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University of Glasgow - Lecturer in Global Economy

12/10/2020

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Lecturer in Global Economy
University of Glasgow - School of Social and Political Sciences

Placed On:7th December 2020
Closes:10th January 2021
Job Ref:046567

College of Social Sciences
The School of Social and Political Sciences seeks to appoint a Lecturer specialising in political economy with an international dimension. Whilst this is an open search, candidates with expertise in Southern Europe, Asia or Africa are particularly encouraged to apply.

You will develop, lead and sustain research and scholarship of international standard, engaging with the research areas in Politics and International Relations and related School research themes such as inclusive economy, democracy, migration and social movements, equality, human rights and governance and media and communication. You will contribute to an excellent student experience by delivering, organising and reviewing agreed teaching, assessment and administration processes to enhance learning and teaching in the School of Social and Political Sciences. We especially encourage applications from women, disabled and ethnic minority candidates, as these groups are underrepresented in the School.

Applications are invited from candidates with a PhD [Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12] in International Relations, Politics or a closely related discipline with a growing reputation for scholarship within the subject area.

This position is open ended and full time.
Visit our website for further information on The University of Glasgow School of Social and Political Sciences: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical

Informal Enquiries should be directed to Professor Christopher Carman, Christopher.Carman@glasgow.ac.uk
It is expected that interviews will be take place in February 2021.
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Apply online at: my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=046567
Full Job Description
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Roundtable Conversation with the Co-Editors and Contributors of "A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa"

12/10/2020

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Live Event: Roundtable Conversation with the Co-Editors and Contributors of "A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa" 
Thursday, 10 December 2020 
2:00 PM EST/ 9:00 PM Beirut  
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AUTHORS
 
Joel Beinin, Kristen Alff, Max Ajl, Bassam Haddad, Zeinab Abul-Magd, Timothy Mitchell, Shana Marshall, Adam Hanieh, Aaron Jakes, Ahmad Shokr, Nida Alahmad, Muriam Haleh Davis, Ziad M. Abu-Rish, and Samia Al-Botmeh

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Joel Beinin is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, Emeritus, at Stanford University.
Bassam Haddad is Associate Professor at the Schar School for Policy and Government at George Mason University.
Sherene Seikaly is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
 ABOUT THE BOOK Available Now at Stanford University Press:
A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East and North AfricaEdited by Joel Beinin, Bassam Haddad, Sherene Seikaly
Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
 
A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa represents the first volume produced by the Political Economy Project (PEP), which was established by the Arab Studies Institute in 2015. You may find other publications, events, and resources on the Project’s website. More resources, reviews, and interviews related to this volume will appear regularly on the Political Economy Project website, Jadaliyya, and Middle East Studies Pedagogy Initiative (MESPI).



This book offers a critical engagement with the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa. Challenging conventional wisdom on the origins and contemporary dynamics of capitalism in the region, these cutting-edge essays demonstrate how critical political economy can illuminate both historical and contemporary dynamics of the region and contribute to wider political economy debates from the vantage point of the Middle East.
Leading scholars, representing several disciplines, contribute both thematic and country-specific analyses. Their writings critically examine major issues in political economy—notably, the mutual constitution of states, markets, and classes; the co-constitution of class, race, gender, and other forms of identity; varying modes of capital accumulation and the legal, political, and cultural forms of their regulation; relations among local, national, and global forms of capital, class, and culture; technopolitics; the role of war in the constitution of states and classes; and practices and cultures of domination and resistance.
Visit politicaleconomyproject.org for additional media and learning resources. Email us at info@politicaleconomyproject.org if you wish to review the book.


Reviews
"A thorough and timely collection of essays by some of the top practitioners of Middle East political economy, this book lays bare the human insecurity that is at the root of much of the discontent in the region."
—James Gelvin, University of California, Los Angeles
"This new canonical text will open pathways for research and make the job of educators infinitely easier by reasserting the enduring value of political economy. For too long scholarship has been enchanted by the shibboleths of orientalism and modernization theory—now there is a better way. A tour de force synthesis."
—Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt, California State University, Stanislaus
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Available Now at Stanford University Press: A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa

12/3/2020

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Available Now at Stanford University Press: A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa
Edited by Joel Beinin, Bassam Haddad, Sherene Seikaly
Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures

https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/42075

Stanford University Press
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NEW: Co-authored article by PESI 2019 Fellows

5/13/2020

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José Ciro Martínez and Omar Sirri, “Of Bakeries and Checkpoints: Stately Affects in Amman and Baghdad,” Environment and Planning D: Society and Space Online First (Apr 2020): 1-18.
We are excited for this co-authored article by two of our incredible PESI 2019 fellows, José Ciro Martínez and Omar Sirri. Read the related interview on Jadaliyya: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/41008
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NEW: Co-edited volume, "Palestine and Rule of Power"

