Research and Scholarship
The Center for International and Regional Studies sponsors major studies of regional and international issues, including international relations, political economy, and domestic politics of the Gulf.
Positions
Beginning in Fall 2008, CIRS will house and sponsor the research of a post-doctoral fellow and a visiting scholar working on Gulf-related issues. View the bios of the scholars selected for 2008-2009.
2008-2009 Research and Scholarship Program
As part of a comprehensive study of the international relations of the Gulf region, in June 2008 CIRS brought together a number of distinguished scholars of the Gulf to start work on an edited volume tentatively entitled The International Relations of the Gulf. The working group will meet again in January 2009 to finalize the project.In October 2008, the Center will host a panel discussion on labor conditions in the Gulf states.
2007-2008 Research and Scholarship Program
During the 2007-2008 academic year, CIRS was engaged in several major initiatives in the areas of research and scholarship. These include studies of the conditions and impact of Iraqi refugees in Syria and Jordan and conservation and industrialization in Qatar.
The October 2007 conference "America and the Middle East: The View from the Outside" was sponsored by CIRS, in conjunction with the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University's research project entitled "America’s Role in the World."
The December 2007 "Symposium on Global Development, Organizations, and Faith in the Muslim World" was co-sponsored with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, which is undertaking a multi-year research project focusing on institutions inspired by and linked to faith.
In March 2008, CIRS published an occasional paper entitled Conservation in Qatar: Impact of Increasing Industrialization by Renee Richer of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.
As a result of the April 2008 conference "Innovation in Islam," CIRS will publish a compilation of papers presented.
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Events Calendar
Upcoming CIRS Events
- Aug 24, 6pm-8pm: Distinguished Lecture Series: Rami Khoury
- Oct 14, 6pm-8pm: Faculty Distinguished Lecture: Seyyed Hossein Nasr
SFS-Qatar News
- SFS-Qatar Shares Global Classroom with Japanese Universities
Georgetown University and Polycom® Japan collaborated in live demonstrations of the Georgetown University Global Classroom as an educational video conferencing tool to universities and suppliers in Tokyo. (July 01, 2008) - Scholars discuss the Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy
John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt explain how the US Foreign Policy does not reflect the best interests of the US, Israel, and other Middle Eastern countries (June 23, 2008) - Summer Classes have Concluded at Georgetown's Qatar Campus
Students from SFS-Qatar and other Education City universities took elective courses over summer. (June 10, 2008)
