[Bilimsel Haber] CFP: II. World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, Amman, 11-16 June 2006

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

Call for panels, roundtables and individual papers for the

Second World Congress for
Middle Eastern Studies
Amman, Jordan
11-16 June 2006

Deadline: 28 February 2006


Scholars, researchers, students and professionals involved in the study 
of the
Middle East, North Africa and the Muslim states of Central Asia, as well as
those areas of the world directly or indirectly affected by developments in
these regions, are cordially invited to submit proposals for pre-organized
panels, individual papers and roundtable discussions for the Second World
Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES-2), which will take place in 
Amman,
Jordan on 11-16 June 2006.

Pre-registration is mandatory for individuals wishing to attend or 
participate
in any of the academic activities associated with WOCMES-2. Congress 
fees have
been discounted for scholars and experts from the developing world and 
students
no matter where they are located. To find out more about fees, payment 
methods
and pre-registration in general, please click on the Registration button 
on the
navigation bar and choose Form 1. Like all of the forms on this website, 
Form 1
may be filled in and submitted online or downloaded, printed and 
submitted by
fax. Online registration is strongly encouraged in all cases.

Scholars who wish to present a paper at WOCMES-2 are urged to do so in the
context of a pre-organized panel if at all possible. The panel organizer is
responsible for submitting the panel registration form and panel/paper 
abstracts
using Form 2 and may expect a response from the WOCMES-2 academic 
committee on
the proposal within one month. Please note that a simple procedure has been
devised for the online submission of abstracts: information on this and on
academic standards may be found by clicking on Form 2 on the navigation 
bar. Two
hours will be scheduled for each panel, which will be made up of a 
chair, four
to five presenters and an optional discussant. We reserve the right to 
assign a
presenter to any panel containing fewer than five persons if we receive a
relevant abstract in response to the call for individual papers.

Scholars who are not part of a pre-organized panel can still submit 
abstracts
for individual papers to the WOCMES-2 academic committee using Form 3. 
Papers
accepted by the committee will be grouped into panels and chairs 
appointed if
they cannot be assigned to pre-existing panels.

WOCMES-2 will also facilitate a limited number of roundtable discussions 
on the
current state of scholarship in a particular field, new work in progress,
problems connected to innovative approaches or models, or other questions of
broad general concern. Participants do not present papers, but share 
their own
views and engage their colleagues, including members of the audience, in 
an open
discussion and debate on the theme. The theme, scope and purpose of the
roundtable and the approaches of participants must be clearly defined in
outlines submitted by the organizer using Form 4. Two hours will be 
scheduled
for each roundtable. For more information, please click on Form 4 on the
navigation bar.

The maximum length for all abstracts and outlines is 400 words. English 
will be
the working language of the congress, with some French and Arabic.

The principal themes from the first WOCMES have been retained: Ancient 
Middle
East; Christian and Biblical Studies; Economics of the Middle East; 
Historical
Approaches; Islam in Past and Present; Linguistics and Literature; Media and
Cultural Studies; Migration Studies; Nationality, Identities and Ethnicity;
Normative Phenomena and Legal Research; Politics of the Middle East; Urban
Studies and Space; Water and the Environment; and Women's and Gender 
Studies.
The WOCMES-2 Secretariat expects a few additional and timely themes to 
be added
to this list before the end of 2005.

The disciplines represented at WOCMES-2 will include: anthropology; 
archaeology;
architecture/urban planning; art; cinema studies/film; communications; 
conflict
resolution; development studies; economics; education; Egyptology; 
environmental
studies; folklore; geography; history; international relations; Islamic 
studies;
journalism; law; library/museum science; language; linguistics; literature;
media studies; music; numismatics; philology; philosophy; political science;
population studies; religious studies; sociology; and women's and gender
studies.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts for pre-organized panels,
individual papers and roundtable discussions is 28 February 2006.