Doing Fieldwork in the MENA countries

17 Maio 2022, 18:00 • Rita Sousa

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- Ethical principles and guidelines

- Main ethical challenges

- Ongoing "unresolved" questions

- In the field: peculiarity of conflict and post-conflict zones

Thematic dossier "The Middle East: local dynamics, regional actors, global challenges"

10 Maio 2022, 18:00 • Rita Sousa

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Presentation of the thematic dossier "The Middle East: local dynamics, regional actors, global challenges"(edited by Dr. Giulia Daniele and Prof. Luis Nuno Rodrigues) with the participation of the authors and Prof. Daniel Cardoso (Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa).

Migration and Refugees Studies in the Middle East and North Africa

3 Maio 2022, 18:00 • Rita Sousa

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- Dispossesion and forced migrations in the region

- Unresolved questions to understand current waves of forced displacement

- The Palestinian refugee issue

- The contemporary displacement in Libya

- The Syrian context

- And what about the role of the EU?

- Meanings and factors of "Migration and Refugees Studies"

The "Arab Spring(s)" and ongoing challenges

26 Abril 2022, 18:00 • Rita Sousa

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- Social movements: meanings, factors and questions

- Problematising the Arab Spring(s)

- Workers and their struggles: uprisings from the periphery

- Women as key players in the Arab Spring(s)

- The Arab Spring(s) in Palestine and Israel

- The Arab Spring(s) in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

- The "Israeli Spring"

- Eleven years later

Does Islam Need Reform and Muslim Women Need Saving: 9/11 20 Years Later

5 Abril 2022, 18:00 • Rita Sousa

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Lecture by Prof. Shaireen Rasheed (Long Island University)