FAS professorial-rank faculty members are invited to submit proposals for funding to organize a conference at AUB on topics in Anthropology, Economics, Education, Gender, Media Studies, Public Health, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or other related fields. The grant may potentially be used to invite speakers and discussants within and outside the AUB community. Bobst-AUB has limited funding for this opportunity, and applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Eligibility: FAS professorial-rank faculty members. Priority will be given to junior faculty and first-time applicants.
Budget: Up to $5,000
Application materials: Apply online. Please upload in PDF: 1. Proposal (1-2 pages) including abstract (no more than 200 words), the anticipated budget for air travel (if applicable), accommodation (if applicable), honoraria, and a meal event with the speaker; and 2. Information on funding source, status, and coverage amount if additional funds have been received or sought from other sources.
Application deadline: October 1; March 15
Contact: [email protected]
2024-25
- Master Peace: Lebanon's Violence and the Politics of Expertise - Book Launching Event at AUB
Nikolas Kosmatopoulos, Department of Political Studies and Public Administration
This proposal is for funding to organize a book launching event at AUB on a forthcoming book on peacemaking in Lebanon and the Middle East in spring 2025/Fall 2026. Related disciplines are: Anthropology, Media Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Peace Studies, and Middle East Studies. The book launching event will revolve around the forthcoming publication of Master Peace: Lebanon's Violence and the Politics of Expertise (University of Pennsylvania Press, December 2024). The event will include a presentation by the author and AUB faculty member Nikolas Kosmatopoulos (PSPA, SOAN, PPIA) followed by a panel discussion with renowned scholars from outside and inside the AUB community. The panel will examine the book’s themes in the context of broader conversations about war and violence, peace-making, and crisis resolution in the Middle East from a critical postcolonial perspective.