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Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert

Associate Researcher

Research Interest(s): Italian politics, populism, the Left in Europe

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Sociology

Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Science, technology and power

Geographical Area(s): Global realm , Middle East, North Africa, Western Europe

Country(ies): France, Norway

Language(s): French, Norwegian, German, Arabic

Riva Kastoryano

CNRS Emeritus Research Professor

Research Interest(s): Nationalism, identity, community, minorities, diaspora

Discipline(s): Sociology

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology

Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories

Geographical Area(s): Central and Eastern Europe, Global realm , Middle East, Western Europe

Language(s): French, English, Spanish, Turkish, German

Eberhard Kienle

FNSP Emeritus Research Professor

Research Interest(s): Transformation of States and political regimes, “failed” States and “varieties” of States, political economy and political sociology of the Middle East

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, Political Sociology, Political Economy

Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy

Geographical Area(s): Middle East

Language(s): German, English, Arabic, French, Italian

Robert Kluijver

Associate Research Fellow

Research Interest(s): Self-governance, State and society in non-Western settings, transnational governance, war on terror

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Theory

Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Art, humanities, and international research, Violence, war and peace

Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia, East Africa and The Horn, Global realm , Middle East

Country(ies): Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen

Language(s): English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Russian, Persian, Arabic

Thesis topic:

Quentin Lacmari

PhD Candidate

Research Interest(s): Precarious work, moral economy, labor organisation and collective action, urban metabolism and networks

Discipline(s): Sociology

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics

Research Group(s): Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Global economy, capitalism, extraction, State, political regimes, mobilisations

Geographical Area(s): Middle East

Country(ies): Jordan

Language(s): French, English, Arabic, Persian, Spanish

Thesis topic:

Le travail en mouvement(s). Précarité, mobilité et (dé)mobilisation des livreurs de plateforme et collecteurs de déchets à Amman, supervised by Éric Verdeil & Lilian Mathieu

Stéphane Lacroix

Associate Professor

Research Interest(s): The transformations of contemporary Islam; Salafism and Islamism; The religious policies of Arab states; The transformations of authoritarianism in the Arab world.

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology

Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, State, political regimes, mobilisations

Geographical Area(s): Middle East

Country(ies): Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Language(s): English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, German

Hicham Lahouiri

PhD Candidate

Research Interest(s): israeli politics, study of political parties, local governance, development of political elites

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology

Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations

Geographical Area(s): Middle East

Country(ies): Israel

Thesis topic:

Le Likoud et les mandats locaux. Comment les mandats locaux permettent-ils l’émergence d’une nouvelle classe politique ?, supervised by Alain Dieckhoff

Iris Lambert

PhD Candidate

Research Interest(s): Ethics of political violence; Terrorist organisations and strategies of terrorism; International Relations; Data analysis

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics

Research Group(s): Violence, war and peace

Geographical Area(s): Middle East

Thesis topic:

Quelle que fut la part du feu : des FARC-EP au PKK, portrait d'une normativité rebelle, supervised by Ariel Colonomos

Alix Le Moign

Associate Research Fellow

Research Interest(s): Migrations, International Organizations, multilateralism, change, civil society, NGOs

Discipline(s): Political Science, Sociology

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology

Research Group(s): Violence, war and peace

Geographical Area(s): North Africa, Middle East

Country(ies): Algeria, Lebanon

Thesis topic:

Laurence Louër

Associate Professor, CERI Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs

Research Interest(s): Shia Islam and politics, transformation of the Welfare State in the Gulf monarchies, minorities, policies of identity

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics

Research Group(s): Global economy, capitalism, extraction, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination

Geographical Area(s): Middle East

Country(ies): Bahrain

Language(s): English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hebrew, Arabic

Élise Massicard

CNRS Research Professor

Research Interest(s): Political sociology of Turkey, government intermediaries, Political territoriality

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics

Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, Science, technology and power

