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Strategies for Change in the Middle EastThe Policy Studies Organization (PSO) and the Wiley journal Digest of Middle East Studies (DOMES)  &#60;http://domes.uwm.edu&#62; invite you to submit a research paper to be presented at the fourth annual Middle East Dialogue 2014 focused on the theme Strategies for Change in the Middle East. The MED2014 Dialogue will be held at the historic Whittemore House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, February 27, 2014. The purpose of this annual conference is to address persistent issues, progress, challenges, conflicts and to promote dialogue about current policy concerns and to provide a civil space for discussion across the religious, socio-economic and political spectrum.The Conference Planning Committee (Chaired by Professors M. Aman and P. Rich) encourages proposals to be submitted to the  CPC before  November 30, 2013 for priority consideration, to PSO Executive Director Daniel Gutierrez-Sandoval at dgutierrezs@ipsonet.org. For more information, and to view past MED conferences programs and videos, please visit  &#60;http://www.ipsonet.org/conferences/middle-east-dialogue&#62;; or &#60;http://domes.uwm.edu&#62;; or &#60;http://membr.uwm.edu&#62; and click on MED conferences.The Policy Studies Organization publishes 18 peer-reviewed journals and several book series on a variety of subjects. PSO promotes discussion of policy concerns and further research and dissemination of policy scholarship.Please feel free to contact Whitney Shepard, Director of Development and Programs at PSO &#60;wshepard@ipsonet.org&#62; with any questions you may have re.this conference or requests for co-sponsorship of MED2014 along with the current sponsors: UWM, PSO, APUS, NCF, and others.