Area Study Center for Europe

The Area Study Centre for Europe (ASCE) (علاقائی دانش گاہ برائے یورپ) is a federally funded autonomous research institute in Karachi. Academic oversight is provided by the University of Karachi.^[1] It was established in 1975.^[2]

Area Study Centre for Europe

Established	1975
Focus	European history, literature, philosophy, politics, and the continent's relations with the rest of the world.
Address	University of Karachi
Location	Karachi , Pakistan
Coordinates	24°55′50″N 67°6′55″E
Website	http://www.asce-uok.edu.pk/

Programs

Area Study Centre for Europe offers M.S/ Ph.D. programme in European Studies. The Centre also offers certificate and diploma courses in English, French, and German.

Events

Area Study Centre for Europe (ASCE) regularly organizes international seminars, workshops and conferences on various issues concerning Europe.^[3][4] ASCE arranges an international seminar each year in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation (Germany).^[5][6][7][8]

The Centre also works with close co-operation of European Union Delegation to Pakistan.^[9] ASCE has also held several seminars and workshops with co-operation of European Union and Goethe- Institut Karachi.

Publications

The research findings of the ASCE's own research staff are regularly published in the form of books, monographs and profiles. The Centre also publishes the bi-annual Journal of European Studies,^[10] with articles on contemporary European issues and related topics.

Books

Title of Book	Author	Year
Europe and the Muslim World: Coexistence or Conflict?	Shahid M. Amin	2012
Imperatives of Globalizations: Implications for Pakistan	Dr. Mahnaz Fatima	2001
Sir Thomas Roy And The Mughal Empire	Colin Paul Mitchell[11]	2000
A Comprehensive Chronology Of Revolutionary Events in Eastern Europe And The Former Soviet Union 1989-1991	Dr. Rubab Hasan	1998
European Fine Arts and the Muslim World	Dr. Affan Seljuq	1996
Western Ethical Norms and Qur'anic Responses	Mr. Yusuf Abbas Hashmi	1994
The Soviet Role in South Asia (1969-1987)	Dr. Moonis Ahmar	1989
Superpower Rivalry in the Indian Ocean since the Withdrawal of Great Britain	Dr. Moonis Ahmar	1986

Indices

Title	Compiled by	Year
An Index of Articles in Aussen Politik 1985-1998	Aziz Ahmad & Tasneem Sultana	1999
Europe: An Index to Periodical Literature 1970-84	Shamim Zia	1985
Index to Periodical Literature 1984-86	Shamim Zia & Moonis Ahmar	1987

Profile Series

Title of Book	Author	Year
An Overview of 100 years of Norway as an Independent State (1905-2005)	Tasneem Sultana	2006
The Vicissitudes of the Palestinian Quest for Statehood and the European Union	Naveed Ahmad Tahir	2005
Indo-Russian Relations Since the Collapse of the Soviet Union	Naveed Ahmad Tahir	1999
The Expansion of the European Union: Problems & Prospects	Naveed Ahmad Tahir	1995
Muslim Rule in Spain	Dr. Affan Seljuq	1991
European Press; Tradition and Transition	M. Shamsuddin	1990
Sweden in Con-temporary World Politics	Naveed Ahmad Tahir	1990
Austria in World Affairs	Naveed Ahmad Tahir	1989
Turkey and the Super-powers	Rubab Hasan	1989
Pakistan-Italian Relations	Moonis Ahmar	1989
Finland: A Study in Neutrality	Naveed Ahmad Tahir	1987

Jean Monnet Project Papers

Title	Author	Year
The Post-September 11 Scenario And The European Union	Dr. Naveed Ahmad Tahir	2004
A Survey of EU-Pakistan Relations in the Contemporary Regional & International Setting: Political, Security, Economic and Development Aspects	Dr. Naveed Ahmad Tahir	2003
Integrationist and Cooperative Patterns in Europe and Asia	Dr. Naveed Ahmad Tahir	2002

See also

• Pakistan portal

• Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
• List of universities in Karachi
• Pakistan Educational Research Network

References

1. "Area Study Centre for Europe".
2. "Area Study Centre for Europe". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
3. Lecture on "Importance of Belgium in Europe" held at the Area Study Centre for Europe (ASCE), University of Karachi.
4. “The Issues of Religious Harmony in Europe, South Asia & Middle East”, held by Area Study Centre for Europe (ASCE), University of Karachi (KU), in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad Archived November 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
5. Events of Hanss Seidel Foundation Islamabad
6. Two-day Seminar, titled “Competing Approaches to Democratisation? Developing World and European Union in Comparison”, organised by the Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi (KU) in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad
7. Workshop held at the area study centre for Europe, university of Karachi on “the challenges for democracy in south Asia: are there lessons to be learned from Europe?” In collaboration with the Hanns Seidel foundation, Islamabad
8. Seminar, ‘The regional scenario in South Asia after the withdrawal of Nato forces from Afghanistan’ organised by the Area Study Centre for Europe in collaboration with the Hanns Siedel Foundation
9. Europe Day Celebration: Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, Organises Seminar on EU in the 21st Century: Achievements, Potential and Challenges (31/05/2013)
10. "Journal of European Studies".
11. Colin Mitchell, (Associate Professor) Director, Minor in Middle East Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada

External links

• Official website
• Official website of UoK

24.94°N 67.12°E / 24.94; 67.12