MECAM Papers

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MECAM

The Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) was founded in April 2020 at the University of Tunis/Tunisia as an international center for interdisciplinary research and academic exchange.

It is hosted by the University of Tunis/Tunisia and plans to develop branches in Casablanca/Morocco and Beirut/Lebanon. MECAM is the joint project initiated by a consortium of renowned North African and German research institutions.

It is coordinated by Philipps-Universität Marburg and Université de Tunis and supported by the Forum Transregionale Studien in Berlin/Germany, the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg/Germany, the University of Leipzig, Institut Tunisien des Études Stratégiques (ITES) in Tunis/Tunisia, Université de Sfax/Tunisia, as well as Université Hassan II in Casablanca/Morocco

The MECAM Papers

The MECAM Papers series offers concise and well-founded analyses of the social, cultural, and political realities of the contemporary Maghreb covering the period since approximately 2011. MECAM Papers is an online series that seeks to explore the link between multidimensional disparity and the possibilities for constructing and negotiating future models in today’s Maghreb societies. Interdisciplinary, cross-regional, and intergenerational, MECAM’s research revolves around a central theme: “Imagining Futures – Coping with Disparities.” The MECAM Papers series reaches out to a broader, interested audience, besides academia including the media, artists, the business community, as well as decision-makers, political foundations, and NGOs. This allows authors to share their research with a more diverse audience beyond expert circles. The MECAM Papers are published Open Access in three languages (English, French & Arabic) to achieve a broader reach, not least in the Global South.

In cooperation with the editor of the series — Dr. Maria Josua — the Specialized Information Service (FID) ensures, on the one hand, clear visibility through cataloguing and, on the other hand, secure long-term availabilityof the editions through storage in its subject repository MENAdoc.