- Juline Beaujouan is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow with the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform (PeaceRe... moreJuline Beaujouan is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow with the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform (PeaceRep), based at the University of Edinburgh, where she researches local conflict management and inter-communal trust-building in Iraq and Syria. Juline received her PhD from Durham University where she was awarded the al-Sabah fellowship and acted as a member of the AHRC’s Open World Research Initiative. She is the co-editor to the volume Syrian Crisis, Syrian Refugees – Voices from Jordan and Lebanon (Palgrave, 2020), and co-author of Islam, IS and the Fragmented State: The Challenges of Political Islam in the MENA Region (Routledge, 2021).edit
As the regime moves towards capturing Idlib, rivalry between Russia and Iran to control Syria is growing.
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In light of the global health crisis that erupted in December 2019 following the spread of the virus now known as COVID-19, this research was designed to gather information about the conflict-peace-COVID-19 nexus. This investigation... more
In light of the global health crisis that erupted in December 2019 following the spread of the virus now known as COVID-19, this research was designed to gather information about the conflict-peace-COVID-19 nexus. This investigation focuses on Iraq in general and Kurdistan Region-Iraq (KRI) in particular.
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This special issue of the Durham Middle East Papers has been sought as a glance at the IMEIS Annual Conference. It features the Opening Remarks by keynote speaker Dr Ipek Demir from Leicester University about the issue of diversity... more
This special issue of the Durham Middle East Papers has been sought as a glance at the IMEIS Annual Conference. It features the Opening Remarks by keynote speaker Dr Ipek Demir from Leicester University about the issue of diversity concerning knowledge production and decoloniality of this knowledge. This was followed by Matthew Hedges’s study of the role of the Circassian and Chechen minorities in the security regime of King Hussein of Jordan. Finally, Umair Jamal explored how Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy law’ undermines the countries’ religious diversity. I hope the readers of this special issue find it informative and enjoyable read and foster their interest in the Islamic World and in the activities of the IMEIS.
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Nearly four decades have passed since the establishment of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in 1981. In a deeply divided and dysfunctional region, for some it is still an anti-Arab forum that keeps Arab divisions alive, for many others... more
Nearly four decades have passed since the establishment of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in 1981. In a deeply divided and dysfunctional region, for some it is still an anti-Arab forum that keeps Arab divisions alive, for many others it is a beacon of hope for Arab integration efforts and for wider prosperity.
The contributors to this volume explore the policies and priorities of GCC states, the tensions within and across the organisation, and behavioural traits of its key actors. Several also pay close attention to the GCC’s interactions with the wider region and in particular such countries as Iran and Turkey.
The contributors to this volume explore the policies and priorities of GCC states, the tensions within and across the organisation, and behavioural traits of its key actors. Several also pay close attention to the GCC’s interactions with the wider region and in particular such countries as Iran and Turkey.
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This e-book is the fruit of the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (IMEIS) third annual conference on the theme “Identity, Legitimacy and Power in the Muslim World”. It gathers insights from academics, analysts and field... more
This e-book is the fruit of the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (IMEIS) third annual conference on the theme “Identity, Legitimacy and Power in the Muslim World”. It gathers insights from academics, analysts and field observers on these questions within a diverse set of national and cultural settings. Doing so, this volume offers a multidisciplinary overview of the current situation of the Muslim World in the context of multi-level identity contestations.
Research Interests: Legitimacy and Authority, Regional competitiveness, Middle East & North Africa, Iranian Studies, Afghanistan, and 15 morePakistan, Political Legitimacy, Saudi Arabia, Power and Legitimacy, Turkey, Islamic Studies, Women and Gender Issues in Islam, Iraq, Jordan, Gulf Cooperation Council, Muslim identity, Tunisian Revolution-Arab Spring, Boko Haram, Shia studies, and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
This edited volume investigates the political and socioeconomic impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on Lebanon and Jordan, and these countries’ mechanisms to cope with the rapid influx of refugees. The sudden population increase has... more
This edited volume investigates the political and socioeconomic impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on Lebanon and Jordan, and these countries’ mechanisms to cope with the rapid influx of refugees. The sudden population increase has resulted in severe pressures on infrastructures and services, as well as growing social tensions between the refugees and host communities. These chapters use a transdisciplinary approach to analyse the repercussions of the humanitarian tragedy at three different levels: 1) the changing governmental policies of the two countries towards the crisis; 2) the different perceptions of the Jordanian and Lebanese local communities on the Syrian refugees; and 3) the role played by NGOs and the civil society in both countries in dealing with protracted humanitarian emergencies.