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
Book Discussion: "International Political Economy and the Global South" (2025)
Dr Zaynab El Bernoussi, Associate Professor of Political Science/Interim Chair at the Africa Institute
Dr Zaynab El Bernoussi will discuss her new co-authored book with Dr Jessie Moritz on International Political Economy and the Global South:…
CAIS Public Lecture Series | States and Social Hierarchies in Kuwait and the Arab Gulf Region
Lisa Blaydes, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University
How do autocratic regimes instrumentalize ascriptive identity to maintain political power? I argue that by enforcing status boundaries for…
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…
Past Events
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…
Türkiye after 2023: politics and international relations after the elections
Dr David Tittensor, Dr Tezcan Gümüş,, Dr. M. Murat Yurtbilir, Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne
Türkiye entered 2023, the centenary year of the Turkish Republic, with an anxiously anticipated general election. Amidst criticism of economic…
Conversation with Professor Ghassan Hage
Professor Ghassan Hage , Professor Kirin Narayan , Professor Assa Doron, Ms Lina Koleilat , Professor Karima Laachir
This panel will discuss Professor Ghassan Hage’s most recent publication The Diasporic Condition Ethnographic Explorations of the Lebanese in…