Regional Studies
The State and Innovation in the Gulf
CIRS has undertaken a multi-year research initiative titled “The State and Innovation in the Gulf.” Our goal is to explore questions related to the topic of innovation in the Gulf region…
Research Initiatives
American Studies, Regional Studies
Transitional Justice in the Middle East
This multi-disciplinary project examines unfolding experiences of transitional justice across the Middle East in the post-uprising era. Transitional justice has received significant scholarly attention in many other parts of the world,…
Regional Studies
The Evolution of Gulf Global Cities
This research initiative examines dynamics of urban configurations in the Gulf region (the GCC, Yemen, Iraq and Iran) to understand the city as a political, cultural and social space. By…
Regional Studies
Social Currents in the Maghreb
This research initiative investigates variations in social movement mobilization in the five countries of the Maghreb before, during, and after the Arab Spring. It also examines contemporary social and cultural…
Regional Studies
Healthcare Policy and Politics in the Gulf States
CIRS launched a multi-disciplinary research initiative that explores the economic, political, and social implications of healthcare management in the region. Rapid changes to the environment and lifestyle of the Gulf over the…
American Studies, Regional Studies
World Regions: The Middle Eastern Pivot
Co-Sponsored with the Stony Brook Institute for Global Studies. A new research initiative on world regions and civilizations was jointly launched by CIRS and the Stony Brook Institute for Global Studies (SBIGS).…
American Studies, Regional Studies
The Changing Security Dynamics of the Persian Gulf
This CIRS project scrutinizes the ways in which domestic security threats in the region are evolving, and how newer challenges related to human security are being reinforced by—and in some ways actually…
Regional Studies
The Gulf Family
The purpose of this CIRS research initiative is to better understand how structural and ideational forces of change have been reflected in the everyday lives of Gulf families. Few studies have explored the challenges facing…
Regional Studies
The Digital Middle East
This research initiative will explore access to the digital realm in the Middle East, how the internet and digital ICTs are being utilized by various actors, the materiality and context in which…
Regional Studies
Youth in the Middle East
CIRS launched a multi-disciplinary research initiative in collaboration with Silatech to explore the ways in which youth manage and respond to various socio-economic and political constraints across the region. As many…
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