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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:

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

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

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

Laurent Bonnefoy
CNRS Junior Professor
laurent.bonnefoy@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Social movements, mobilizations and transnational religious networks
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, International Relations, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Yemen
Language(s): English, Arabic

Julie Bouchet
PhD Candidate
julie.bouchet@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): International relations, security studies, strategic studies, political philosophy and ethics, IHL, influence, foreign policy of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Language(s): French, Russian, Italian, Arabic
Thesis topic:
L’instrumentalisation des arguments éthiques à des fins stratégiques au Moyen-Orient : analyse, implications stratégiques et contre-mesures, supervised by Bayram Balci and Thierry Balzacq

Antonela Capelle-Pogacean
FNSP Junior Researcher
antonela.capellepogacean@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Social history of citizenship, nationalism, religion, historical sociology of communism
Discipline(s): Political Science, History
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, International Relations
Research Group(s): Art, humanities, and international research, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination
Geographical Area(s): Central and Eastern Europe
Country(ies): Hungary, Romania
Language(s): English, Hungarian, Romanian

Béatrice Châteauvert-Gagnon
Assistant Professor
beatrice.chateauvertgagnon@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Logics of protection, parrhesia, feminist theories, queer studies, critical security studies
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Global realm , North America
Language(s): French, Spanish, English
Maya Chehade
Associate Research Fellow
maya.chehade@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Forced migration, refugees, Middle East, entrepreneurial trajectories, international development policy
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Political Economy
Research Group(s): Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Egypt, Jordan, Syria
Language(s): Arabic, French, English, German, Spanish
Thesis topic:
“Proving oneself” : entrepreneurial trajectories of syrian refugees in Jordan and Egypt (2011-2023), supervised by Jean-Pierre Filiu

Alain Dieckhoff
CNRS Research Professor
alain.dieckhoff@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Nation, nationalism, religion, State, democracy
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, International Relations
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Palestine, Israel
Language(s): English, German, Hebrew, Italian

Katharina Egle
PhD Candidate
katharina.egle@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Politics of memory, ontological insecurity, post-colonial relations, interest groups, collective memory
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): Global realm , Western Europe, Middle East
Country(ies): France, Germany, Namibia, Algeria
Language(s): German, English, French, Spanish
Thesis topic:
Framing Ontological (In)security: The Role of Interest Groups in France and Germany's Politics of Memory, supervised by Mathias Delori

Juliette Galonnier
Assistant Professor
juliette.galonnier@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Religion, Islam, Secularism, Conversion, Qualitative Methods, International Comparison
Discipline(s): Sociology, Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination
Geographical Area(s): North America, Western Europe
Country(ies): France, United States of America
Language(s): English, French
Alexandre Gandil
Associate Research Fellow
alexandre.gandil@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Nation-state building, democratization and demilitarization, Sino-Taiwanese relations, historical and comparative political sociology
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination
Geographical Area(s): East Asia
Country(ies): Taiwan
Thesis topic:

Altay Goyushov
Visiting Scholars
altay.goyushov@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Islam, Conflicts, Nationalism, Democracy, Civil Society
Discipline(s): History
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination
Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia
Country(ies): Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, Turkey
Language(s): Azerbaijani, English, Turkish, Russian
Simon Gurtner
PhD Candidate
simon.gurtner@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Theory
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination
Geographical Area(s): Global realm
Language(s): French, German, English, Spanish
Thesis topic:
Quand la démocratie inquiète : enquête sur le désir d’ordre à l’âge de l’incertitude. Subjectivations réactionnaires et mise en crise de la vérité dans les régimes démocratiques, supervised by Astrid von Busekist

Aizaz Hussain
PhD Candidate
aizaz.hussain@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Geoeconomics, Geopolitics, Terrorism, Nationalism, Hybrid Regimes, Populism, and Non-violence.
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Global economy, capitalism, extraction, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, Art, humanities, and international research
Geographical Area(s): Global realm , South Asia
Country(ies): China, India, Pakistan, United States of America
Language(s): English, Urdu, Sindhi, Panjabi
Thesis topic:
The Impact of Chinese Geoeconomics on Ethnic Communities: A Case Study of Pakistan, supervised by Christophe Jaffrelot

Christophe Jaffrelot
CNRS Research Professor
christophe.jaffrelot@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Nationalism, religion, ethnic conflicts
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, International Relations
Research Group(s): Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): South Asia
Country(ies): India, Pakistan
