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Tom Abram
PhD Candidate
tom.abram@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Chinese politics, science & technology, innovation, strategic thinking in China
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Science, technology and power
Geographical Area(s): East Asia
Country(ies): China
Language(s): French, English, Chinese
Thesis topic:
La politique chinoise d’attraction des talents en sciences et technologies : une approche « par les intermédiaires », supervised by Stéphanie Balme
Vera Ageeva
PhD Candidate
vera.ageeva@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Russia and China in Central Asia, Russian soft power, French soft power
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia, Russia
Country(ies): France, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Thesis topic:
Russian and Chinese grand strategies in Kazakhstan, supervised by Thierry Balzacq et Kathy Rousselet

Fanny Badache
Postdoctoral Researcher
fanny.badache@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Organisations internationales, ONU, bureaucratie, maintien de la paix, diversité
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Violence, war and peace, Art, humanities, and international research
Geographical Area(s): Central Africa, East Africa and The Horn, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, Global realm
Language(s): English, Italian, Spanish

Bertrand Badie
Emeritus Professor
bertrand.badie@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Sociology of international relations, Human rights, Multilateralism
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): Global realm
Language(s): English, Italian, Persian

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

Thierry Balzacq
Professor, Head of doctoral studies in Political Science
thierry.balzacq@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Security, Diplomacy, Multilateralism, Epistemology, Ethics
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Theory
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Security, defence, nuclear weapons
Geographical Area(s): Global realm , Western Europe
Country(ies): France
Language(s): French, 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:

Camille Bayet
Lecturer
camille.bayet@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Peacekeeping Operations, Multilateralism, Critical security studies, Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Security, defence, nuclear weapons
Language(s): French
Thesis topic:
La fabrique des opérations de maintien de la paix. Principes et pratiques légitimateurs aux Nations Unies, sous la direction de Jean-Vincent Holeindre et Julian Fernandez
Louise Beaumais
Associate Research Fellow
louise.beaumais@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Foreign policy, militaries and diplomats, quantitative data, perception, security, Arctic
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): Arctic / Antarctica
Country(ies): France, United Kingdom
Language(s): French, English, Spanish
Thesis topic:
On the use of quantitative data in foreign policy: from datafication to datafiction, supervised by Frédéric Ramel (Sciences Po - CERI) and Thomas Lindemann (Polytechnique/LinX)
Elie Beressi
PhD Candidate
elie.beressi@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Israel
Thesis topic:
Between Representation and Estrangement: a political sociology of Israel’s Foreign Service, supervised by Christian Lequesne et Yael Shomer

Didier Bigo
Emeritus Professor
didier.bigo@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Theory of international relations, sociology of mobilization, sociology of conflicts, sociology of the armed forces and of the police, surveillance, security, freedom
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Global realm
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
Salih Bora
Associate Research Fellow
salihisik.bora@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, European Union
Country(ies): France
Thesis topic:
Greatness through a European Developmental State: France’s European policy under the Macron Presidency (2017-2022), supervised by Christian Lequesne

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

Eddine Bouyahi
Associate Research Fellow
eddine.bouyahi@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, International Relations
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Southern Africa
Language(s): French, English
Thesis topic:
Incumbent Populism in Southern Africa: Race, Land, Liberation and Dominant Parties. Comparative Study of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, supervised by William Reno & Richard Banégas
Elias Brugidou
PhD Candidate
elias.brugidou@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Security and War, Expertise, The West(s), Narrations and Visualities
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Violence, war and peace, Science, technology and power, Art, humanities, and international research
Geographical Area(s): North America, Western Europe
Language(s): French, English, Spanish
Thesis topic:
Une guerre sensible ? Cadrer, connaître et combattre la « menace informationnelle » en Amérique du Nord et en Europe, supervised by Frédéric Ramel

Hisham Bustani
Postdoctoral Researcher
hisham.bustani@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Post-doctoral researcher attached to CERI with CNRS funding, in collaboration with the French Institute of the Near East.
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Theory
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Art, humanities, and international research, Global economy, capitalism, extraction, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria
Language(s): Arabic, English

David Cadier
Associate Researcher
david.cadier@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Conceptual and comparative analysis of foreign policy; sociology of foreign policy elites; populism, politicisation and polarisation; uses of the past in foreign policy; discursive approaches in international relations and in the analysis of public action; EU external action
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Russia
Country(ies): Russian Federation, France, Poland, Czechia, Ukraine
Language(s): French, English, Dutch, Czech, Italian
Thesis topic:
République tchèque : perceptions et politiques de sécurité, sous la direction de Jacques Rupnik

David Camroux
Associate Researcher
david.camroux@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Comparative regional integration (EU-Asia) : The EU as a global actor in Asia; Nationalism, ‘nation-building’, regime consolidation and regionalization in Southeast Asia; Domestic politics, religious resurgence in Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand; Migration, globalization and ‘transnationalism’ in Southeast Asia; Australia in their Asian environment
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, International Relations
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): Oceania
Country(ies): New Zealand
