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Amr Abdelrahim
PhD Candidate
amr.abdelrahim@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Art, humanities, and international research
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Egypt
Thesis topic:
Rhymes from the Margins : New School Rap and the Rise of Subaltern Youth’s Voices to the Center of Egyptian Popular Culture (titre provisoire), supervised by Stéphane Lacroix et Nicolas Puig

Ahmad Fahim Abdullatif
PhD Candidate
ahmadfahim.abdullatif@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Political sociology of the state, Armed forces in Afghanistan, Violence and mobilisation, Western military interventions
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Security, defence, nuclear weapons
Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia, Middle East, South Asia
Country(ies): Afghanistan
Language(s): Persian, Pashto, English, French, Turkish, Urdu, Arabic
Thesis topic:
The Afghan State and its recompositions: a socio-historical study of armed forces in Afghanistan (1880-1993), supervised by Stéphane Lacroix & Adam Baczko

Camille Abescat
Associate Research Fellow
camille.abescat@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Southern Africa, East Africa and The Horn
Country(ies): Kenya, Namibia, Uganda
Language(s): French, Spanish, Arabic
Thesis topic:
Dans la chambre du royaume : les parlementaires face à l'évolution des conditions d'exercice du métier politique en Jordanie (2016-2023), supervised by Élise Massicard & Éric Verdeil

Fariba Adelkhah
FNSP Research Professor
fariba.adelkhah@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Anthropology of mobility (migration, contraband, exile), transnational religious and commercial networks, politics, land tenure issues
Discipline(s): Political Science, Anthropology
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Afghanistan, Iran
Language(s): Persian, English, Dari (Afghan Persian)
Andrew Aguilar
Associate Research Fellow
andrew.aguilar@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Religious integration policy, Islam in Europe, Security institutions, immigration
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories
Geographical Area(s): Western Europe
Country(ies): France, United Kingdom
Thesis topic:

Claire Andrieu
Emeritus Professor
claire.andrieu@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): History and memory, Resistance, Social mouvements, World War II, Political and social History
Discipline(s): History
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics
Geographical Area(s): Central and Eastern Europe, Global realm , Western Europe
Language(s): English, German, Russian

Joel Ansah
PhD Candidate
joel.ansah@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Urban informality, social movements, mobilizations, environment, contentious politics
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): West Africa
Country(ies): Nigeria
Language(s): English
Thesis topic:
Settlements of contestations: A comparative exploration of the experiences, contestations, and mobilizations of inhabitants in flood-prone cities along the Gulf of Guinea, sous la direction/supervised by Laurent Fourchard

Julien Argoud
PhD Candidate
julien.argoud@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Religions, Ideologies, Identities, Methods, Aesthetics
Discipline(s): Political Science, Sociology
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Global realm , North Africa, Western Europe
Country(ies): France, Morocco
Language(s): French, Arabic, English
Thesis topic:
Comprendre la restructuration du champ chrétien au Maroc, supervised by Stéphane Lacroix et Philippe Portier

Prunelle Aymé
Associate Research Fellow
prunelle.ayme@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Localized analysis of politics, Public policy, Sociology of political parties, Gender, Contemporary Turkey, Social action and charity, Conservative mobilizations
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Turkey
Language(s): English, French, Turkish, Spanish
Thesis topic:
Gouverner avec les femmes, gouverner les femmes dans la Turquie de l'AKP : l'action sociale dans la ville de Gaziantep, supervised by Elise Massicard

Adam Baczko
CNRS Junior Professor
adam.baczko@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Sociology of civil wars, Taliban Courts in Afghanistan, Armed conflict in Syria, Western military interventions
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Violence, war and peace, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Global economy, capitalism, extraction
Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia, Middle East
Country(ies): Afghanistan, Syria
Language(s): French, English, Spanish, Polish

Ariane Badet
PhD Candidate
ariane.badet@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Religion, Islam, gender, discrimination, work
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination
Geographical Area(s): Western Europe
Country(ies): France
Language(s): French, English
Thesis topic:
Diversité et religion : insertion professionnelle et carrière des personnes musulmanes ou perçues comme telles en France, supervised by Daniel Sabbagh & Céline Béraud

François Bafoil
CNRS Emeritus Research Professor
francois.bafoil@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Comparative political economies, Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, Weber, Freud, Renewable energy in Europe.
Discipline(s): Sociology
Subdiscipline(s): Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Political Theory
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, Environmental risks and planetary limits, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Central and Eastern Europe
Language(s): German, English, Polish

Bayram Balci
CNRS Research Engineer, HDR
bayram.balci@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Islamism, migrations, pilgrimages, identity conflicts.
Discipline(s): Political Science, Sociology
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia, Global realm , Russia, Middle East
Country(ies): Turkey

Stéphanie Balme
FNSP Research Professor, CERI Director
stephanie.balme@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): China's Science Policies ; Science & Tech Diplomacy ; Deglobalization ; China-EU-US Relations
Discipline(s): Political Science, Law
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Science, technology and power
Geographical Area(s): East Asia
Country(ies): China
Language(s): English, Chinese, Italian

Richard Banégas
Full Professor
richard.banegas@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Citizenship, political violence, mobilizations, crises and conflicts
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Art, humanities, and international research, Science, technology and power, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Central Africa, West Africa
Language(s): English

Pablo Barnier-Khawam
Associate Research Fellow
pablo.barnierkhawam@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Right to self-determination, organization of the State, mobilization of indigenous peoples, Bolivian and Chilean political life, Latin American international relations
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Latin America and the Caribbean
Country(ies): Bolivia, Chile
Language(s): French, Spanish, English, Arabic
Thesis topic:
Guillaume Beaud
Associate Research Fellow
guillaume.beaud@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Sociologie de l’État et des administrations publiques ; Iran ; Pakistan ; Afghanistan
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Iran, Pakistan
Language(s): French, English, Persian
Thesis topic:
State bureaucracies across political transformations. Provincial and diplomatic administrations in the Islamic Republics of Iran and Pakistan, supervised by Christophe Jaffrelot and Philippe Bezès

Siham Beddoubia
Associate Researcher
siham.beddoubia@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Trade union movement. Political sociology of actors and mobilizations. Social movements in Algeria and the Maghreb.
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): North Africa
Country(ies): Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
Language(s): Arabic, French, English

Jean-Philippe Béja
CNRS Emeritus Research Professor
jeanp.beja@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Political regime, dissidence, civil society, social movements, memory
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories
Geographical Area(s): East Asia
Country(ies): China, Hong Kong
Language(s): Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish, Russian

Romain Bertrand
FNSP Research Professor
romain.bertrand@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Historiography of colonialism, global history
Discipline(s): History, Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Art, humanities, and international research
Country(ies): Indonesia
Language(s): English, Indonesian, Spanish, Dutch
