University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Project Title
For the Security in Context Initiative
Date
Dec. 08, 2022
Duration
48 months
Description
Today’s changing dynamics of security and insecurity are affecting the Middle East and are under study by the region’s scholars. This grant will support the work of the Security in Context (SiC) network based at the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. SiC links university centers in the U.S. and overseas, particularly in the Arab region, to advance interdisciplinary research, pedagogy, and policy analysis on key questions related to peace and conflict, political economy, international relations, and development. It fosters comparative research and scholarly communication on the international affairs of the Arab region, focusing on the intersections of security with emerging technologies, mobility, infrastructure, climate change, and geopolitics. In complementarity to research pursued by partner nodes in the network, this SiC hub advances research and analysis on great power competition in the global South, war and institutional change, and militarism. Corporation funds will support research and mentoring activities, a speaker series, graduate student workshops, fellowships, fostering collaboration with partners in the MENA region. and an electronic magazine.
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Project Title
For the Security in Context network
Date
Mar. 04, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Today’s changing dynamics of security and insecurity are affecting the Middle East and are under study by the region’s scholars. This grant will support the work of the Security in Context (SiC) network based at the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. SiC links university centers in the U.S. and overseas, particularly in the Arab region, to advance interdisciplinary research, pedagogy, and policy analysis on key questions related to peace and conflict, political economy, international relations, and development. It fosters comparative research and scholarly communication on the international affairs of the Arab region, focusing on the intersections of security with emerging technologies, mobility, infrastructure, climate change, and geopolitics. Corporation funds will support research and mentoring activities, a speaker series, graduate student workshops, fellowships, and an electronic magazine.