Universiteitstraat 8
9000 Gent
Belgium
- Research
• The pursuit of informed and rigorous inquiry into the forces shaping politics, economy, and society in the contemporary Arabo-Islamic world;
• Advancing knowledge about, and understanding of, the social and political challenges faced and posed by Muslim communities in Europe;
• Promoting scholarly publication of research related to these themes.
• The translation of specialist knowledge into policy recommendations, as well as into policy tools for governmental and non-governmental organizations;
• The design of courses and the development of educational materials for the general public.
• Promoting informed public understanding of salient issues through seminars, speaking engagements, and contributions to the media.
Current Research includes:
- Democratic transitions in the Middle East and North Africa. A comparative study of Morocco and Egypt.
- Globalism and the Problematization of Government in the MENA-region.
- The influence of transnational political mobilization on homeland conflicts.
Other themes of particular interest to MENARG affiliated researchers:
- Social movements and contentious politics (particularly Islamism);
- Conflict and political authority in the MENA-region;
- Discourses on islam worldwide and discourse analysis;
- Cities, “governance” and the politics of resistance in the MENA-region and its periphery.
The MENARG carries out research and consultancy, can act as a partner for research for NGOs, organizes seminars and lectures, informs the general public through participation in public debates and designs educational courses.