International Conference

【need registration】Revisiting Identity Politics in Iran and Its Surrounding World in the Age of Information Warfare

Date：	2022/11/07 17:00～18:30
Place：	This conference will be held in hybrid format. (on-site and online) on-site: Shiko-kan Conference Room（1st floor), Karasuma Campus, Doshisha University 同志社大学今出川校地烏丸キャンパス志高館1F会議室 online:zoom platform
Lecture：	Dr. Seyed Ali Alavi（Lecturer, Near and Middle East Section, School of the languages, Cultures and Linguistics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London） Discussant: Hisae Nakanishi（Professor of the Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University）
Summary：
In the shadow of the War in Ukraine, Iran and its neighboring states of Iraq and Azerbaijan have faced new security challenges. Among them is the growing information warfare revolving around ethnic and religious identities, particularly in the border zones of these countries. The lecture will examine the ongoing identity politics revitalized through social media exercised by citizens. What Kurdish and Azerbaijani ethnicities matter in the border zones? What is the War in Ukraine's impact on the grassroots social movement in the region? The lecturer will answer these questions to discuss what such movements will shape geopolitical transformation in the region in the age of Information Warfare.
This conference will be held in hybrid format: online and on-site. Both require prior registration. Please apply from application form appeared on the bottom of this page. Open to public. Conducted in English, no interpretation. Organized by the Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University [科学研究費補助金　基盤研究A：ハイブリッド戦争時代における新たな安全保障学の構築 ：中東ユーラシア地域の事例から(2022～2025) 研究代表者: 中西久枝, 課題番号：22H00051] 　 Co-organized by the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Monotheistic Religions (CISMOR), Doshisha University