Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

Description

Within the School of Government and International Affairs, the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies is a Social Science-focused academic institute of excellence, research-led in ethos, with a track-record of internationally acclaimed research outputs across all sub-areas of its activity. Success in this respect obtains largely from the interdisciplinary nature of the Institute's activities and the fruitful interaction of political economists, political scientists, historians and Islamicists, as well as with colleagues from Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Geography, Business – all linked together by their collective focus on the study of the Middle East and the Muslim world in the widest sense.

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

1962

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University affiliation(s)

Durham University
Durham

Additional Partnerships

History department, University of Durham Russian studies, University of Durham