulf States: reflections on the past year
The ISMMEA Working Group will be joined by Anoushiravan Ehteshami for a talk on Post-Assad Syria and the Gulf States.
East Asian stability and power transitions in the 21st century?
New event from the International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia Working Group.
Book talk - Conscientious Objection in Turkey: A Socio-legal Analysis of the Right to Refuse Military Service
Register for ISMMEA's new book talk with Özgür Heval Çɪnar and Demet Asli Caltekin.
Book talk - Being Human: Political Modernity and Hospitality in Kurdistan-Iraq
'Being Human: Political Modernity and Hospitality in Kurdistan-Iraq' a new book from Dr Fazil Moradi
Youth politics in MENA and beyond: Activism, political participation, and inclusive peacebuilding
A virtual roundtable event from the ISMMEA Working Group.
International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia Working Group AGM 2023
The Annual General Meeting of the ISMMEA Working Group.
After May 14: The future of Turkish democracy
This event will give insights from renowned scholars and experts of Turkish politics.
Transitional justice initiatives in Turkey
Three speakers examine Turkey’s ad-hoc transitional justice initiatives in recent events.
Iraq: 20 years on
The speakers will examine the politics of Iraq twenty years after the US invasion.
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