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Ahmad Fahim Abdullatif
PhD Candidate
ahmadfahim.abdullatif@sciencespo.fr
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
Thesis topic:
The Afghan State and its recompositions: a socio-historical study of armed forces in Afghanistan (1880-1993), supervised by Stéphane Lacroix & Adam Baczko

Camille Abescat
Associate Research Fellow
camille.abescat@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Southern Africa, East Africa and The Horn
Country(ies): Kenya, Namibia, Uganda
Language(s): French, Spanish, Arabic
Thesis topic:
Dans la chambre du royaume : les parlementaires face à l'évolution des conditions d'exercice du métier politique en Jordanie (2016-2023), supervised by Élise Massicard & Éric Verdeil

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)

Joel Ansah
PhD Candidate
joel.ansah@sciencespo.fr
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
Thesis topic:
Settlements of contestations: A comparative exploration of the experiences, contestations, and mobilizations of inhabitants in flood-prone cities along the Gulf of Guinea, sous la direction/supervised by Laurent Fourchard

Julien Argoud
PhD Candidate
julien.argoud@sciencespo.fr
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
Thesis topic:
Comprendre la restructuration du champ chrétien au Maroc, supervised by Stéphane Lacroix et Philippe Portier

Prunelle Aymé
Associate Research Fellow
prunelle.ayme@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Localized analysis of politics, Public policy, Sociology of political parties, Gender, Contemporary Turkey, Social action and charity, Conservative mobilizations
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Turkey
Language(s): English, French, Turkish, Spanish
Thesis topic:
Gouverner avec les femmes, gouverner les femmes dans la Turquie de l'AKP : l'action sociale dans la ville de Gaziantep, supervised by Elise Massicard

Adam Baczko
CNRS Junior Professor
adam.baczko@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Sociology of civil wars, Taliban Courts in Afghanistan, Armed conflict in Syria, Western military interventions
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
Country(ies): Afghanistan, Syria
Language(s): French, English, Spanish, Polish

François Bafoil
CNRS Emeritus Research Professor
francois.bafoil@sciencespo.fr
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

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

Richard Banégas
Full Professor
richard.banegas@sciencespo.fr
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

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:
Guillaume Beaud
Associate Research Fellow
guillaume.beaud@sciencespo.fr
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
Thesis topic:
State bureaucracies across political transformations. Provincial and diplomatic administrations in the Islamic Republics of Iran and Pakistan, supervised by Christophe Jaffrelot and Philippe Bezès

Siham Beddoubia
Associate Researcher
siham.beddoubia@sciencespo.fr
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

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

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

Michaël Bourdon
PhD Candidate
michael.bourdon@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Entrepreneurship, start-ups, the State, elites, modernity, digital transition
Discipline(s): Political Science, Anthropology
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Global economy, capitalism, extraction, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Science, technology and power
Geographical Area(s): West Africa
Country(ies): Ghana, Togo
Language(s): French, English
Thesis topic:
Un nouvel entrepreneuriat du développement ? Les start-ups, l'Etat et la recomposition du capitalisme en Afrique de l'Ouest, supervised by Richard Banégas

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

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 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; Migration, globalization and ‘transnationalism’ in Southeast Asia; Australia in its Asian environment
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Economy
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy
Geographical Area(s): Southeast Asia, Oceania
Country(ies): Australia, Myanmar, Philippines
Language(s): English, French, Indonesian
