The Centre for Islamic and Middle East Studies is an interdisciplinary research centre that aims to promote understanding of key developments within the Middle East and the Islamic world through a range of academic approaches.
Researchers
See full list of researchers at The Centre for Islamic and Middle East Studies.
Research projects
In 2016: How it felt to live in the Arab World five years after the ‘Arab Spring’
Democracy, political Islam and violence. How do these aspects relate to the realities of everyday life in the post-revolutionary Arab world?
GreenMENA: Climate Change and Energy Transition in the Middle East
GreenMENA studies the human and social factors in energy transition in the Middle East and North Africa. Which factors influence ordinary people’s perceptions of, and support for, a green shift in the MENA region?
The Jihadi Document Repository
The goal of the repository is to provide controlled access to source material in response to the growing scholarly interest in jihadism and militant islamism. The project is a collaboration between the University of Oslo and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI).
Rebel Governance in The Middle East (RebelGov)
The role of kinship groups in the sociopolitical organization of insurgent proto-states.
Events
Recent publications
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The Politics of Written Language in the Arab World - Writing Change
Sep. 5, 2017 10:28 AM
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ᵓUṣṣit il-Gumguma or 'The Story of the Skull'
Aug. 24, 2017 2:54 PM
- Turkey’s Risky Adventure in Afrin Feb. 15, 2018 5:17 PM
- (Video Podcast): Art and Political Struggle in Tunisia Nov. 25, 2017 11:25 PM
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