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7 Nov 2025 | News
Read the latest CMES Newsletter! #55
Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications.
26 Nov 2025 | News
CMES Seminar Explores Shared Homeland Paradigm for Palestine-Israel
CMES hosted a highly topical seminar titled “It’s Time to Think About the Future of Palestine-Israel.”
26 Nov 2025 | News
Joel Abdelmoez Nails His Dissertation at Lund University
Joel W. Abdelmoez marked a major milestone in his academic journey by performing the traditional ritual known as "spikning".
24 Nov 2025 | News
Mapping Fires.
How citizen engagement and satellite data are helping researchers.
24 Nov 2025 | News
GONGOs, Zombies, and Astroturfers: Rethinking Hybrid Institutions in Autocracies through the Case of Jordanian Youth Governance.
CMES researcher Adam Almqvist, has recently published an article in The Journal of Comparative Politics.
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