Dr. Joas Wagemakers

Associate Professor
Islam and Arabic
Lecturer/Researcher
Religious Studies
+31 30 253 1998
j.wagemakers@uu.nl

Activities

2022

30th Congress of the Union Européenne des Arabisants et Islamisants (UEAI)Joas Wagemakers (Organiser)
7 Jul 20229 Jul 2022
, 30th Congress of the Union Européenne des Arabisants et Islamisants (UEAI)

2020

Studium generaleJ. Wagemakers (Participant)
13 Feb 2020

2018

Making Sense of Sectarianism without Sects: Salafis Anti-Shiite Discourse in JordanJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
16 Nov 2018
, "Sectarianism in not so Sectarian Societies"
Political Salafism in Jordan and Modernist Salafi DiscourseJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
2 May 2018
, “Post Political Islam: Conditions, Contexts and Perspective”
Sectarianism in the Service of Salafism: Shiites as a Political Tool for Jordanian SalafisJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
16 Mar 2018
, “Shia and Sunni Islamism(s) in a Sectarianised New Middle East”
Developments in Salafism across the Middle East since the ‘Arab Spring’Joas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
15 Mar 2018
, “The Changing Landscapes of Salafism in the Maghreb”
Between Confrontation and Accommodation: The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood’s Divided Reponses to the ‘Arab Spring’Joas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
26 Jan 2018
, “Islamist Politics in the Middle East”

2017

Salafi Ideology and ViolenceJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
14 Nov 2017
, Countering Violent Extremism reference group meeting, Life & Peace Institute (via Skype)
Salafism ExplainedJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
10 Oct 2017
, Meeting for the school of higher officials under the Italian Presidency and the Ministers’ Council (via video link)
Salafisme versus andere stromingen in de islamJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
30 Sept 2017
, Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS) Middle East Culture Market
Verdeeldheid en afsplitsing binnen de Jordaanse Moslim BroederschapJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
29 Jun 2017
, A workshop on the Muslim Brotherhood
De salafistische citadelJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
27 Jun 2017
, Utrecht Religie Forum
The ‘Fortress Factor’: Explaining Salafism and its AppealJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
2 Feb 2017
, Public lecture given at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University
De rol van ideologie in de radicalisering van moslimsJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
28 Jan 2017
, Working conference of the Dutch Social Scientific Council (SWR) of the Royal Dutch Academy for the Sciences (KNAW)

2016

Not an Era of Change, but a Change of EraJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
2 Nov 2016
Paper title: "The Future of the Islamic State in Jordan"Joas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
27 Oct 2016
, After IS
Re-Assessing the Islamic State Group and its FuturesJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
23 Aug 2016
Jihadi-Salafi Debates on the Islamic StateJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
28 Jun 2016
, Understanding Islamist Movements
Contesting SalafismJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
28 Jun 2016
, Understanding Islamist Movements
Workshop on the Islamic StateJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
23 Jun 2016
Workshop on the Islamic StateJoas Wagemakers (Organiser)
23 Jun 2016
Salafism: A Path to or a Buffer against Radicalisation?Joas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
25 Apr 2016
, Debate on Salafism
Sectarianism, Identity, and Conflict in Islamic ContextsJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
15 Apr 2016
Religie en geweld: Hoe anders is de islam?Joas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
16 Mar 2016
, Sofie Lecture
Loyalty and Disavowal (al-wala' wa-l-bara')for the Sake of GodJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
15 Jan 2016
, Meeting on violent extremism
ZemZem: Tijdschrift over het Midden-Oosten, Noord-Afrika en islam (Journal)Joas Wagemakers (Peer reviewer)
20162017
Gorgias Press (Publisher)Joas Wagemakers (Editor)
2016 → …

2015

Moderation, Radicalisation or Both? The Trials and Tribulations of the Muslim Brotherhood in JordanJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
12 Nov 2015
"With or Without the Brothers”: Domestic, Regional, International and Transnational, State and Sub-State Political Makeovers of the Islamist Scene (2013-2015)Joas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
29 Oct 2015
, "With or Without the Brothers”: Domestic, Regional, International and Transnational, State and Sub-State Political Makeovers of the Islamist Scene (2013-2015)
The Concept of Bay‘a in the Islamic State’s IdeologyJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
12 Jun 2015
, Understanding the Islamic State
The Dynamics of Islamic PoliticsJoas Wagemakers (Organiser)
29 May 2015
Het gebruik van het klassieke bay‘a concept bij de Islamitische Staat [The Islamic State's Use of the Classical Bay'a Concept]Joas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
29 May 2015
, The Dynamics of Islamic Politics
Het kalifaat van nul tot nuJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
21 May 2015
, Moslim Studentenvereniging MSV Nijmegen
aper: "Salafi Ideas on Statebuilding Before and After the Rise of the Islamic State"Joas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
23 Jan 2015
, Islam in a Changing Middle East
aper: "Divided We Stand: Jihadi-Salafi Ideology in Jordan"Joas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
14 Jan 2015
, Understanding Extremist Ideas
ZemZem: Tijdschrift over het Midden-Oosten, Noord-Afrika en islam (Journal)Joas Wagemakers (Editor)
1 Jan 201531 Dec 2015
Parthenon (Publisher)Joas Wagemakers (Editor)
2015 → …
Modernity Contested: Grand Narratives and Critical CasesJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
2015
#ISLMSTDS (Journal)Joas Wagemakers (Editor)
2015
Hindustan Times Leadership SummitJoas Wagemakers (Invited speaker)
2015