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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By CMES Helen Avery (and Larmbert Ebitua, Khaldoon A.Mourad, Joshua Enyetua) A systematic literature review of 27 peer-reviewed articles Farmers as volunteers in research could potentially provide a rich resource for exploring sustainable agricultural research questions. To discern emerging patterns in citizen science

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/citizen-science-sustainable-agriculture-systematic-literature-review - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Orwa Ajjoub`s new report explores the historical development of the theological concepts of jihadi Salafism and their implications on the ground. By doing so, it interrogates the complicated relationship between these concepts and the ever-changing socio-political context in which they have developed. (CMES Research S

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/five-questions-orwa-ajjoub-writer-report-afghanistan-syria-development-theological-and-political - 2026-05-15

When we think of the gruelling journeys refugees often take to reach Europe, our minds often cast back to 2015, when more than a million people fled danger in search of a better life. For many refugees, destinations in northern Europe such as Germany and Sweden were the ultimate goal. Word-of-mouth had it that in these welfare states, the stability, democracy and human rights they were looking for

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/welcoming-european-welfare-states-are-forcing-refugees-through-mazes-harmful-rules - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New calls for interdisciplinary research on the Middle East and writing retreats at CMES!  While the Covid-19 pandemic continues to restrict physical interaction that we all long for, CMES is trying to look ahead and stimulate exciting research on the Middle East by announcing new calls. Lund University scholars are n

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-february-2021 - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies supports research projects with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA): Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW).  CMES encourages research collaboration between scholars from different disciplines within Lund University. Project proposals

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/call-project-proposal - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies supports research projects with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA): Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW).  The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) supports writing retreats on Middle East research with the aim to fina

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/call-cmes-writing-retreat - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. March 23, 7 pm Swedish time at University of Virginia Register for the book talk here   About the book This sophisticated book presents new theoretical and analytical insights into the momentous events in the Arab world that began in 2011 and, more importantly, into life and politics in the aftermath of these events.

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/maria-f-malmstrom-giving-online-talk-about-her-latest-book-streets-are-talking-me - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During the pandemic mediators and conflict parties have had to interact, discuss and even negotiate via computer screens. Women negotiators have benefited from this and describe how they experienced the virtual medium as a more equal space since it is more difficult for men to dominate with body language and appearanc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/virtual-meetings-more-equal-space-women-peace-negotiators - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Yemen’s Higher Education Crisis” – the second webinar of the IIE-SRF Dialogues series – will focus on Yemen’s higher education emergency and its impact on university professionals. Scholars from Yemen who have directly experienced the crisis will share their stories and offer insights on the unique challenges facing

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/yemens-higher-education-crisis-cmes-mohammed-almahfali-one-speakers - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Thursday this week Kaveh Madani is participating in a CMES Research seminar on "Rethinking Environmental Security: The Lessons Learned from the Middle East". The attention to the topic of environmental security is on the rise in the 4D (Development, Disaster, Diplomacy and Defense) circles. We have enough evidence to

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/three-quick-questions-kaveh-madani-yale-university - 2026-05-15

During the First World War the Assyrians suffered great losses as a result of massacres and deportations organized by the Ottomans. Between 250.000 and 300.000 Assyrians are estimated to have lost their lives during the Seyfo, the Syriac word for “sword”. Several Assyro-Chaldean delegations, from different countries and different churches, participated in the Paris Peace Conference after the War i

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/failure-assyrian-lobbies-paris-peace-conference-1919-new-article-cmes-svante-lundgren - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The review summarizes key findings of 53 peer-reviewed publications, published in English in the period 1994–2020 identified with the search terms “global learning” and “sustainable development”, sustainability or GLSD, respectively.   Despite continued efforts by educators, UN declarations and numerous international

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/global-learning-sustainable-development-historical-review-cmes-helen-avery - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The title in Turkish: "Üzülmeden özür mümkün mü? Devlet söyleminde Dersim 1937-38" in a lecture series organized by Bogazici University philosophy students “Phil-Free”. Phil-Free is an educational community, established by the students of the Philosophy Department at Boğaziçi University. They are trying to make room f

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-pinar-dinc-gives-talk-apologies-and-changing-state-discourse-dersim-1937-38-turkey - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. General debate under agenda Item: 9 - racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action 22 Mar 2021  

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-mohammed-almahfali-delivered-speech-44th-un-meeting-46th-regular-session-human-rights-council - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Depuis quelques années, les quotas pour femmes ont fait leur apparition dans la vie politique de plusieurs pays arabes. Quel est l’impact ces quotas ont-ils sur les élections législatives dans le monde arabe ?     CMES Rola El-Husseini gave a talk (in French) for a think tank in Paris, Centre Arabe de Recherches et d'

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/la-participation-politique-des-femmes-une-decennie-apres-les-revoltes-arabes - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES affiliated Madeleine Kassab participated in a Women & Children conference and gave a talk discussing the issues of the Arab entrepreneur woman. Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Amr Ezzat Salama, Secretary-General of the Association of Arab Universities, Swedish Iraqi Studies Network, and the Knowledge Enrichment

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/media-framing-arab-entrepreneur-woman - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Three fully funded PhD positions on demography, comparative politics and water availability in the Middle East. PhD Student in Economic History: Demography in the Middle East The PhD project and the doctoral dissertation must be focused on the demography of the Middle East, and the PhD candidate will will have double

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/three-open-phd-positions-cmes-1 - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After a long economic crisis, Lebanon is on the brink of ruin. The currency has lost much in value and people's savings have been eaten up. The crisis in the country is also taking place at the political and social level. Despite this, the corrupt elite continues to rule the country, without being punished for their w

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/will-lebanon-survive-crisis - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There is limited understanding of the geopolitics of fire, conflict, and land, for example, how conflict and fire are related and how conflict impacts the biophysical environment. Since 2014, the natural environment in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been negatively affected by recurrent conflict that coincided with

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-cmes-research-geopolitics-fire-conflict-and-land-kurdistan-region-iraq - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The series of talks is called "AraBooks: Literature, politics, society and the arts from the Arab world, the Middle East and its diasporas." Thursday 13 May: Maria Frederika Malmström – The Streets Are Talking to Me: Affective Fragments in Sisi’s Egypt (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2019) More info about t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-maria-f-malmstrom-gives-talk-university-sydney-may-13 - 2026-05-15