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This week on the brand new blog CMES researchers Pinar Dinc, Orwa Ajjoub and Spyros A. Sofos contribute texts that attempt to shed light on the questions arising from the increased volatility in the region. Dinc and Sofos provide their takes on the implications of the US military withdrawal from Northern and Northeastern Syria in Syria, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (also k
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-cmes-blog - 2026-08-11
USA:s tillbakaträdande från de kurdiska områdena i norra Syrien och Turkiets invasion där gör kurderna, araberna, turkmenerna, assyrierna, armenierna och andra som bor i regionen väldigt sårbara. Det menar Turkietexperten Pinar Dinc, på Centrum för Mellanösternstudier vid Lunds universitet. Read the full article here 2019-10-11
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/svart-lage-i-rojava-efter-turkiets-attack-cmes-pinar-dinc-rojava-situation-swedish - 2026-08-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A talk "Personality cults in Modern Turkey: narratives, discourses and authoritarian politics", two films: "Seven Doors" (also on Turkey) and "No way to freedom: from Western Sahara to Gaza" plus the Conversation Series: Passion and politics. These are some of the events, hosted by CMES, that will take place during th
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/updated-list-fall-events-cmes - 2026-08-11
Research in suspicious fields can be transformative in both amplifying and destructive ways. "Conducting fieldwork for a project about the materiality of suspicion in today's Egypt sounds topical, relevant and exciting, but fear can touch researchers as well as their subjects. In this essay, I work to understand my embodied experience in the field in a broader perspective by exploring how suspicio
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How can we understand today’s global collective body of anxiety? The fear of the other? War and hostility? Such topics will be explored in five separate conversations with prominent and innovative scholars, formed as dialogues where the audience is invited to actively participate. The Center for Middle Eastern Studies
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/arjun-appadurai-and-maria-frederika-malmstrom-about-passion-and-politics - 2026-08-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Middle Eastern research news from Lund University Read the newsletter hereSubscribe here2019-09-12
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-3-september-2019 - 2026-08-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES researcher Dalia Abdelhady recently published a book chapter on “Framing the Syrian Refugee: Divergent Discourses in Three National Contexts.” inThe Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises, edited by Cecilia Menjivar, Marie Ruiz, and Emmanuel Ness, Oxford: Oxford University Press. The Handbook of Migration Crises run
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/framing-syrian-refugee-divergent-discourses-three-national-contexts - 2026-08-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dalia Abdelhady has presented a paper on “Perception of Educational Inequality among the Children of Immigrants in Three Systems” (with Amy Lutz from Syracuse University) at the European Sociological Association meeting in Manchester, UK, August 20-23, 2019. She also presented a paper on “Perception of Social Mobility
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/perception-educational-inequality-among-children-immigrants-three-systems - 2026-08-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES affiliated researcher Kholoud Mansour has just published a chapter in the report "Rebuilding Syria: The Middle East's Next Power Game? The chapter is published 09/09/2019 by the Italian Institute for International Political Studies in their report, which is found here: REBUILDING SYRIA The Middle East’s Next Powe
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/syrians-abroad-future-refugees-and-their-return-home - 2026-08-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES researcher Maria F Malmström is holding a book talk at University of Oxford. About the book: "This sophisticated book presents new theoretical and analytical light on the momentous events in the Arab world that began in 2011 and, more importantly, life and politics in the Arab world in the aftermath of these even
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/streets-are-talking-me-book-talk - 2026-08-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES affiliated researcher Marta Kolankiewicz just published a book about anti-Muslim violence in Sweden. "With in-depth analyses of cases of anti-Muslim violence in Sweden―a mosque fire, hate speech and of a series of assaults―Anti-Muslim Racism on Trial sheds light on issues central for understanding the ways in whi
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES researcher Madeleine Kassab recently presented her work at the conference IAVS_AISV-2019 12TH CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR VISUAL SEMIOTICS: VISUAL SEMIOTICS GOES COGNITIVE at Lund University. What can cognitive semiotics bring to visual semiotics, and vice-versa? Visual semiotics has, most of
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES researcher Pınar Dinç is presenting at a conference in Geneva called "Place names in Turkey: Naming, Erasing, Re-naming: Political Uses of Place Names in Turkey". The politics of place naming in Turkey have historically been dense and controversial. Naming and/or renaming places are political acts that affect dai
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CMES affiliated researcher Josepha Wessels will be presenting her work at the conference: "Regime-Critical Media and Arab Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities post-Arab Spring". The conference is hosted by the project Mediatized diaspora (MEDIASP): Contentious Politics among Arab Media Users in Europe, Department of
Facts and research must carry more weight when planning the greening of cities in the future. A new research article calls for a paradigm shift – from 'arbitrary decisions' to more evidence-based urban planning, where urban nature is managed as a resource for both people and biodiversity. Biodiversity is under pressure and many species are at risk of disappearing due to human activity. Research sh
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/researchers-call-evidence-based-urban-greening - 2026-08-11
In 2025, the Faculty of Science launched a new doctoral programme in computational science to meet the growing demand for advanced computational methods in research. This initiative aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and train doctoral students in handling and analysing large datasets across fields such as medicine, environmental science, and engineering. The doctoral programme was cr
With its rich biodiversity, food production, and vital water resources, Storkriket has now been designated by UNESCO as Sweden’s eighth biosphere reserve. The area, which includes all of Lund and Sjöbo municipalities and parts of Eslöv municipality, will serve as a model region for sustainable development and opens new possibilities for research and education. Storkriket is home to 22 percent of S
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/storkriket-becomes-biosphere-reserve-opening-new-opportunities-research-and-education - 2026-08-11
To further strengthen its strategic profile area Nature-based Future Solutions, Lund University is now announcing a new position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, a position that will be based at the newly formed Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The investment supports cutting-edge research to help tackle environmental and societal challenges. Nature-based Solut
Pollinators such as bees, bumblebees, and butterflies lack sufficient habitats, and the ones that do exist are often of inadequate quality. A new study conducted by researchers from more than 20 academic institutions – including CEC and the Department of Biology at Lund University – shows that these insects can benefit from increasing the area of their habitats significantly more than what is curr
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/more-flower-rich-habitats-needed-pollinators-agricultural-landscapes - 2026-08-11
Henrik Smith receives the Marsh Awards for Ecology by the British Ecological Society. The prize recognizes his long-standing contributions to advancing ecological research and strengthening the connection between science and society. He himself highlights the need for public engagement in science — the days of letting hefty reports collect dust are behind us. The motivation for the Marsh Awards fo
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-receives-award-has-message-academia - 2026-08-11
