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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
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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

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
Alix Chaplain
Associate Research Fellow
alix.chaplain@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Sociology
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology
Research Group(s): Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Lebanon
Thesis topic:
La diversification des configurations de fourniture d'électricité au Liban, supervised by Eric Verdeil
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

Hugo d'Assenza-David
PhD Candidate
hugo.dassenzadavid@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Policy, Governance, Risk, Planning, State, Engineering Sciences, Cities and Territories, Anthropocene
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Public Policy
Research Group(s): Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Environmental risks and planetary limits, Science, technology and power
Geographical Area(s): Western Europe
Country(ies): France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Language(s): French, English, Spanish
Thesis topic:
Quand la matière compte : la construction du risque métabolique et la gouvernance des planifications territoriales dans les régions de Paris et Amsterdam, supervised by Eric Verdeil & Olivier Borraz

Sarah Daoud
Associate Research Fellow
sarah.daoud@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Israel/Palestine, foreign policy, peace negotiations, regionalization, Palestinian state-building
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Middle East, North Africa
Country(ies): Egypt, Palestine
Language(s): Arabic, English, German
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Fatoumata Diallo
PhD Candidate
fatoumata.diallo@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Public action, BRT, local governance, public policy transfer
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, Public Policy
Research Group(s): Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories
Geographical Area(s): Southern Africa, West Africa, Western Europe
Country(ies): France, Nigeria, South Africa
Thesis topic:
The differentiated translations of Bus Rapid Transit. A comparative examination of the implementation of a traveling policy model at the local level in Cape Town, Lagos and Greater Paris, supervised by Laurent Fourchard & Patrick Le Galès

Jérôme Doyon
Assistant Professor (CPJ)
jerome.doyon@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Authoritarian regimes, Chinese Politics, Chinese Foreign Policy
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories
Geographical Area(s): East Asia
Country(ies): China
Language(s): French, English, Chinese
Mohamed El Sayeh
Postdoctoral Researcher
mohamed.elsayeh@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories

Laurent Fourchard
FNSP Research Professor, HDR
laurent.fourchard@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Historical sociology of the state, street level bureaucracy, policing, government of urban and metropolitan areas, unionism, history and historiography of contemporary Africa.
Discipline(s): History, Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Violence, war and peace, Art, humanities, and international research
Geographical Area(s): Southern Africa, West Africa
Country(ies): Nigeria, South Africa
Language(s): English, French, Italian
Anouk Gohier
PhD Candidate
anouk.gohier@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Urban energy governance, infrastructures, transformations of socio-technical systems
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Environmental risks and planetary limits, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Science, technology and power
Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia
Country(ies): Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia
Language(s): French, English, Dutch, Russian
Thesis topic:
From Air Pollution Crises to Energy Transitions: Urban Politics and Governance in Bishkek and Ulaanbaatar, supervised by Bayram Balci

Yuyang Hong
PhD Candidate
yuyang.hong@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): China's Foreign Policy, Sino-Taiwanese Relations, Diaspora Diplomacy, Bureaucracy and Foreign Policy
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories
Geographical Area(s): East Asia
Country(ies): China, Taiwan
Language(s): Chinese, English, French, Southern Min (Taiwanese Hokkien)
Thesis topic:
Les rouages invisibles du rouleau compresseur chinois : les rôles des « bureaucrates au niveau de la rue » chinois dans la formulation et l'exécution de la politique chinoise envers Taiwan/The hidden cogs of China's powerhouse: how Chinese street-level bureaucrats in local Taiwan Affairs Office influence and execute China's policy on Taiwan, supervised by Frnaçoise Mengin & Jérôme Doyon

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

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
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

Denis Lacorne
FNSP Emeritus Research Professor
denis.lacorne@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): National identities, multiculturalism, religion and secularism, tolerance schemes
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, Political Philosophy, Political Theory
Research Group(s): Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories
Geographical Area(s): North America, Western Europe
Country(ies): United States of America
Language(s): English

Thomas Lacroix
CNRS Research Professor
thomas.lacroix@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Theories of transnationalism, its relations to state and sovereignty; Formation of a local governance of international migration through the policies of cities and city networks undertaken with the support of international organisations.
Discipline(s): Political Science, Geography
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Theory
Research Group(s): Art, humanities, and international research, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories
Geographical Area(s): North Africa, South Asia, Western Europe
Country(ies): Algeria, France, India, Morocco, United Kingdom
