State, political regimes, mobilisations and revolutions: Our Faculty

PhD Candidate

Research Interest(s): Political sociology of the state, Armed forces in Afghanistan, Violence and mobilisation, Western military interventions

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics

Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations; Security, defence, nuclear weapons

Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia, Middle East, South Asia

Country(ies): Afghanistan

Language(s): Persian, Pashto, English, French, Turkish, Urdu, Arabic

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Associate Research Fellow

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology

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

Geographical Area(s): North Africa, Middle East

Country(ies): Jordan, Tunisia

Language(s): French, Spanish, Arabic

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FNSP Research Professor

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)

Associate Research Fellow

Research Interest(s): Islam politique, post-esclavage, expansion djihadiste, mobilisations du passé

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, Political Sociology

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

Geographical Area(s): West Africa

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PhD Candidate

Research Interest(s): Urban informality, social movements, mobilizations, environment, contentious politics

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics

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

Geographical Area(s): West Africa

Country(ies): Nigeria

Language(s): English

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PhD Candidate

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

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CNRS Junior Professor

Research Interest(s): Sociology of civil wars, Taliban courts in Afghanistan, armed conflict in Syria, Western military interventions, state formation in Mali, political economy in the context of violence in Mexico.

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics

Research Group(s): Violence, war and peace; State, political regimes, mobilisations; Global economy, capitalism, extraction

Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia, Middle East, West Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean

Country(ies): Afghanistan, Syria, Mali, Mexico

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

CNRS Emeritus Research Professor

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

CNRS Research Engineer, HDR

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

Full Professor, HDR

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

Associate Research Fellow

Research Interest(s): Sociologie de l’État et des administrations publiques ; Iran ; Pakistan ; Afghanistan

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics

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

Geographical Area(s): Middle East

Country(ies): Iran, Pakistan

Language(s): French, English, Persian

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Associate Researcher

Research Interest(s): Trade union movement. Political sociology of actors and mobilizations. Social movements in Algeria and the Maghreb.

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology

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

Geographical Area(s): North Africa

Country(ies): Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia

Language(s): Arabic, French, English