The University of Kurdistan-Hewler is pleased to announce the call for papers for a regional conference on the current developments in the Middle East, Iraqi Kurdistan and the Reshaping of the Middle East. The Conference will be held in Erbil, May 27-29, 2015.
Conference Themes
What is now happening in Iraq and more broadly in the Middle East, one of the world’s most unstable regions, has become a growing concern to politicians, scholars, journalists, and ordinary people. There are more factors contributing to regional instability than meets the eye. This Conference attempts to address one of them – Iraq’s federal design, its implementation and its possible collapse. The Iraqi Kurds constitute a significant force in the Middle East with a potential to considerably change the political map of the entire region. The Conference topics include:
- Federalism in Iraq
- The Kurdistan Region’s Statehood Aspirations and Its Ethno-Religious Minorities
- Oil and Independence Drive in the Kurdistan Region
- Regional Powers and the Kurdish Question
- The Kurdish Issue on the American Foreign Policy Agenda
Proposal ideas that extend beyond these thematic areas will also be considered.
Deadline for Abstract Submissions: February 28, 2015.
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