Following the success of the previous two rounds, the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Institute for Palestine Studies are pleased to invite research proposals for the third Annual Palestine Forum. The Forum will be held in late January 2025 in Qatar, with exact dates to be confirmed.
The first two rounds of the Palestine Forum were a resounding success, both in the quality of the papers presented and the volume of participation and interaction from attendees from all over the world. In the previous two rounds, around 130 peer-reviewed papers were selected from over 850 submissions. These papers were presented in themed sessions covering a wide selection of topics related to Palestine, including, but not limited to, history, international relations, the social and economic conditions of Palestinians under occupation, settler colonialism and the apartheid regime, patterns of Palestinian resistance, Zionism, national liberation movements, Palestine in Arab and international relations, and public opinion. Additionally, several symposia discussed current issues concerning the Palestine question and the current Israeli war on Gaza.
The third round seeks to create an interactive academic space for presenting new and innovative approaches and exchanging views and ideas related to the study of Palestine. It provides an opportunity for researchers who are already working on papers to present and discuss their work, and to learn about and benefit from new research trends in Palestine Studies.
Furthermore, the Forum invites researchers and those interested in studies on Palestine but who do not wish to submit research papers to attend the Forum and benefit from the presentations and discussions. Registration without submitting a research paper will open in September 2024.
The Annual Palestine Forum does not have a specific annual theme, nor will researchers be assigned papers to write. However the Arab Center and the Institute for Palestine Studies will allocate a special space for research related to Israel’s ongoing genocidal war in Gaza and its local, regional and international implications, in addition to the questions raised by this war about international law and its effectiveness, genocide, and ethnic cleansing, spatial and cultural genocide, forced displacement and refugees, resistance movements, policies of control, the role of the Palestinian national movement and political parties, global solidarity movements, media coverage of the war, reconstruction, monitoring damage of specific sectors (Health, education, etc.), the re-settlement of the Gaza Strip, the history of Gaza, the destruction of Gaza’s archive, and other related topics related to Gaza more generally.
The two institutions also encourage researchers, including junior scholars and recent PhD graduates, to submit papers on topics such as:
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and the organizing committee is open to receiving studies on other related topics.
All inquiries should be directed to annualpalestineforum@dohainstitute.org.
To submit research proposals, please fill out the online form.
Registration to attend the conference without submission will open in early September.
Date of Conference: Late January 2025
Conference venue: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Doha, Qatar.
Conference languages: Arabic and English.
For any inquiries, please contact annualpalestineforum@dohainstitute.org.