CFP—Third Finnish Colloquium of Middle East and North African Studies

Posted July 14, 2013

CALL FOR PAPERS: THIRD FINNISH COLLOQUIUM OF MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN STUDIES
“Concord, Conflict and Co-existence: Religion and Society in the Middle East and North Africa”
Turku, Finland, 5-7 June 2014

The Finnish Institute in the Middle East (FIME), Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History, Åbo Akademi University, and Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI) are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Third Finnish Colloquium for Middle East and North African Studies. The event will be held at the Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland, on 5–7 June 2014. The theme for the multidisciplinary conference is “Concord, Conflict and Co-existence: Religion and Society in the Middle East and North Africa”.

Proposals are encouraged to explore present and past approaches to the main theme of the conference from all fields and disciplines of the Middle East, North African and Mediterranean studies. Proposals concerning other topics and themes in the different fields of Middle East and North African Studies are also very welcome!

Abstract Submission
The deadline for submission of proposals and abstracts is 30 November 2013.
Acceptances and rejections will be notified by 30 January 2014.

Please send the title of your paper and a short abstract (max. 400 words) or suggestions for pre-organized panels as well as short biographical information to Ms. Anu Leinonen at anu.leinonen@fime.fi.

The final program of the colloquium will be published in March 2014.

The deadline for the €50 conference registration fee (€20 for students) is 28 February 2014. The payment will be made to the Foundation of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East (IBAN: FI98 8000 1870 2088 58; BIC/SWIFT: DABAFIHH.).

We hope that you will join us in Turku to discuss issues relating to religion and society in the Middle East and North Africa.

Inquiries about the colloquium: Anu Leinonen (anu.leinonen@fime.fi)