someone in the list may be interested in this call
best regards
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Dr Chiara Carrozza
Department of Political Studies
University of Turin
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> Dear all,
>
> we invite the submission of papers for the panel
>
> "The territorial management of ethnic conflict in the
Middle East"
>
> organized for the next World Congress for Middle Eastern
Studies (WOCMES, Barcelona, July 19th -24th, 2010).
>
> Paper proposals (an abstract of 3-500 words) should be
emailed to
>
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>
> Below you'll find the call for papers and some useful
links to the WOCMES website; we ask you to forward this
call to those who might be interested in participating
to the panel.
>
> The deadline for the submission of the abstract is
December 15th; however, we invite you to submit your
proposals as soon as possible.
>
> If you need further information please feel free to
contact me in any moment.
>
> Best regards
> Marco Allegra
>
> Marco Allegra
> PhD, Research Fellow
> Department of Political Studies - University of Turin
> via Giolitti 33, 10123 Torino - Italy
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> (0039) 347.2320209
>
>
> **
>
> WORLD CONGRESS FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
> Barcelona, July 19th - 24th 2010
>
>
> Panel Title:
>
> "The territorial management of ethnic conflict in the
Middle East"
>
>
> Panel Chair:
>
> Marco Allegra, Research Fellow, Department of Political
Studies - University of Torino
>
>
> Discussants:
>
> Anna Casaglia, PhD candidate, Department of Sociology
and Social Research - University of Milano - Bicocca
>
> Paolo Napolitano, PhD candidate, Department of Political
Studies - University of Torino
>
>
> While ethnic conflicts have many causes and facets, the
territorial dimension represents one of the fundamental
bones of contention in these situations. Since modern
public authorities and collective decision-making
arenas are mainly defined in territorial terms, demands
by (ethnic) groups tend to focus on territorial issues
at various levels.
>
> Moreover, in situations of conflict, policies oriented
towards
> territorial regulation have huge consequences on the
worsening or resolution of the conflict itself, since
physical space is charged with meanings that reflect
power relations and becomes a tool for the construction
of collective memories and social identity.
>
> Consequently, in many situations these conflicts are
fought to
> determine the balance between the powers of a central
authority and those of a specific territorial sub-unit
(through annexation,
> partition and secession, the granting of local autonomy
or the reform of the constitutional structure of the
state, etc.). Furthermore, conflicts often arise over
the control of identifiable geographical spots on the
ground (i.e. not mobile material, strategic, symbolic or
infrastructural resources).
>
> Beside its relevance in determining the nature of the
conflict, territory represents also the arena where the
players confront each other, using territorial
strategies and policies (i.e.: gerrymandering of
jurisdictional boundaries, regulation on the movement of
people and goods, urban and development planning, etc.)
to advance their own agenda and/or promote different
outcomes.
>
> Our hypothesis is that the way conflicts relate to the
territorial dimension, and to specific areas on a given
territory, is paramount for their evolution. The
analysis of the territorial policies carried on by the
players therefore represents an interesting prism
through which we can observe the reciprocal influence
between two related dimensions: the nature of
ethnonational conflict in general and the management of
single important issues - for example policy sectors
(i.e.: the land law, or water management) and/or
geographic areas (i.e.: the "divided cities").
>
> The Middle East offers a broad range of cases of
ethnonational
> conflicts that are strictly connected with territorial
issues. We therefore invite the submission of papers
addressing the subject both through theoretical
contributions and the analysis of study cases.
>
> The range of covered by the panel includes - but is not
limited to - the conflicts in Cyprus, Palestine,
Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq. Given the panel's focus on
comparative politics, the panel especially invites the
submission of papers approaching the problem of
> territorial policies in a regional perspective; papers
comparing Middle Eastern and other experiences of
conflict are also most welcomed
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