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European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) Consortium formed by: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Government of Catalonia Barcelona City Council President: José Montilla i Aguilera, President of the Government of Catalonia Vice-Presidents: Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Jordi Hereu, Mayor of Barcelona Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira, Vice-President of the Government of Catalonia Director General: Senén Florensa Board of Trustees: Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona Cambra de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de Barcelona El Consorci. Zona Franca de Barcelona Endesa Iberia Telefónica Consell Interuniversitari de Catalunya Designed and produced by: Sintagma edicions corporatives www.edisintagma.net Printed by: Agpograf www.agpograf.cat Barcelona, July 2010 WOCMES Barcelona 2010 Program World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies Barcelona, July 19th – 24th 2010 Congrès Mondial des Études sur le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord Barcelone, du 19 au 24 Juillet 2010 Contents / Sommaire Message of Greeting from the President of the Government of Catalonia 7 Salutation de l’honorable Président de la Generalitat de Catalogne Message of welcome from the Director General of IEMed 9 Message de bienvenue du Directeur Général de l’IEMed The European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) 13 L’Institut européen de la Méditerranée (IEMed) General information 14 Informations générales WOCMES Committees 17 Comités WOCMES Calendar of Activities 23 Calendrier d’activités Program of Academic Activities 39 Programme d’activités académiques Poster Exhibition 124 Présentation d’affiches Meetings in Conjunction 126 Réunions parallèles WOCMES Book Fair 133 Foire du livre WOCMES Cultural and Social Activities 135 Activités culturelles et sociales Exhibition and Theatre / Expositions et théâtre 135 Open Air Concerts / Concerts en plein air 140 WOCMES Award / Prix WOCMES 141 Film Festival 143 Festival du cinéma List of Participants and Related Activities 154 Liste des participants et activités associées Practical Information Guide 179 Guide d’information pratique Maps 181 Cartes Message of Greeting from the President of the Government of Catalonia for the Academic Program of the WOCMES Barcelona 2010 Congress On behalf of the Government of Catalonia, I am pleased to welcome you to Barcelona, capital of studies on the Middle East and North Africa, on the occasion of WOCMES Barcelona 2010. Catalonia is known for its solid Mediterranean tradition and vocation, which has meant, among other things, a great interest in studies on the Arab and Islamic world and the Mediterranean region. This interest is for obvious reasons if we consider its geographical position as well as the role it has played in this area throughout history. This interest has contributed greatly to promoting the creation of organisations such as the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) or the large number of departments of Arab and Islamic studies in Catalan universities, leaders in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern studies, most notably the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). So it is in this context that the Government of Catalonia has supported WOCMES Barcelona 2010, organised by the IEMed and the UAB. This support has been expressed since both institutions were chosen to organise this 3rd World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, in early 2008. Therefore, after more than two years of intensive preparations, I am pleased to present a scientific programme with more than 500 academic sessions and more than 2,500 participants from 72 countries. An intensive task that, characterised by great excellence, has aimed from the outset to facilitate exchange of knowledge between researchers, strengthen networking and foster a diversity of approaches to studies on the Middle East and North Africa. I hope that your time in Catalonia and Barcelona is as pleasant as possible and that the work undertaken during WOCMES Barcelona 2010 is rewarding. José Montilla July 2010, Barcelona WOCMES 7 Salutation de l’honorable Président de La Generalitat de Catalogne pour le Programme Académique du Congrès WOCMES Barcelone 2010 Au nom du gouvernement de la Generalitat de Catalogne, je suis très heureux de vous accueillir à Barcelone, capitale des études sur le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord, à l’occasion du congrès WOCMES Barcelone 2010. La Catalogne est connue pour sa solide vocation méditerranéenne, vocation qui s’est toujours accompagnée d’un grand intérêt pour les études sur le monde arabe et islamique et la région méditerranéenne dans son ensemble. Un intérêt qui tient à des raisons évidentes liées à la position géographique de la Catalogne et au rôle qu’elle a joué dans la région tout au long de l’histoire. L’ancrage méditerranéen de la Catalogne a ainsi largement contribué à la création d’organismes comme l’Institut européen de la Méditerranée (IEMed) ou les nombreux départements