Geographical Area(s): Middle East

Country(ies): Turkey

Language(s): English, German, Turkish, Spanish

Adlene Mohammedi

Associated Expert

Research Interest(s): The evolution of Russian foreign policy towards the Arab world, The new political and geopolitical balances in North Africa, The crisis of the state in the Arab world, The Yemeni conflict

Discipline(s): Geography

Subdiscipline(s): International Relations

Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy

Geographical Area(s): Global realm , Middle East, North Africa, Russia

Country(ies): Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco, Russian Federation, Syria, Tunisia

Language(s): French, English, Arabic, Russian

Mohamed Amyn Nfaoui

PhD Candidate

Research Interest(s): Elections, Sufism, Arab world, Electoral culture

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): Middle East, North Africa

Country(ies): Morocco

Language(s): English, Arabic, Arabic (Moroccan)

Thesis topic:

La consolidation d'une culture électorale en contexte monarchique : imaginaires et matérialités des processus électoraux au Maroc (1997-2027), supervised by Hélène Combes

Shreya Parikh

Associate Research Fellow

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, Political Sociology

Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, State, political regimes, mobilisations

Geographical Area(s): East Africa and The Horn, West Africa, North Africa, Middle East

Country(ies): Tunisia, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire

Language(s): English, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Arabic, Arabic (Tunisian), Arabic (North Levantine), Urdu

Thesis topic:

Race and Racialization in North Africa: The case of Blackness in "Arab" Tunisia, sous la direction de Daniel Sabbagh et Charles Kurzman (Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)

Chiara Ruffa

Professor

Research Interest(s): Peacekeeping, Multilateralism, Fieldwork, Military Organizations, Norms, Cultures, Global hierarchies

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Sociology

Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Violence, war and peace

Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia, Central Africa, Middle East, West Africa, Western Europe

Country(ies): Afghanistan, Central African Republic, France, Italy, Lebanon, Mali

Language(s): French, English, German, Italian, Swedish

Petra Samaha

PhD Candidate

Research Interest(s): Public space, land, State theory

Discipline(s): Geography

Subdiscipline(s): Urban Geography, Political Theory

Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Global economy, capitalism, extraction, Environmental risks and planetary limits

Geographical Area(s): Middle East

Country(ies): Lebanon

Thesis topic:

On the Meaning of the “Public” in a Propertied Landscape: Space matters and State representations. The case of Lebanon, supervised by Eric Verdeil

Alphan Telek

PhD Candidate

Research Interest(s): Precarization, precarity, precariat, Turkey, Middle-East, populism, autocratization

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics

Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Art, humanities, and international research, Global economy, capitalism, extraction, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination

Geographical Area(s): Middle East

Country(ies): Turkey

Language(s): Turkish, French, English

Thesis topic:

Les liens entre précarisation et mobilisation en Turquie/The bonds between precarization and mobilization in Turkey, supervised by Elise Massicard

Hélène Thiollet

CNRS Junior Professor

Research Interest(s): Migration policies in the South, global governance of mobilities.

Discipline(s): Political Science, Geography

Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, International Relations

Research Group(s): Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination

Geographical Area(s): East Africa and The Horn, Global realm , Middle East

Language(s): English, Arabic, Spanish, French

Thesis topic:

Migrations et intégrations dans le Sud de la mer Rouge : migrants et réfugiés érythréens dans le monde arabe 1991-2007 sous la direction du Pr Bertrand Badie.

Virginie Troit

Associate Research Fellow

Research Interest(s): Ethics, Governance, Multilateralism, Standards, International organisations, Transnational networks, Civil society

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): International Relations

Research Group(s): Art, humanities, and international research, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Violence, war and peace

Geographical Area(s): Central Africa, East Africa and The Horn, Global realm , Middle East, West Africa

Language(s): French, English, German, Spanish, Arabic (Moroccan)

Thesis topic:

Normes humanitaires et organisations humanitaires du Sud : les enjeux de l’autorégulation. Expériences de la norme ECCO de la Fédération internationale des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge en Afrique (2009-2019), sous la direction de Frédéric Ramel