World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies

Barcelona, July 19th – 24th 2010

Over 2000 researchers and experts on the Middle East, coming from a large number of universities, research centers and other organizations from all over the world, will gather in Barcelona in 2010 at the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES). The European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Government of Catalonia will organize the WOCMES Barcelona 2010, after the two successful previous editions held in Mainz – Germany in 2002 and in Amman – Jordan in 2006.

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NOW OPEN: Call for Chairs and Discussants WOCMES invites persons desiring to volunteer their services as “chair” or “discussant” of put-together panels (the panels that were assembled from individual paper submissions). If interested in participating as a panel chair or discussant, please review the list of available panels and submit the online form below until May 5th 2010. […more]

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THE CALL FOR PROPOSAL IS NOW CLOSED The revision process takes a minimum of 2 weeks. Organizers will be notified by the Scientific Secretariat once the process has been completed.
SPACE LIMITED: Vila Universitaria Residences For the Vila Universitaria residences, we recommend reserving an apartment as soon as possible. After April 24th 2010 WOCMES can no longer guarantee a availability of apartments. Please keep in mind that Barcelona is one of the very attractive tourism destinations particularly in the summer, which makes finding accommodation at late stages relatively difficult. For some suggestions by WOCMES click here.

Coming Events

International Conference on Multiculturalism and Global Community24-27/07/2010
The deadline for submission of abstracts is April 10th.
For more information please visit: http://www.icmgi.ir/

For queries please contact: conference@mcgc.ir

Mediterranean Legal Hybridity: Mixtures and Movements11-12/06/2010
Our primary theme is the legal and normative diversity of the region. We will, however, consider any proposals on the mixtures and movements of state laws and other norms. A secondary theme is the establishment of dialogue between comparative lawyers and other disciplines. Anthropologists, geographers, historians, and sociologists, among others, are encouraged to participate. All events will take place in the vicinity of Valletta, Malta’s capital. The symposium begins on the afternoon of Friday, 11 June 2010, but most papers will be presented on Saturday, 12 June 2010. An excursion into Valletta or Mdina is also being planned for Sunday, 13 June 2010. The symposium will also launch an international and interdisciplinary project on legal and normative diversity in the Mediterranean. Scholars from Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States have already committed themselves to the project. Individuals and institutions interested in the project should contact me (sean.donlan@ul.ie). Those interested in making a presentation (twenty minutes long) should email me with a short (250 word) proposal. I may also be contacted for additional information. The conference fee is €100; transportation and accommodation are not included. The symposium is being hosted by the Department of Civil Law of the Faculty of Law and the Mediterranean Institute, both of the University of Malta. It is organised in conjunction with Juris Diversitas.
Dr Seán Patrick Donlan, Lecturer in law; JD (Louisiana), PhD (TCD); Vice-President, Irish Society of Comparative Law; FG 020; University of Limerick; Limerick; 353 61 234199.

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