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 Scholars are invited to apply to direct a workshop focusing on political, economic or security issues of the Gulf region for the 5th Gulf Research Meeting (GRM) which will take place at the University of Cambridge from August 25 to 28, 2014.The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge (GRCC) particularly welcomes proposals for workshops covering the following topics:THE FUTURE OF YEMENSOCIAL MEDIA AND THE CHANGING CONTEXT OF POLITICS IN THE GULFFOREIGN POLICY AND THE ROLE OF THE GCC STATESGCC RELATIONS WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAREGIONAL INTEGRATION AND THE FUTURE OF THE GCCGCC-US RELATIONSUNEMPLOYMENT IN THE GCCCHALLENGES OF ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION FOR THE GULFENERGY, NUCLEAR ENERGY AND THE SHIFTING DYNAMICS OF GLOBAL OILFUTURE OF THE GULF MONARCHIESThe Call is open for all other social science subjects related to the Gulf region as well.Each workshop application should include two workshop directors who should come from different institutions. Ideally, at least one director should be based in the Gulf Region. The proposal should include a 3 to 5 page description outlining the objectives and scope of the proposed workshop, a section on how such a workshop would contribute to the expansion of Gulf Studies, and an elaboration of the kind of papers that the workshop directors would like to attract. CV's of both directors should also be submitted.The Gulf Research Meeting provides an academic environment to foster Gulf studies and to promote scholarly and academic exchange among scholars working and/or having familiarity with the Gulf region - i.e. the countries of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The Gulf Research Meeting mandate is to identify issues of importance to the Gulf region and provide a basis for academic and empirical research into those fields. Particular emphasis is given to encourage young scholars to engage in the debate and take part in research collaboration.Further informations...