Center for International and Regional Studies

The Center for International and Regional Studies sponsors major studies of regional and international significance, including international relations, political economy, and domestic politics of the Gulf. 

Research Initiatives

2008-2009 Research and Scholarship Initiatives

• 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 entitled 'The International Relations of the Gulf.' The working group will meet again in January 2009 to finalize the project.
• As a result of the April 2008 conference "Innovation in Islam," CIRS will publish a compilation of papers presented.
• In November, the Center plans to host a panel discussion on Labor Conditions in the Gulf States.
• CIRS will continue its Occasional Paper Series in the 2008-2009 academic year with the upcoming publication of a paper by Professor Steven Wright at Qatar University focusing on perceptions of foreign policy in the Gulf region.
• CIRS welcomes its new Post Doctoral Fellow; Introducing Katja Niethammer.
  

2007-2008 Research and Scholarship Initiatives

Fellowships

Beginning in Fall 2008, CIRS sponsored the research of a Post-Doctoral Fellow and a Senior Fellow working on Gulf-related issues. View the bios of the scholars selected for 2008-2009.

Research and Scholarship Stories