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Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert
Associate Researcher
margab@prio.fr
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
riva.kastoryano@sciencespo.fr
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
eberhard.kienle@sciencespo.fr
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
robertkluijver@gmail.com
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:
The State in Somalia : between self-governance and international order, supervised by Luis Martinez
Quentin Lacmari
PhD Candidate
quentin.lacmari@sciencespo.fr
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
stephane.lacroix@sciencespo.fr
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
hicham.lahouiri@sciencespo.fr
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
iris.lambert@sciencespo.fr
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
alix.lemoign@sciencespo.fr
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:
Système de guerre et isomorphisme : une perspective inter organisationnelle de l’incertitude dans le conflit civil en Algérie (1992 1999), supervised by Luis Martinez & Christian Olsson

Laurence Louër
Associate Professor, CERI Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs
laurence.louer@sciencespo.fr
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
elise.massicard@sciencespo.fr
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
adlene.mohammedi@gmail.com
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
mohamedamyn.nfaoui@sciencespo.fr
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
shreya.parikh@sciencespo.fr
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
chiara.ruffa@sciencespo.fr
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
petra.samaha@sciencespo.fr
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

Caroline Taïeb
Postdoctoral Researcher
caroline.taieb@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination
Geographical Area(s): Middle East, Western Europe
Country(ies): France, Israel

Alphan Telek
PhD Candidate
alphan.telek@sciencespo.fr
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
helene.thiollet@sciencespo.fr
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
virginie.troit@sciencespo.fr
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
