CALL FOR PAPERS | Interdisciplinary Regional Studies Conference: The Middle East

📅 May 7–8, 2026 |

📍 Bahçeşehir University – Beşiktaş South Campus

The Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences of Bahçeşehir University has chosen the Middle East as the theme for the first Interdisciplinary Regional Studies Conference.
We invite original academic studies with interdisciplinary perspectives on security, environmental vulnerabilities, gender dynamics, migration, economic-political transformations, and changing geopolitical balances in the Middle East.

Some topics that can be addressed at the conference include:
• Security, alliances, and conflict dynamics
• Climate crisis, water management, and environmental security
• Women’s studies, gender, and representation
• Migration, refugees, and border policies
• Foreign policy, state capacity, and social movements

📝 Abstract Submission is Now Open.

• 250–500 word abstract and keywords

‼️Deadline for submission: March 15, 2026

🔗Application form: https://lnkd.in/d2WDTMRH

This event aims to provide an important academic platform for discussing and enriching Middle Eastern studies with researchers from different disciplines.