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What does “Middle East Studies” mean in Latin America?

A Special Issue

Authors

  • Silvia Ferabolli Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Rodrigo Amaral Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUCSP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1809-6182.2024v21n2p2-7

Keywords:

Middle East Studies, Latin America, International Relations

Abstract

Building on the extensive social, political, and economic relationships between Latin America and the Middle East, a fundamental question arises: “What does ‘Middle East Studies’ mean in Latin America?” While this may initially appear to be a bold inquiry, it should be understood metaphorically—as an invitation to explore how Latin American scholars conceptualize, interpret, and engage with the Middle East through distinct regional lenses. This question serves as the intellectual foundation of this Special Issue, which seeks to offer insight into the diverse methodological, theoretical, and empirical approaches that define Latin American research on the Middle East.

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Author Biographies

Silvia Ferabolli, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Silvia Ferabolli é Professora Adjunta no Departamento de Economia e Relações Internacionais da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), onde também coordena o Núcleo de Pesquisa sobre as Relações Internacionais do Mundo Árabe (NUPRIMA). Realizou seu Doutorado em Política e Estudos Internacionais na Escola de Estudos Orientais e Africanos da Universidade de Londres (SOAS). Foi Visiting Scholar no MacMillan Center Council on Middle East Studies da Universidade de Yale, nos Estados Unidos em 2023. Suas principais publicações incluem Arab Regionalism: a Post-Structural Perspective (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics 2014 hardcover; 2016 paperback), Relações Internacionais do Mundo Árabe (Juruá 1ed. 2009; 2ed. 2013) e Regions that matter: the Arab-South American inter-regional space (Third World Quarterly 2017). Contatos: silvia.ferabolli@ufrgs.br e silviaferabolli@gmail.com 

Rodrigo Amaral, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUCSP)

Professor do curso de Relações Internacionais da Pontifícia UNiversidade Católica de São Paulo (PUCSP). Doutorando e Mestre em Relações Internacionais pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação San Tiago Dantas (UNESP - UNICAMP - PUCSP). Pesquisador Bolsista CAPES. Graduação em Relações Internacionais na PUC-SP (2014). Membro dos Grupos de Pesquisa -Grupo de Estudos sobre Conflitos Internacionais (GECI) da PUCSP; Núcleo de Estudos Transnacionais de Segurança (NETS) da PUCSP; Integrante do Grupo de Trabajo: Medio Oriente y norte de Africa do Conselho Latino-Americano de Ciências Sociais (CLACSO). 

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7245-5448

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2025-03-23 — Updated on 2025-04-02

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Ferabolli, S., & Amaral, R. (2025). What does “Middle East Studies” mean in Latin America? A Special Issue. Conjuntura Internacional, 21(2), 2–7. https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1809-6182.2024v21n2p2-7 (Original work published March 23, 2025)

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Vol. 21 No. 2 (2024): CONJUNTURA INTERNACIONAL

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"What does Middle East Studies mean in Latin America?"

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