d’études arabes et islamiques des universités catalanes, qui, à l’instar de l’Université autonome de Barcelone (UAB), sont à la pointe des études sur la Méditerranée et le Moyen-Orient. C’est dans ce contexte que le gouvernement de la Generalitat de Catalogne a décidé d’apporter son soutien à l’organisation du WOCMES Barcelone 2010, organisé par l’IEMed et l’UAB. Un soutien qui s’est manifesté dès le choix de la candidature de ces deux institutions pour l’organisation de cette troisième édition du Congrès Mondial des Études sur le Moyen-Orient, au début de l’année 2008. Ainsi, après plus de deux ans d’intenses préparatifs, j’ai le plaisir de vous présenter aujourd’hui un programme scientifique de plus de 500 sessions académiques, réunissant plus de 2500 participants provenant de 72 pays. Ce travail intensif, caractérisé par un haut niveau d’excellence, a eu dès le départ pour objectif de faciliter l’échange de connaissances entre les chercheurs, de renforcer le travail en réseau et de favoriser la diversité d’approches des études sur le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord. J’espère que vous passerez un séjour profitable et agréable en Catalogne et à Barcelone, et vous souhaite de fructueux travaux tout au long du WOCMES Barcelone 2010. José Montilla Barcelone, juillet 2010 8 WOCMES Message of welcome from the Director General of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) As President of WOCMES Barcelona 2010 and Director General of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), I am pleased to welcome you to this great event. Barcelona is a city open to the world with a clear orientation towards the Mediterranean, this sea that touches and gives its name to a region that we identify with and which includes this Middle East and North Africa that are the object of study of this congress. Barcelona has inherited centuries of history that fuse with our sea. And this is why, in the current context, it has also been the cradle of significant political processes which have marked the most recent decades and reveal a change in our societies. Mediterranean societies are diverse, complex and plural, but today they wish to bring together their complex historical and cultural legacy and ambitiously envisage a shared and promising future. Thus, in 1995 Barcelona hosted the birth of the Mediterranean policy of Europe and the partner countries, the so-called Barcelona Process. Re-launched today with the development of the Union for the Mediterranean and the European Neighbourhood Policy, it aspires to build a common future of prosperity shared between the two shores of the Mediterranean allowing us to overcome inequalities. Today, Barcelona symbolises this ambition. In Barcelona and many other places, we believe, as obstinate as it may seem, that this ambition is now more necessary than ever. This endeavour has always been shared by both Catalonia and Spain, the main actors in the process and catalysers throughout history of this sense of being a bridge between cultures, a symbol of the contact between the Mediterranean peoples and a nexus in the evolution of sciences, arts and beliefs. Our country’s mission as a bridge has been exemplified by historical figures such as Ramon Llull or Averroes, who between diverse cultures, making the practice of fusion into a real art. Today, centuries later, many people follow their legacy, and here, in Europe and in other friendly countries, within diverse disciplines and professional fields, they focus on the Middle East and North Africa. Academics, scholars, researchers, professors, journalists, analysts, advisors, politicians, diplomats, artists and interested members of the general public make up a corpus of knowledge undoubtedly indispensable to WOCMES Barcelona 2010. In Spain, there is a long-standing interest in the study of the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa. The links that we have historically maintained with these regions have given us great knowledge and experience that this congress will enable us to share with the world. We are proud to bring together such an important representation of the intellectual and university world interested in these issues in a distinguished academic and cultural programme that, undoubtedly, will allow us to foster a high level, impartial, informed and open dialogue based on shared values such as respect, tolerance, responsibility, coexistence and good neighbourliness. One of the main objectives of the European WOCMES 9 Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) is, in fact, to foster the production of knowledge and act as a facilitator to create outstanding events such as this congress, which will help us strengthen the links between the diverse fields of our societies. For us, it is a crucial mission: to act as a facilitator to bring about a transfer between the theoretical and practical world, between thought and the social dynamic; and to enable a confluence of dynamics that generate new drives, new synergies and strengthen lines of work between diverse disciplines, professions and study groups from different parts of the world.
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