The Tenth Mediterranean Research Meeting which will take place near Florence (Italy) on 25 –28 March 2009.
Goals of the Meeting
Reaching its tenth anniversary, the Mediterranean Research Meeting:
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Is committed to foster theoretical and empirical research and dialogue among scholars from countries across the Mediterranean and with Mediterranean issue concerns;
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Aims to enable junior scholars to meet more senior scholars in an interactive environment, and to promote further research collaboration;
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Focuses attention on legal, historical, economic and socio-political issues;
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Stresses its aim to reach as wide as possible coverage of all Mediterranean areas, with topics relating to the Middle East, North Africa, Southern and South-Eastern Europe, their mutual relationships and their relations with Europe;
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Encourages the publication and dissemination of this research in edited volumes, thematic issues of learned journals, and the Mediterranean Programme RSCAS-EUI Working Papers series.
For information on previous sessions of the Mediterranean Research Meetings, please visit the home page of the Meeting|.
Workshops
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EU Enlargement to South Eastern Europe: Its Impact On Ethnic Relations in the Region
directed by:
- Genov Nikolai, Free University Berlin, Germany
- Hristova Lidija, St.St. Cyril and Method University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
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Transitional Justice: A Solution Against Terrorism In Occupied Teritoires
directed by:
- Mehdi Zakerian, Iranian International Studies Association, Tehran, Iran
- Carmen Quesada Alcalá, Université Nationale d’Enseignement à Distance, Madrid, Espagne
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Language and Cultural Mediation in the Mediterranean, 1200-1800
directed by:
- Eric Dursteler, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA
- Natalie Rothman, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada
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Competition over resources, rural poverty and agrarian policies in MENA
directed by:
- Reem Saad, American Univeristy in Cairo, Egypt
- Habib Ayeb, University of Paris VIII / Saint-Denis, France
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Monetary Policy and Financial Markets in the Middle East and North Africa: Frameworks, Institutions and Objectives
directed by:
- David Cobham, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
- Ghassan Dibeh, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
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Religion, Law And Democracy
directed by:
- Hanna Lerner, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Mirjam Künkler, Princeton University, USA
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Social Movements in the Middle East and North Africa: Shouldn’t we go a step further?
directed by:
- Joel Beinin, American University in Cairo, Egypt and Stanford University, USA
- Frédéric Vairel , Centre d’Etudes et de Documentation Economiques, Juridiques et Sociales, Cairo, Egypt
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Constitutional and Supranational Review on Tax Legislation Across the Mediterranean
directed by:
- Yoseph Edrey, Haifa University, Israel
- Marco Greggi, University Of Ferrara, Italy
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Changing Party Political Constellations and Public Policy Reform in Southern Europe
directed by:
- Atila Eralp, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
- Dimitri Sotiropoulos, University of Athens, Greece
Organised with a contribution of the Center for European Studies - Middle East Technical University (CES-METU), Ankara, Turkey
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Spaces for Change? Decentralization, participation, and local governance in MENA
directed by:
- Sylvia I. Bergh, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Mostafa Jari, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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Law Of Water Management In The Mediterranean - Past, Present, Future
directed by:
- Slavko Bogdanovic, Business Academy, Novi Sad and University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- Lena Salame, UNESCO, Division for Water Sciences, Paris, France
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Finance And Economic Development In The Mediterranean Area: The Role Of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation
directed by:
- Giorgio Gomel, Banca d’Italia, Italy
- Simon Neaime, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Organized with a contribution of Banca d'Italia
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Business Elites and Political Activism in the Middle East and North Africa
directed by:
- Amr Hamzawy, Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut, Lebanon
- Michele Dunne, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, USA
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Workers’ Struggles and Nationalist Movements in the Arab World, 1900-present
directed by:
- Nadji Khaoua, University of Annaba, Algeria
- Elizabeth Bishop, Texas State University, San Marcos, USA
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A Colonial Sea: The Mediterranean, 1798-1956
directed by:
- Manuel Borutta, Universität zu Köln, Germany
- Athanasios Gekas, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
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Social Rights and Working Women: Examining Labour Laws, International Conventions, and Women's Economic Citizenship in the Mediterranean Region
directed by:
- Valentine Moghadam, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA
- Soukeina Bouraoui, CAWTAR, Tunis, Tunisian Republic
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Religion, culture and territory in the Mediterranean space
directed by:
- Olivier Roy, National Center for Scientific Research, France; School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, France
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Parliaments And Courtrooms In Action Around The Mediterranean
directed by:
- Dupret Baudouin, National Center for Scientific Research, ISP, France
- Boutaleb Assia, University of Paris VIII / Saint-Denis, France
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Contacts
Scientific Co-ordination
Imco Brouwer and Aleksandra Djajic-Horvath
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