THE ARAB-TURKISH CONGRESS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (ATCOSS-2010)

“Culture and Middle Eastern Studies”

10-12 December, 2010. Ankara, Turkey

The congress aims to bring together scholars of the Middle East to exchange ideas and findings concerning the mutual problems of the region, and swap experiences about scientific methods and approaches within Middle Eastern studies. This will be an excellent opportunity to explore the varied intellectual trends across scholarly boundaries. Among the growing trends, we will focuses on the cultural variables in understanding political, economic, social, and historical issues. Such trends are most important for our region since culture is essential for attaining homogeneity and unity in the region while recognizing its diversity. ATCOSS 2010 aims to reconsider cultural factors in relation to other factors in attempting to build new untraditional perspectives and approaches for Middle Eastern studies. The Congress invites the researchers from all fields and branches of social sciences to participate with papers in Arabic, Turkish or English. We suggest the following themes (though not limited to):

International relations and issues.
Public policy
Society and the state
Political and economic development
Pedagogical theories and systems
Media and virtual reality studies
Comparative religion studies
Ethics of politics and economic practice
Acculturation and dialogue of civilizations
Innovation in literature and arts theory
Cross-cultures comparisons
Cities and urban transformations
Comparative history
Middle Eastern relations

Young Academics: The Congress specifically encourages young academics interested in the regional affairs in general and the Arab-Turkish affairs in particular. 10 young scholars (graduate students) from Arab and Turkish sides will be completely sponsored to attend the Congress.

Important Dates:

August 10th, 2010: Abstract/proposal submission

September 1st, 2010: Notification of Acceptance

November 25th, 2010: Full papers submission

10-12 December, 2010: Congress Sessions

Attendance: All participants – except for paper presenters – will be required to register for 50 US$ for scholars and 30 US$ for students. We will have a limited number of funds for the scholars from developing countries. The organizing committee will provide the participants with administrative support in finding suitable accommodation during the Congress.

For further details about the theoretical background, submission details and final papers criteria, please read the Congress concept paper on the website, www.atcoss.org. Please send your abstract/proposal to congress@atcoss.org

HEADS OF THE CONGRESS

Prof. Nadia M. Mustafa
Center for Civilization Studies, Cairo University

Prof. Yasin Aktay
Strategic Thinking Institute (SDE), Ankara

COORDINATORS

Dr. Pakinam El Sharkawy
Center for Civilization Studies, Cairo University, Egypt

Dr. Ahmet Uysal
SDE & Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey