Scientific home - Welcome to Miriam Gutekunst!

MESOPOLHIS is delighted to welcome Miriam Gutekunst from 7 to 31 October 2025. Miriam Gutekunst holds a doctorate in European ethnology (2017). She is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Cultural Analysis and European Ethnology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU). Invited by Constance De Gourcy, her work falls within the scope of Axis 2...

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AAC seminar 'Conflictuality, cooperation and the (re)composition of the State in the contemporary Mediterranean and Middle Eastern space'.

[The seminar is a continuation of the 'Experiences of violence and contemporary conflicts' seminar organised by MESOPOLHIS doctoral students in 2024-2025. It takes up and develops some of its themes, questions and results, with the agreement of its founders. Seminar organising committee: Alessandro CECCHINI, doctoral student in contemporary history...

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Accueil scientifique - Welcome to Victoria Abrahamyan!

MESOPOLHIS is delighted to welcome Victoria Abrahamyan from 1 October to 31 December 2025. Victoria Abrahamyan holds a master's degree in Middle Eastern studies and a doctorate in contemporary history. She has been a post-doctoral researcher at the Maison d'Histoire de l'Université de Genève since February 2024. Her work is linked to Axis 5, 'Violence, Crises and...

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AAC conference "Marseille, ordinary city? Urban realities and counter-hegemonic narratives" (4-6 May 2026, Marseille)

Please find below the call for papers for the conference "Marseille, ordinary city? Urban realities and counter-hegemonic narratives", organised by Mathilde Jourdam-Boutin and Dennis Rodgers. The conference will be held from 4 to 6 May 2026 in Marseille. Proposals should be sent to marseillevilleordinaire@gmail.com by Friday 31 October 2025. They must not...

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Call for Papers " Military History Consortium 3rd Annual Conference " (3-5 June 2026, Aix-en-Provence)

Military History Consortium 3rd Annual Conference Sciences Po Aix, Aix-en-Provence 3-5 June 2026 Call for Papers The Military History Consortium (MHC) will be holding its third annual conference on 3-5 June 2026 at Sciences Po Aix in Aix-en-Provence, France. The keynote lecture will be given by Professor Guillaume Piketty (Sciences Po Paris). The organising committee...

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Scientific home - Welcome to Iryna Sikorska!

MESOPOLHIS is delighted to welcome Iryna Sikorska from 1 to 28 September 2025, as part of the OPEN COST Action (www.opencostaction.eu). Iryna Sikorska holds a doctorate in public administration (2007) and sociology (2023). She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at Marioupol State University (Kiev, Ukraine). She is also the founder...

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AAC Revue internationale des études du développement, special report "L'aide internationale en " crise " ?

The International Journal of Development Studies is calling for papers for its special issue on "International Aid in Crisis", to be published in November 2026. You will find below the call for papers in French, including information on how to submit proposals. Proposals for articles (approximately 500 words) should be sent (in French, English or...

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Michel Seurat 2025 Prize: special mention for Lina Benchekor's thesis project

MESOPOLHIS congratulates Lina Benchekor, who has been awarded a special mention by the jury of the Michel Seurat Prize 2025. Her thesis, supervised by Aude Signoles (Sciences Po Aix, MESOPOLHIS) and Yasmine Berriane (ENS, Centre Maurice Halbwachs), is entitled "Contester au royaume du Maroc: devenirs révolutionnaires, trajectoires...

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AAC research seminar "International aid in "crisis"?

Please find below the call for papers for the research seminar "International aid in 'crisis'? Controversial aid policies and the reconfiguration of development struggles". The seminar will take place from May 2025, with a monthly session at the MESOPOLHIS laboratory in Aix-en-Provence, in a hybrid format. The coordinating team: Teoman...

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AAC international workshops "Rethinking the Lebanese Civil War: National Struggle, Regional Stakes, and Global Entanglements".

Please find below the call for papers for the series of two international workshops entitled 'Rethinking the Lebanese Civil War: National Struggle, Regional Stakes, and Global Entanglements', organised by Nathaniel George (SOAS, University of London - Centre for Palestine Studies), Jonathan Hassine (Sciences Po Aix - MESOPOLHIS) and Candice Raymond (CNRS - Centre d'histoire sociale des mondes...

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