1/24/2019

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According to Professor Fawaz Gerges from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Palestine and Rule of Power brings together “an impressive list of scholarly and intellectual talents”, and “offers a rich menu of food for thought.” Author Nathan Thrall describes the book as “a deep and unconventional analysis by cutting edge scholars”. Professor Virginia Tilley argues that through rigorous and bold new theorizing this book “has a place in any core library on theory of the Palestinian Israeli conflict”, and Professor Richard Falk asserts that Palestine and Rule of Power is “an extraordinary confirmation of the vitality and resilience of the Palestinian people”.

The book explores how the rule of power relates to the case of occupied Palestine, examining features of local dissent and international governance. The project considers expressions of the rule of power in two particular ways: settler colonialism and neoliberalism. As power is always accompanied by resistance, the authors engage with and explores forms of everyday resistance to the logics and regimes of neoliberal governance and settler colonialism. Read more here. 

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PESI 2019 Call for Applications

9/15/2018

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Dear Researchers,

We are writing to solicit applications from doctoral students and other researchers for our fourth Political Economy Summer Institute to be held in 6-10 June 2019 at George Mason University on the political economy of the Middle East (6 June is arrival day). The aim of the Political Economy Summer Institute (PESI) is both to provide graduate level engagement and instruction as well as to connect doctoral students and independent researchers with mid-career and senior scholars working in the field of critical political economy. The Summer Institute will consist of three main parts: (1) doctoral students presenting their research and receiving written and verbal feedback from the participants, (2) methodological and theoretical workshop sessions led by faculty scholars, and (3) small break-out group discussions that build on the faculty-led sessions.

Anyone interested in submitting an application to attend the workshop should provide the following: [If you are not a Ph.D. student, you may still apply.] 
  1. Title of your current research project.
  2. Institutional affiliation along with name and contact information for your thesis/dissertation advisor (and any additional committee members if possible).
  3. Research narrative (2500 words maximum, not including bibliography). Please lay out your primary research question, scope of your research, methodology, and where you are in the research process.
  4. Personal narrative (500 words maximum). Please explain how your attendance at the Political Economy Summer Institute can support your current research project and how you hope to benefit from participating.      
  5. Expected completion date of Ph.D., if applicable.
  6. Funding. Please indicate whether you are able to secure funding from your department or home institution.   
  7. List of any relevant publications.

Please submit all applications by 15 November 2018 to the Pedagogy Working Group at the
Political Economy Project through the following online form:
http://www.politicaleconomyproject.org/pesi-application.html

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The Pedagogy Working Group will review the applications and may request further information from potential participants. All applicants will receive notification about their applications by January 2019. Fellowships may be offered to support travel and lodging, subject to availability. Most meals will be covered for the duration of the Institute.

Pedagogy Working Group 
Political Economy Project 
PESI@PoliticalEconomyProject.org
Summer Institute Page ​
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Final group picture of the cohort
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PESI 2018 a great success

6/13/2018

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Thank you to all of the faculty and fellows who made our third annual Political Economy Summer Institute a tremendous success.  
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2018 Book Prize Competition

3/26/2018

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The Political Economy Project (PEP) is pleased to invite nominations for our 2018 Middle East Political Economy Book Prize. PEP aims to recognize and disseminate exceptional critical work on the political economy of the Middle East. While the book must have a political economy theme, we welcome nominations from across academic disciplines. Submissions will be read and judged by a committee drawn from PEP’s membership. Eligible texts must have been published in 2017 and can be either Arabic or English language. The book must make an original contribution to critical political economy research. The author(s) of the winning book will receive a prize of US$1000 and will be invited to give a talk at a PEP affiliated University. The author(s) will also be interviewed by the Arab Studies Institute’s Audio Magazine, Status/الوضع.
 
The deadline for submission is 1 June 2018.
If you intend to participate, please notify us at: 
bookprize@politicaleconomyproject.org.
 
To be considered, you must send an electronic copy of the book to bookprize@politicaleconomyproject.org or two hard copies of the text to the address below. One copy will be returned once the committee has reached a decision. 
 
