From the Organizers: Criteria: Best dissertation in global legal history Amount: $500 Deadline: June 1, 2026 The Global Dissertation Prize recognizes the best dissertation from the previous calendar year on topics centered outside the United States. Eligible dissertations must be written in English and submitted for a PhD, JSD, or equivalent doctoral degree, excluding the …
From the Organizers: Call for Papers: The Institutional Embedding of ShiÊ¿i Imams: Kinship, Caliphs, Courts and Companions (700-900) University of Leiden, 13th-15th January 2027 This conference seeks to illuminate the embedding of imams (and uncanonised candidates for imamate) as actors within their social, institutional and historical context before the canonization of an unbroken line of …
From the Organizers: The Institutional Embedding of ShiÊ¿i Imams: Kinship, Caliphs, Courts and Companions (700-900) University of Leiden, 13th-15th January 2027 This conference seeks to illuminate the embedding of imams (and uncanonised candidates for imamate) as actors within their social, institutional and historical context before the canonization of an unbroken line of Twelve imams (260/874). …
The Department of History at Colby College invites applications for a three-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle East/Islamic history beginning July 1, 2026. The annual teaching load is 4.5 courses, including a course on the history of Islam, as well as HI376 Doing History, a general methods course as part of a rotation. Although the …
From the organizers: The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) invites recent PhD graduates to submit their dissertations for consideration for its 2026 Gwenn Okruhlik Dissertation Award. AGAPS wishes to recognize exceptional achievement in research and writing. We welcome dissertations from across the disciplines and a variety of perspectives. They must primarily focus …
From the organizers: The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) invites the submission of unpublished graduate student research papers for AGAPS’ 2026 Graduate Paper Prize competition. We welcome graduate papers from across disciplines and with a variety of perspectives. They must primarily focus on the Arabian Peninsula but can be inclusive of the …
From the organizers: As part of the Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies’ (AGAPS) commitment to support graduate students, we are pleased to open applications for this year’s graduate travel fund award. If you are an MA or PhD student working on the region and your paper is accepted to the 2026 MESA conference, …
From the Organizers: CFP: Legal Research & Analysis (volume 3 issue 2,2026) About the Journal Legal Research & Analysis (ISSN: 3007-6455 (Online), 3007-6447 (Print) publishes research papers, review papers, case comments and books reviews related to all aspects of laws including but not limited to legal issues, legal systems, and the legal profession. Legal Research …
