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CMESNewsletter #58March 2026 | | | | First sign of spring
- Winter aconite, (Eranthis hyemalis).
| Message from the DirectorCMES is pleased to announce a new Call for Project Proposals. We will fund 1–2 new research projects running from 2026 to 2029.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop innovative research within Middle Eastern studies in a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment. Read more and apply via our website. On 13 February, CMES organised a workshop on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Jordan. The workshop brought together researchers and practitioners to discuss inclusive economic models and their role in regional development. On 26 February, CMES hosted a well-attended seminar titled: “Yemen Between War and Peace”. Featuring Maria Louise Clausen from the Danish Institute for International Studies, the seminar brought together a full room and an engaged audience for a timely discussion on Yemen’s political trajectory and prospects for peace. CMES is now recruiting part-time student interns for Spring 2026. This is a valuable opportunity for Lund University students interested in Middle Eastern studies, research coordination, and academic outreach. Application details are available on our website.
Follow CMES on social media and visit our website to stay updated on research, events, and expert insights.
| Ronny BerndtssonCMES Director and MECW Coordinator
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Call for project proposals
CMES will fund 1-2 new research projects during 2026-2029 and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from different disciplines within Lund University.
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Read more here.
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Seminar at Centre for Advanced Middle East Studies: Yemen Between War and Peace.
The seminar featured Maria Louise Clausen from the Danish Institute for International Studies. Her talk examined how governance structures formed during ongoing conflict shape the prospects for peace in Yemen.
Read more here.
| | | | Come Work with Us! Student Internships at CMES Spring 2026.
CMES will offer several part-time internships for Lund University students during the spring of 2026. Read more and apply here.
| | | | Workshop on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Jordan.
A wide and intellectually diverse audience, including Master's and doctoral students, early career and senior academics from multiple disciplines as well as practioners and scholars affiliated with Lund University, SOAS and Brunel University London. Read more here.
| | | | 12 March - CMES Seminar: Qur’anic Gardens and Muslim Environmentalism: Religious Environmental Ethics in Practice.
Presentation by Zenia Henriksen, University of Southern Denmark. Read more here.
| | | | 26 March - CMES Seminar: The Making of Migrant Labour: Politics of Land, Displacement and Social Reproduction in Turkey.
Presentation by Sinem Kavak, LUCSUS, Lund University. Read more here.
| | | | 9 April - CMES Seminar: Challenges and Strategies for Fieldwork in Repressive and Illiberal Countries.
Presentation by Merouan Mekouar, York University, Canada. Read more here.
| | | | 16 April - CMES Seminar: Worlds of Waymaking: Viability, Orientation, and the Recalibration of Syrian Lives
Presentation by Andreas Bandak, University of Copenhagen.
Read more here.
| | | | 7 May - CMES Seminar: Jewish Settler Violence in Palestine as Israeli State Responsibility: From Attribution to Accountability under International Law
Presentation by Alice Panepinto, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast.
Read more here.
| | | | 8 May - CMES Seminar: What is going to happen in Gaza?
Cecilia Uddén, author the recent book, Allt har en smak av aska. Skräddaren i Gaza och Andra människor i en plågad region, Middle East Correspondent, Sveriges Radio. Read more here
| | | | 21 May - CMES Seminar: Idle Days and Nights: Leisure, Entertainment, and Everyday Life in Modern Iraq.
Presentation by Pelle Valentin Olsen, CMES and Department of History, Lund University. Read more here.
| | | | 21 May - CMES Seminar: Eco-Syria: Exploring Conflict-Environment Interactions for Sustainable Development and Conservation.
Presentation by Pinar Dinc, Lina Eklund, Maria Andrea Nardi, Mo Hamza, Hakim Abdi, CMES and Lund University.
Read more here.
| | | | Sudan’s internal hesitance over the GERD: policy, polarization, and national strategy
New publication in the journal Water International from CMES researcher Filippo Verre, Ronny Berndtsson & Hossein Hashemi.
Read and download here.
| | | | Looking for an Expert on the Middle East and North Africa?CMES researchers conduct research on a range of themes related to countries in the MENA region: democratization, migration and sustainable socio-economic development; environment and sustainable development; religion, identity and culture; and security and sustainable peace. To find out more, please visit our website's list of experts. | Find Out More About Middle East Research at Lund UniversityLund University conducts Middle Eastern research of international quality and with a societal relevance across and between faculties. To find out more about the Middle East research being conducted at LU in Science, Medicine, Engineering, Humanities and Theology, and Social Sciences, please visit our website. | |
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