MENA YEARBOOK OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 2026
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Volume Theme
MENA at a Global Turning Point: Security, Economic Shocks, and the Future of Democracy
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Important Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 May 2026
Notification of Acceptance: 15 June 2026
Full Chapter Submission: 15 August 2026
Expected Publication: December 2026 - January 2027
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Submission Process
Scholars from all disciplines of the social sciences, political science, sociology, economics, security studies, and related fields are encouraged to contribute. Interdisciplinary and comparative approaches are particularly welcome.
Please submit your abstract (300–400 words), together with a brief biography by email to menabook@ssl-mena.org no later than 15 May 2026.
For inquiries, please contact:
Editorial Committee
Editor-in-Chief:
Zoubair Khouaja,
Social Sciences Lab MENA, Estonia
Managing Editor:
Mohamed Bataoui,
Social Sciences Lab MENA, Estonia
Scientific Committee
Abdeljabbar Arrach,
Hassan I University, Morocco
Ferdinand Eibl,
King’s College London, UK
Hadia Yahiaoui,
University of Khenchela, Algeria
Jan Claudius Völkel,
University of Ottawa, Canada
Judicaël Alladatin,
University of Montreal, Canada
Myriam Benraad,
University of Exeter, UK
Moamen Gouda,
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea
Shatha Sakher,
Ibn Khaldun Center for Studies and Research, Jordan
Yusra Alkasasbeh,
Northeastern University, United States
Editorial Associate
Camilla Brazzale,
Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Lalla Amina Drhimeur,
Lumière University Lyon 2, France
Noura Gadallah,
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar
Youssef Hatem,
Social Sciences Lab MENA, Estonia

