The Middle East in the Contemporary World Annual Report for 2011

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CMES/MECW ORGANIZATION CHART Master’s Degree Program Torsten Janson, Director of Studies Ann Kull, Program Advisor Lars-Erik Olofsson, Project Coordinator Board of CMES & MECW Robert Ryberg Catharina Raudvere, Ingmar Karlsson, Lars Bengtsson, Kenneth M Persson, Christina Johnsson, Mozghan Dorkhan, Matilda Arivdsson, Maja Kirilova Eriksson, Göran Bexell, Charlotta Liljedahl Executive Team Leif Stenberg Coordinator of MECW Director of CMES Dan-Erik Andersson Co-Director of CMES Lory Dance Co-Coordinator of MECW Steering committee of MECW Senior Researchers: Reza Arjmand (CIIMC), Ronny Berndtsson (HSIL), Abdulhadi Khalaf & Petter Pilesjö (MSM), Lory Dance (MEIS), Dalia Abdelhady (WSG) MECW Research Domains MECW 1 MECW 2 MECW 3 MECW 4 Administration Anna Hellgren, Communication Charlotta Liljedahl, Coordinator Malgorzata Luczak, Financial Officer Lars-Erik Olofsson, Project Coordinator Jaleh Taheri, Project Coordinator Erin Frazier, Project Assistant MECW 5 MECW 1 Contemporary Interpretations of Islam and Muslim Cultures (CIIMC) MECW 2 Hydropolitics, Security & International Law (HSIL) MECW 3 Migration & Spatial Mobility (MSM) MECW 4 The Middle East in Sweden (MEIS) MECW 5 Women for Sustainable Growth (WSG) 6 årsrapporten2011.indd 6 2012-08-01 11.25
Letter from the Director of CMES and Coordinator of MECW CMES Annual Report 2011 2011 was a year of historically significant events for many regions of The Middle East. It was also a memorable and productive year for the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). Among the most noteworthy events were the various uprisings in Middle Eastern nations commonly known as “The Arab Spring”. Members of the Swedish Parliament, the Swedish Ministries, Media (newspaper, radio, TV) as well as students and scholars from the Middle East, Europe, and North America kept scholars at the Center (CMES) engaged in important lectures, presentations, and debates on the historical event. It is with pleasure that I, along with the Co-Director & Co-Coordinator, and Research Domain Leaders, share with you the first Annual Report for the Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW) Strategic Research Area. This report is part of a process of development in which CMES/MECW summarizes and publicizes significant results of the annual evaluations of the MECW Strategic Research Area. I also regard the annual report as a new step in our effort to make the activities of CMES/MECW more transparent and visible. This annual report focuses upon MECW because MECW was the primary project funded during the 2011 calendar year. As our scholarly portofolio of projects and programs continues to grow, future annual reports will include new initiatives. Back in 2007, I was one of two people staffing the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. It was in 2009 that CMES received funding for MECW and during the late spring of 2010 that the Board of Directors was firmly in place. 2010 was, indeed, a productive year during which we saw the start of our international masters program and two very productive conferences concerning the developments in Syria since the current president Bashar Al-Asad took power in year 2000. 2011 was even more productive in regard to publications and media appearances. Scholars within CMES/MECW have published frequently in peer-reviewed and international publications. The so-called “Arab Spring” also made 2011 a year in which scholars from CMES/MECW have been repeatedly in national and international media. In 2011 we also initiated a reorganization of our administration – and I am certain that this work will be of importance in the upcoming years. This Annual Report provides more detailed information, so please keep on reading! Many persons made the success of 2011 possible, and I cannot name them all. However, I would like to name a few. Our CMES/MECW board of directors, and especially its chairman, Göran Bexell, has given us invaluable support and suggestions about how to develop. Vice-Chancellor Per Eriksson and Pro Vice-Chancellor Eva Åkesson have given significant support, and I appreciate their engagement in our activities. Assistant Vice Chancellor Sven Strömqvist has also given instrumental support and advice. Last but not least, I am both inspired by and grateful to the administrative staff, senior researchers, scholars, affiliates, and students of CMES/MECW who have made 2011 a productive year. Sincerely, Leif Stenberg Director, CMES, and Coordinator, MECW årsrapporten2011.indd 7 2012-08-01 11.25 7
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