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From: Ahmet Uysal <auysal at ogu.edu.tr>
Subject: Call for Papers: Arab-Turkish Congress of Social Sciences
Date: July 1, 2010


THE ARAB-TURKISH CONGRESS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (ATCOSS-2010)

“Culture and Middle Eastern Studies”
10-12 December, 2010. Ankara, Turkey


The congress aims to bring together scholars of the Middle East to
exchange ideas and findings concerning the mutual problems of the region,
and swap experiences about scientific methods and approaches within Middle
Eastern studies. This will be an excellent opportunity to explore the
varied intellectual trends across scholarly boundaries. Among the growing
trends, we will focuses on the cultural variables in understanding
political, economic, social, and historical issues. Such trends are most
important for our region since culture is essential for attaining
homogeneity and unity in the region while recognizing its diversity.
ATCOSS 2010 aims to reconsider cultural factors in relation to other
factors in attempting to build new untraditional perspectives and
approaches for Middle Eastern studies. The Congress invites the
researchers from all fields and branches of social sciences to participate
with papers in Arabic, Turkish or English. We suggest the following themes
(though not limited to):

International relations and issues.

Public policy
Society and the state

Political and economic development
Pedagogical theories and systems

Media and virtual reality studies
Comparative religion studies

Ethics of politics and economic practice
Acculturation and dialogue of civilizations

Innovation in literature and arts theory
Cross-cultures comparisons

Cities and urban transformations
Comparative history

Middle Eastern relations

Young Academics: The Congress specifically encourages young academics
interested in the regional affairs in general and the Arab-Turkish affairs
in particular. 10 young scholars (graduate students) from Arab and Turkish
sides will be completely sponsored to attend the Congress.

Important Dates:
August 10th, 2010: Abstract/proposal submission

September 1st, 2010: Notification of Acceptance
November 25th, 2010: Full papers submission

10-12 December, 2010: Congress Sessions

Attendance: All participants – except for paper presenters – will be
required to register for 50 US$ for scholars and 30 US$ for students. We
will have a limited number of funds for the scholars from developing
countries. The organizing committee will provide the participants with
administrative support in finding suitable accommodation during the
Congress.

For further details about the theoretical background, submission details
and final papers criteria, please read the Congress concept paper on the
website, www.atcoss.org or on FACEBOOK. Please send your abstract/proposal
(500 words max) to congress at atcoss. org



HEADS OF THE CONGRESS

Prof. Nadia M. Mustafa
Center for Civilization Studies, Cairo University

Prof. Yasin Aktay
Strategic Thinking Institute (SDE), Ankara




COORDINATORS

Dr. Pakinam El Sharkawy
Center for Civilization Studies, Cairo University, Egypt

Dr. Ahmet Uysal
SDE & Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey