West Africa: Our Faculty

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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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

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Interest(s): Organisations internationales, ONU, bureaucratie, maintien de la paix, diversité

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): International Relations

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

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

Language(s): English, Italian, Spanish

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

PhD Candidate

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

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Associate Research Fellow

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): International Relations

Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy; Violence, war and peace

Geographical Area(s): West Africa, European Union

Country(ies): Niger

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Associate Researcher

Research Interest(s): Essais nucléaires, histoire internationale, technologies et savoirs

Discipline(s): History

Subdiscipline(s): International Relations

Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons; Science, technology and power

Geographical Area(s): West Africa, North Africa, North America, Western Europe

Country(ies): Algeria, United States of America, France

Language(s): English, French

Associate Research Fellow

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

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PhD Candidate

Research Interest(s): Peacekeeping, humanitarian affairs, civil-military relations, international law, peace and conflict studies.

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): International Relations

Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy; Violence, war and peace

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

Country(ies): Lebanon, Mali

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

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FNSP Research Professor, HDR

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

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

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PhD Candidate

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, International Relations

Research Group(s): Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories; Environmental risks and planetary limits

Geographical Area(s): West Africa

Country(ies): Benin, Nigeria

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Visiting Scholars

Research Interest(s): Democracy and Autocracy, Regime Transitions; Political Party Systems and Democratic Institutions; Decentralization and Local Governance; Authoritarian Legacies; Religion and Politics Program Area(s): Comparative Politics Regional Specialization(s): Africa Subfield Specialties: Democracy, Comparative Historical Analysis; Political Parties

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics

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

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

Professor, HDR

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

PhD Candidate

Discipline(s): Political Science

Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics

Research Group(s): Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories

Geographical Area(s): West Africa

Country(ies): Benin, Ghana

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Full Professor

Research Interest(s): International political economy of African states with a focus on the extractive industries, the financial sector, conflict and post-conflict reconstruction, and African-Asian relations

Discipline(s): Political Science, Economics

Subdiscipline(s): Political Economy, International Relations, Comparative Politics

Research Group(s): Global economy, capitalism, extraction; International order, foreign policy, diplomacy; State, political regimes, mobilisations

Geographical Area(s): Central Africa, East Africa and The Horn, Southern Africa, West Africa

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)

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