Arab Studies Institute
4260 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite A6
Fairfax  VA  22030
 
 
www.PoliticalEconomyProject.org
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​2017 Middle East Political Economy Book Prize Honorees

11/20/2017

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​The Political Economy Project (PEP) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Middle East Political Economy Book Prize. With this prize, PEP aims to recognize and disseminate exceptional critical work on the political economy of the Middle East. For its inaugural award, the selection committ­ee welcomed nominations for books on political economy published between 2014-2016 from a range of publishers and across academic disciplines. After reviewing a dozen submissions, the 2017 selection committee recognizes two co-winners for their original contributions to critical political economy research:
Hanan Hammad’s Industrial Sexuality: Gender, Urbanization, and Social Transformation in Egypt (University of Texas Press)
&
Johan Mathew’s Margins of the Market: Trafficking and Capitalism across the Arabian Sea (University of California Press)

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Hanan Hammad's Industrial Sexuality: Gender, Urbanization, and Social Transformation in Egypt

Hanan Hammad's Industrial Sexuality: Gender, Urbanization, and Social Transformation in Egypt is wondrous scholarship: imaginative in its use of historical sources, textured in its presentation of these sources, sensitive in its conjugating the empirical and theoretical materials, deeply grounded in theoretical debates about work, gender, and sexuality. At the same time, it is lucidly written and immensely readable. The discussion of the ways in which men and women lived, loved, worked, had sex, and struggled politically in Mahallat al-Kubra in Egypt is informed by thoughtful and imaginative scholarship that takes seriously questions of class, gender, and sexuality. But the work is also shaped by a deep knowledge of the context of these workers' daily practices and extraordinary contestations.

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Johan Mathew's Margins of the Market: Trafficking and Capitalism Across the Arabian Sea 

Johan Mathew's Margins of the Market: Trafficking and Capitalism Across the Arabian Sea is a fascinating, immensely readable, and insightful historical account of trafficking across the Indian Ocean. The work looks at how arms, slaves, and coins were transported across the seas, and the ways in which state and imperial interception of these movements were crucial to the creation of the categories of licit and illicit as well as to the making of British imperial power overseas. In constructing his analytic narrative, Matthew makes use of a near-overwhelming number of sources, ranging in the type of documents, their languages, and their repositories. By emphasizing the entangled histories and practices that produce markets and spaces of exchange and circulation, he has contributed not just to the political economy of the Middle East, but to the historiography of capitalism more generally.

As co-winners, each author will receive 750 US dollars and will be invited to speak at a university affiliated with PEP. Each winning author will also be interviewed by PEP’s affiliate audio journal, Status/الوضع.
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Political Economy Summer Institute: Call for Letters of Interest

10/2/2017

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PESI Call for Letters of Interest

Political Economy Summer Institute: Call for Letters of Interest

Over the course of four days in June 2017, and in conjunction with the Arab Studies Institute and George Mason University, the Political Economy Project held its second Political Economy Summer Institute (PESI) at GMU. The summer institute brought together, for the second consecutive year, a diverse collection of scholars and graduate student fellows from around the world for a series of workshops on the foundational concerns of critical political economy, with special attention devoted to conducting research in the contemporary Middle East.

The institute served not only as an overview of critical debates and fundamental concepts for student participants, but also as an opportunity for faculty participants to reflect on long-running debates and acquaint themselves with emerging research agendas.

(Read full post on Jadaliyya)

Dear Researchers,

We are writing to solicit Letters of Interest (LOI) from doctoral students and other researchers for our third Political Economy Summer Institute workshop to be held in June 2018 at George Mason University on the political economy of the Middle Eas. The aim of the Political Economy Summer Institute (PESI) is both to provide graduate level engagement and instruction as well as to connect doctoral students and independent researchers with mid-career and senior scholars working in the field of critical political economy. The Summer Institute will consist of three main parts: (1) doctoral students presenting their research and receiving written and verbal feedback from the participants, (2) methodological and theoretical workshop sessions led by faculty scholars, and (3) small break-out group discussions that build on the faculty-led sessions.

Anyone interested in submitting an LOI to attend the workshop should provide the following: [If you are not a Ph.D. student, you may still apply.]
1.     Title of your current research project.
2.     Institutional affiliation along with name and contact information for your thesis/dissertation advisor (and any additional committee members if possible).
3.     Short research narrative (500 words maximum). Please lay out your primary research question, scope of your research, methodology, and where you are in the research process.
4.     Expected completion date of Ph.D., if applicable
5.     List of any relevant publications.

Please submit all LOI by the early deadline of 12 October 2017 to the Pedagogy Working Group at the Political Economy Project through the following online form:
http://www.politicaleconomyproject.org/loi-form.html

Late submissions will be reviewed through the end of October, pending available workshop spaces. The committee will review the LOI and invite selected students to submit more detailed proposals of their research to be presented at the workshop. Fellowships may be offered to support travel and lodging, subject to availability. If you have funding from your home institution to attend please indicate that on the electronic form. Most meals will be covered for the duration of the Institute.

Pedagogy Working Group
Political Economy Project
PESI@PoliticalEconomyProject.org
Summer Institute Page 

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