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Newsletter Civil Society in West Asia-Issue 1
28/10/2009 We are pleased to present to you the first quarterly newsletter from the Knowledge Programme Civil Society in West Asia, which celebrated its first anniversary this month.CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Authoritarianisms, Regime Resilience and State-Society Relations: Comparing Political Change in Syria and Iran
Steven Heydemann (U.S. Institute for Peace and Georgetown University) and Reinoud Leenders (University of Amsterdam) are pleased to invite you to submit a proposal for writing a paper within the framework of a joint research effort on Authoritarianisms, Regime Resilience and State-Society Relations: Comparing Political Change in Syria and Iran. The paper is to be presented in a project workshop and will be considered for publication in an edited volume or a special edition of a major academi...Where is post 12 June Iran heading?
The events of the past months in Iran, unpredicted as they were, have raised many questions about the direction the Islamic Republic will take. In an attempt to create an opportunity for experts on the subject of Iran to get together and try to make sense of the situation and the possible outcomes, a seminar was held on 2 July 2009 at the University of Amsterdam. The meeting was chaired by Paul Aarts and speakers included Touraj Atabaki, Shervin Nekuee, Maaike Warnaar and Erik van Zuylen.
Iranian Civil Society Speaks - Elections turning into a Quiet Revolution
"Where is my vote?"; "I want my vote back" are slogans from Tehran streets with which we have been familiarised over the past few days. What is the role of the Iranian civil society in the current protests against election results? Read the report prepared within the framework of the Knowledge Programme Civil Society in West Asia.
Symposium 30 years Islamic Revolution of Iran-Presentation Peyman Jafari
Read the presenation of Peyman Jafari on Iranian Civil Society, held within the framework of the sympoium on 30 years of Islamic Revolution of Iran, organized on 20 February 2009 by Hivos, University of Amsterdam, International Institute of Social History (IISH), the Foundation ZemZem and The Dutch Association for the study of Middle East and Islam (MOI).
Report Symposium 30 years of Islamic Revolution of Iran
Read the report of the symposium on 30 years of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, which was organized on 20 February 2009 by Hivos, University of Amsterdam, International institute of Scoial History, the Foundation ZemZem and the Dutch Association for the study of Middle East and Islam (MOI).