• POMEPS-CIRS Politics of Sports in the Middle East Workshop

    On January 14 and 15, 2023, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar, in collaboration with the Project on Middle East Politics (POMEPS) convened a two-day closed-door workshop to explore and study the complex relationship between politics and sports in the Middle East. During the meeting invited regional and…

  • The Evolution of African Regional Organizations Working Group I

    On January 29 and 30, 2023, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University Qatar held a book manuscript workshop under its project, “The Evolution of African Regional Organizations.” Several international and regional scholars were invited to present their papers on various African Regional Organizations (ROs) operational on the African continent. During…

  • African Regionalism: Achievements, Challenges, and Prospects

    This CIRS panel offers a discussion of the history and politics of African Regional Organizations. Moderator: Lynda Iroulo (Georgetown University in Qatar) Panelists: Norman Sempiija (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University), Oheneba…

  • CURA Research Skills Workshop: Designing a Research Question

    On February 9, 2023, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) hosted a research skills workshop titled “Designing a Research Question.” The workshop was presented in collaboration with the…

  • CURA Spotlight: Kyoko Matsukawa

    Speaker: Kyoko Matsukawa (Konan University) Moderator: Aashish Karn (Georgetown University in Qatar, Class of 2023) Location: CIRS Conference Room, Georgetown University in Qatar On March 5th 2023, CIRS organized its first CURA Spotlight roundtable event of the semester with Dr. Kyoko Matsukawa, Professor in the faculty of Letters and the Director in General of the…

  • Reflections on the World Cup 2022 and the Role of Sport in Qatar’s Future Development

    In this panel, we reflect on how the World Cup impacted Qatar's politics and society and its relations with other nations in the region and internationally. We also discuss the role of sport in Qatar’s future development. Moderator: Suzi Mirgani (Center for International and Regional Studies, Georgetown University in Qatar) Panelists: Danyel Reiche (Georgetown University…

  • مجموعة العمل 1عن تاريخ العالم وممارسات الاسلاموفوبيا  08 AUG 2022 - 09 AUG 2022 17:00 - 19:30 في 8 و 9 أغسطس 2022، نظم مركز الدراسات الدولية والإقليمية أول اجتماع بحثي في ​​إطار مبادرته حول تاريخ العالم وممارسات الإسلاموفوبيا. عقد الاجتماع كحدث افتراضي عبر الإنترنت، بمشاركة علماء من مختلف المواقع الجغرافية. يهدف الاجتماع إلى مناقشة مقترحات…

  • Global Histories and Practices of Islamophobia Workshop II

    On March 12 and 13, 2023, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) organized a second research meeting under its research initiative, Global Histories and Practices of Islamophobia. The aim of the two-day meeting was to discuss and provide extensive feedback on written contributions from scholars and experts on the subject. The convened scholars…