From 20 to 24 June 2022, Palazzo Paolo Prodi - Via Tommaso Gar 14, Trento
The North Africa Middle East Politics and EU Security – NAMEPES Summer School will provide its participants with a deep understanding of the relations between the MENA region and the European Union in different aspects (geopolitics, international relations, economics, law).
Most of the Middle Eastern and North African countries (MENA) have spent a period of political instability in the last two decades. The region, most related to Europe for both historical reasons and geographical proximity, is one of the most complex and conflictual regions in the world. Inter-state and civil wars, terrorism, political instability and poverty have had repercussions both within the MENA borders and in the neighbouring countries.
In addition to hosting important European trade routes, endowment in vast energy resources and the global energy supply security dependence give this region a greater strategic relevance.
The Summer School will also analyse in depth the domestic and foreign policy of the main regional players in the Middle Eastern politics by highlighting the role of institutions, civil society and political ideologies, particularly political Islam and nationalism.
Admission is reserved to:
15 students enrolled at the University of Trento
20 students enrolled at IMSISS Master's Degree
15 external candidates (students or graduates)
In order to apply, candidates need to fulfill the following eligibility requirements:
Academic background
- PhD students, MA students and graduates, preferably in Middle East Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Economics, Law, History.
- BA students are eligible only if they have completed at least one academic course in the field of Middle East Studies, or topics strictly related to this area.
- English knowledge
- English B2 level.
- Application process
The application process will be open until May 14th 2022.
Students are asked to upload the following supporting documents: a CV, a Transcript of Records, an English B2 language certification (optional) and a motivation letter, by filling in the online application.
Selection process
Eligible candidates will be selected upon evaluation of the supporting documents listed above.
The following final assignments were selected as best papers of NAMEPES Summer School 2022:
Wirmer, Allegra. “The Middle East between stasis and evolution: the case of the Islamic Republic of Iran”;
Macellari, Lorenzo. “Dancing on the Heads of Snakes: Re-Thinking State Agency in the MENA Region”;
Sip, David Marcel. "NAMEPES in 2022".
Academic Coordinators
Academic Coordinator:
Prof. Pejman Abdolmohammadi
pejman.abdolmohammadi@unitn.it
Senior Assistant Project Coordinator:
Giulia Daga, PhD Candidate; giulia.daga@unitn.it
Assistant Project Coordinator:
Claudio Christopher Passalacqua, PhD Candidate
claudio.passalacqua@unitn.it