Events coming

“Saharan imaginaries”, London, 4 -7 juin 2020
20 February 2020 Comments Off on “Saharan imaginaries”, London, 4 -7 juin 2020

Panel B04 at conference RAI2020: Anthropology and Geography: Dialogues Past, Present and Future : "Saharan Imaginaries: Endogenous and Exogenous Perspectives" Conference places : British Museum, SOAS, RGS (Royal Geographical Society) Convenors: Hassan Ould Moctar (SOAS, University of London) & Matthew Porges (University of St Andrews) Discussant: Dr Alice Wilson (University of Sussex) abstract: This panel...
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Enforced disappearances, mass violence and memory work (Latin America / Western Sahara), Paris Sorbonne, May 27, 2020
20 February 2020 Comments Off on Enforced disappearances, mass violence and memory work (Latin America / Western Sahara), Paris Sorbonne, May 27, 2020

OUISO, CEPED and the Hegoa Foundation organize: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Emile Durkheim amphitheater, Sorbonne, Paris a Workshop entitled “Enforced disappearances, mass violence and memory work (Latin America / Western Sahara)” The day will be structured around two lectures by Pr Carlos Martín Beristain (Professor of Psycho-Social Health, Deusto University, Spain) followed by debates with…
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Conference: “The sovereignty of the Sahrawi people over their natural resources” – 15 November 2019 – Medicis Room at the Palais du Luxembourg
15 October 2019 Comments Off on Conference: “The sovereignty of the Sahrawi people over their natural resources” – 15 November 2019 – Medicis Room at the Palais du Luxembourg

Chaired by: Mrs Christine Prunaud, Senator with the support of the Association of Friends of the Sahrawi Republic has the honour to invite you: Friday, November 15, 2019 from 1:30 pm to 6 pm Salle Médicis - Palais du Luxembourg, 15 rue de Vaugirard - 75006 Paris Theme: The sovereignty of the Sahrawi people over...
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Conference: “Western Sahara facing security challenges in the region” – Friday, June 28, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m at national council
13 June 2019 Comments Off on Conference: “Western Sahara facing security challenges in the region” – Friday, June 28, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m at national council

Conference "Western Sahara facing security challenges in the region" - Friday, June 28, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Salle Lamartine - Immeuble Jacques Chaban-Delmas - 101 rue de l'Université, Paris Chaired by: Mr Jean-Paul LECOQ, Member of Parliament, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Study Group on Western...
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Conference – ECAS2019. Africa: Connections and Disruptions Edinburgh, June 11-14 2019
12 June 2019 Comments Off on Conference – ECAS2019. Africa: Connections and Disruptions Edinburgh, June 11-14 2019

ECAS annual Conference: 12 & 13, june 2019 in Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh’s Centre of African Studies is hosting the 8th European Conference on African Studies, Europe’s largest and most international conference with an African focus. It takes place in the University's central campus from June 11-14 and is organised on behalf of the...
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International conference, University of Picardy Jules Verne (Amiens), 27-28 May 2019 : Western Sahara – News on an old issue.
17 April 2019 Comments Off on International conference, University of Picardy Jules Verne (Amiens), 27-28 May 2019 : Western Sahara – News on an old issue.

International and multidisciplinary symposium: Western Sahara - Topicality of an old question. Date: Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 May 2019 Address: Logis du Roy, Square Jules Bocquet, Amiens Scientific direction: Marjorie Beulay - University of Picardy Jules Vernes To register please contact Marjorie Beulay: marjorie.beulay@u-picardie.fr Two days of conferences, debates and round tables on different...
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Conference: 10 April 2019 from 17:30 to 19:30 – Islam, social justice and political life in the contemporary Saharan West
25 March 2019 Comments Off on Conference: 10 April 2019 from 17:30 to 19:30 – Islam, social justice and political life in the contemporary Saharan West

Conference: Islam, social justice and political life in the contemporary Western Sahara April 10, 2019 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Emile Durkheim Amphitheatre, Sorbonne, Université Paris-Descartes, 1 rue Victor Cousin 75005 Paris Visiting Professor at EHESS: Yahya El Beraa (University of Nouackchott Al-Aasriya) Securable Chair of the Institute of Islamic Studies and...
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Conference-debate, University of Angers, April 9, 2019 at 18h: Spanish-speaking Poetry of Western Sahara
21 March 2019 Comments Off on Conference-debate, University of Angers, April 9, 2019 at 18h: Spanish-speaking Poetry of Western Sahara

Saharawi poetry and exile - Otman FDILI Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2019, from 18 to 20h at the House of Research G. Tillion, Germaine Tillion amphitheater. Oral literature, as an integral part of the Saharawi culture, deals not only with poems, proverbs and music, but also with history, descontes and other artistic expressions. Poetry, the...
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Screening of Hamada, BULAC-INALCO, Paris Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 8pm
18 March 2019 Comments Off on Screening of Hamada, BULAC-INALCO, Paris Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 8pm

Screening of Eloy Domínguez Serén Hamada's new film, followed by a discussion at the Cinéma du Réel international film festival. Synopsis : With humour, vitality and offbeat scenes, Hamada paints an unusual portrait of a group of young friends living in a refugee camp in the middle of the Sahara. A minefield and the world's...
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Call for Papers : colloque CAPOLCOT II, Granada, 22-23 November 2018
11 July 2018 Comments Off on Call for Papers : colloque CAPOLCOT II, Granada, 22-23 November 2018

Causes and consequences of mutation, progression or stagnation in processes of political change and territorial conflicts are main research objects for studies on comparative politics. These questions also constitute principal theoretical and analytical challenges for area studies focused in MENA countries. These topics are currently addressed by two research projects: “Persistence of authoritarianism and political...
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