WOCMES Seville 2018 will present studies and research on subjects encompassing all fields of the social sciences, history and humanities devoted to study of the Middle East and North Africa. These studies will also cover the respective regions' impact on other parts of the world.

The conference's working languages will be English and French.

• Al-Andalus
• Ancient Middle East
• Christian Studies
• Conflict Analysis and Resolution
• Contemporary Middle East
• Cultural Studies
• Economics
• Gender Studies
• International Relations and International Law
• Islamic Studies
• Jewish Studies
• Linguistic and Literature
• Media Studies
• Medieval Studies
• Mediterranean Studies
• Migration Studies
• Nationality / Identities and Ethnicity
• Normative Phenomena and Law
• North Africa
• Politics
• Sepharad and Sephardic Diaspora
• Scientific Culture
• Translation studies
• Urban and Regional Studies
• Water, Agriculture and the Environment