Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) announces a conference on “Incitement to Genocide: Understanding Iran’s Foreign and Military Policies” to take place at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH on Nov. 7-10.

The Conference is meant to examine from a number of academic disciplinary angles the domestic and foreign policies of the current Iranian Republic, especially as these policies reflect attitudes and ideas of the “other”, whether internal or external. Proposals are encouraged from disciplines such as ethnic studies, history, political science, religious studies and sociology.

Proposals, to include a CV and an abstract of no more than 400 words, must be submitted by August 1, 2009 to:

Professor Peter J. Haas, Ph.D. Abba Hillel Silver Professor of Jewish Studies Chair, Department of Religious Studies Director, The Samuel Rosenthal Center for Judaic Studies Case Western Reserve University peter.haas@case.edu and to Professor Samuel M. Edelman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East sedelman@csuchico.edu