The CAIS Public Lecture Series features the research of staff, visiting fellows and research colleagues of the Centre. The series aims to present expert insight on both historical and contemporary issues pertaining to the Middle East, Central Asia and Islam covering a broad range of topics in current affairs, political science, international relations, history, sociology, languages and beyond. The CAIS Public Lectures are held regularly throughout the year. To be kept informed of the CAIS Public Lecture Series and other news or events at the Centre please email cais@anu.edu.au
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Upcoming Events
CAIS Public Lecture Series | Severing Colonial Relationality: Towards an Islamicate Theory of Autonomy and Refusal
Dr Jasmine K. Gani, Assistant Professor of International Relations Theory at the London School of Economics and Politics Science
In this paper I seek to bring to the fore the theological sources of everyday resistance in the Islamicate, focusing specifically on emancipatory…
CAIS Public Lecture Series | State Capitalism in the Arab Gulf Monarchies
Prof Matthew Gray, Professor in the School of International Liberal Studies at Waseda University
While scholars have understandably given emphasis to the role of oil and gas revenues in the political economy of the Arab Gulf monarchies — Bahrain…
CAIS Public Lecture Series | Regional Security Complex Theory and the Middle East
Prof Matthew Gray, Professor in the School of International Liberal Studies at Waseda University
This seminar will audit and discuss Barry Buzan and Ole Waever’s regional security complex theory (RSCT) as it relates to the Middle East. RSCT was…
Past Events
Panel Discussion: The Future of Palestine’s National Movement
A/Prof Ibrahim Fraihat, Dean & Associate Professor, Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar, Dr Dalal Iriqat, Assistant Professor of Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution and Strategic Planning, Arab American University, Palestine, Dr Anas Iqtait, Lecturer of Economics and Public Economics of the Middle East, Australian National University, Australia
Join us for a critical exploration of the complex challenges reshaping Palestinian society, economics, and politics. Hosted by the ANU Centre for…
Millennial Muslims and Lebanese-Australian Literature: Dr Ibrahim Abraham in Conversation with Professor Karima Laachir (CAIS Director)
Dr Ibrahim Abraham
A recent, strong wave of Lebanese-Australian literature, emerging from the western suburbs of Sydney, sheds light on the complexity and diversity of…
Unravelling the Iran Protests: People, Power, and Politics
Dr Maryam Alemzadeh, Dr James Worrall, Dr Alam Saleh
Over the past half-decade, Iran has experienced a series of nation-wide protests led by diverse segments of society. Notably, the recent Mahsa Amini…