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Upcoming Workshops

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Past Workshops

Civil Society & Socio-Economic Development Workshop Series
March 24, 2008, 12:00PM
April 17, 2008, 12:30PM
April 24, 2008, 11:30AM
Fares Center Conference Room
Led by: Tosun Aricanli, Professor of Political Economy, Southern New Hampshire University, Fares Center Spring 2008 Visiting Scholar
This workshop series takes a critical approach to analyzing the connections between development and civil society, and evaluates the promotion of civil society in the third world today. Cultural context of the emergence of the concept of civil society will be examined, and the adequacy of the application of civil society institutions to other cultural contexts will be questioned. One of the objectives of the workshop series is to emphasize the role of the "community" in the definition of civil society. Sessions are open to all those interested who would like to explore the topic further, in conjunction with their academic work.

An Interdisciplinary Workshop for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars in South Asian Studies
April 5, 2008
Rabb Room, Lincoln-Filene Center, Tufts University
Cosponsored by the Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, History Department, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Arts and Sciences Diversity Fund
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The Future of Middle East-U.S. Relations
February 22, 2008
In collaboration with the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut
The aim of the workshop was to discuss issues that are critical to the future of the Middle East, and to plan for joint research, analysis, and public communication activities that focus on relations between the United States and the Middle East in preparation for the incoming U.S. presidential administration.

Arab-American Writing Post-9/11
April 24-25, 2004
Keynote Speaker: Naseer Aruri, Chancellor Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
Organized by Amira El-Zein, Assistant Professor of Arabic, Tufts University
Cosponsored by the Tufts University Arabic Program

Sudan at the Crossroads: Transforming Generations of Civil War into Peace and Development
March 11-12, 2004
Keynote Speaker: Charles Snyder, Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Organized jointly by students at The Fletcher School at Tufts University and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Cosponsored and Hosted by the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies
This workshop aimed to raise Sudan’s public profile, inspire innovative approaches to support the Sudanese parties, and most importantly help connect the Sudanese diaspora to the policymakers influencing the peace process. The first day emphasized the peacemaking process, while the second day focused on challenges facing the country as it works towards peace implementation. A post-workshop event brought together Boston-area members of the Sudan diaspora for a dialogue with the Ambassador of Sudan to the United States and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement’s representative to the United States.

Greek-Turkish Forum
March 29-30, 2002
This workshop consisted of a group of distinguished diplomats, journalists, and academics from Greece and Turkey, who discussed the problems of relations between their two countries. The forum privately offered unofficial advice to both governments.

Jerusalem: Conflict and Resolution
May 5-6, 2000
Tufts University European Center, Talloires, France
The symposium was designed to provide an opportunity for leading experts, scholars and practitioners to identify and explore problems and resolutions related to the final status of Jerusalem. Emphasis was placed upon a practical multi-disciplinary approach that would draw on the religious, historical, political, and demographic identity of the city to produce practical measures for solving the problems of its future. 
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