The 2022 World Cup in Qatar in Historical Perspective
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ breaks new ground—the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East, the first in a Muslim majority society, and the first to…
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Economic Migration to the United States Virtual Working Group
On October 19-20, 2020, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) held the second working group for its research initiative on Economic Migration to the US. The virtual meeting…
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Qatar’s Football Journey: From First Games on Sand to Hosting the World as Asian Champions
Qatar has no football history, or so the critics say. In this moderated lecture, Doha-born journalist and author Matthias Krug debunks that myth by telling the inside story of the country’s most…
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A New Political Strategy to Limit Climate Change
In this moderated discussion based on his latest book, Climate Change and the Nation State: The Realist Case, Anatol Lieven sets out a new political strategy to mobilize support for the…
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The Away Game: The Epic Search for Football’s Next Superstars
Reporter Sebastian Abbot discussed his critically acclaimed book, The Away Game, which tells the gripping story of a group of boys discovered in what may be the largest talent search…
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The FIFA World Cup: Football, Citizenship, and National Identity 1930-2022
Gijsbert Oonk, Director of the Sport and Nation research program at Erasmus University Rotterdam, discussed his study exploring the relationship between national belonging, acquiring citizenship, and migration. Taking high profile…
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The Gospel of Work and Money: Global Histories of Industrial Education Virtual Working Group
On March 22, 2021, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) held a virtual working group under a faculty-led research initiative on The Gospel of Work and Money: Global…
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CIRS Faculty Fellow Talk: The Amazingly Idiosyncratic History of Passports by Edward Kolla
When COVID19 hit, many inveterate travelers like myself were dazed by how quickly something we took for granted had disappeared. Gone, suddenly, was our ability to grab our passport, hop…
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Everyday Energy: Approaches to Lived Experience
The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar launched its newly-formed Energy Humanities research initiative with this webinar panel discussion titled “Everyday Energy: Approaches to Lived Experience.” The event featured three area experts in the field of Energy Humanities and was moderated by GU-Q faculty members, Victoria Googasian, Trish Kahle, and Firat…
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The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in South Asia
Agriculture is one of the most vulnerable sectors to the effects of climate change. The change in average temperature, rainfall, changes in pests and diseases, variations in the atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and ground-level ozone concentrations, as well as changes in sea level can have a direct and negative impact on food production and farming…
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The Gospel of Work and Money: Global Histories of Industrial Education Virtual Working Group II
On May 25, 2021, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University Qatar held the second virtual working group under its research initiative on The Gospel of Work and Money: Global Histories of Industrial Education. This virtual working group was the first in a series of meetings that will be held between…
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The Gospel of Work and Money: Global Histories of Industrial Education Virtual Working Group III
On June 8, 2021, the Center for International and Regional Studies convened a third virtual working group under its research initiative on The Gospel of Work and Money: Global Histories of Industrial Education. During this paper workshop two chapter contributions were presented and discussed, which received in-depth feedback from the group. Dr. Bronwen Everill, presented…