Über unsere Veranstaltung

In Zukunft wird der Blog dazu dienen, einige Veranstaltungshinweise zum Thema "Arabische UmBrüche" weiterzuleiten. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei einerseits auf Veranstaltungen in Leipzig und andererseits auf internationale und nationale Konferenzen.


Die Vortragsreihe im Wintersemester 2011/12.

Jeden Mittwoch von 19.00-21.00 Uhr im Hörsaal 11, Hörsaalgebäude, Universitätsstraße 3, Leipzig.

Über die Vortragsreihe: Politische UmBrüche in der arabisch-islamischen Welt

Ausgehend von der sogenannten „Jasmin-Revolution“ in Tunesien setzte der Ruf nach Freiheit in der arabisch-islamischen Welt eine revolutionäre Dynamik in Gang: die Macht der Bevölkerungen gegen das Gewaltmonopol der Autokratien, die hierauf in unterschiedlicher Weise reagier(t)en.

Vor dem Hintergrund von Fragestellungen nach sozialen, politischen und ökonomischen Zielen und Wirkungen dieser Freiheits- und Demokratiebewegungen und der sie umgebenden Gesellschaften in der Gegenwart und Zukunft veranstaltet das Orientalische Institut der Universität Leipzig gemeinsam mit dem eurient e.V. im Wintersemester 2011/12 eine Ringvorlesung. Diese ist nicht als reine Informationsveranstaltung konzipiert, sondern soll vielmehr als Forum dienen, in dessen Rahmen namhafte ForscherInnen und NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen sowie ein interessiertes Publikum über die aktuellen Entwicklungen debattieren können.

Die Ringvorlesung war eine erfolgreiche, informative und spannende Vortragsreihe zu den aktuellen Ereignissen in der arabischen Welt.

Wir danken allen Kooperationspartnern und Förderern für die freundliche Unterstützung und nicht zuletzt den Referenten sowie dem Publikum für ihre Anregungen und die Teilnahme an den Veranstaltungen.

Samstag, 31. März 2012

Call for Papers: The Arab Revolts: Change or Continuity?

5 – 7 September, University of Brighton, UK - note: extended deadline for abstracts: Friday 27 April

The Making Democracy network, hosted by Research in Ethics and Globalisation (REG) at the University of Groningen and its international partners, invite the submission of abstracts for the above-mentioned panel.This panel will be part of the Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics (CAPPE)’s conference on Riot, Revolt and Revolution at the University of Brighton.

The general theme of the conference is the relation between social, political and economic change and forms of resistance. It investigates to what extent specific forms of resistance are necessary to inaugurate social and political change.It particularly examines those moments of historical change when existing orders are put into question. 

This panel seeks to engage the broader theme of the conference with specific reference to the Arab revolts that have spread through the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region during 2011 and are still continuing.These revolts – also often labeled the ‘Arab Spring’ – particularly challenged the dominant status quo as people took to the streets to demand dignity, freedom and social justice.They also challenged the Western perception of the region as an area of exception – as an area where the only option was either a (stable?) dictatorial ruler or radical islamists.Yet the Arab revolts have also unleashed many questions about the nature of revolt, the process of democratic and economic transition as well as prospects of change in the region, and it is those question s that this panel seeks to critically engage with through both empirical and theoretical expositions. 

Hence, focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Bahrain, but not forgetting the protest movements in Iran and Saudi Arabia, this panel invites papers that address questions such as the following:

Will the political, social and economic situation in the affected countries actually change? Or will the status quo remain intact?
Can and should the revolutionary demands be incorporated in institutional political channels? What will the effects of this be on the revolutionary demands?
What is the relation between external foreign policy (including external democracy promotion and military intervention) and internal uprisings?
Will the living conditions improve or deteriorate for the people living in these countries? What are the right social, political and economic policies?
Do the Arab revolts challenge established conceptions of citizenship, modernity, and democracy? What will be the effect on political practice and theory?
Are regimes really transformed or do they more or less remain the same? How it the transitional process handled in the region? What are the forms of transitional justice we see emerging?

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is now extended to Friday 27 April 2012.  Abstracts should be sent to reg@rug.nl .

The conference fee is £210. This includes refreshments; lunch on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; and a buffet dinner on the Thursday evening. There are a limited number of places available for graduate students and for people who have no institutional affiliation at the reduced price of £105. Please indicate if you wish to be considered for one of these places when sending your abstract.

More information on Research in Ethics and Globalisation can be found on: http://www.rug.nl/gsg/reg.

General information on the CAPPE conference can be found on: http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/research/cappe/conferences/cappe-conference-riot-revolt-revolution

Practical conference enquiries should be directed to Nicola Clewer on: nc95@brighton.ac.uk 

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