International Studies

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Dr. Pia-Kristina Anderson

Assistant Professor

Terminal degree

PhD in Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, USA

Research areas

Anthropological History, Archaeology, Culture Contact, Cultural Geography, Formation of Identity

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Dr. Pernille Arenfeldt

Associate Professor

Terminal degree

PhD in History, European University Institute, Italy

Research areas

Early modern Europe: politics, religion, and gender Modern Middle East: gender history

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Dr. Mark Aveyard

Associate Professor

Terminal degree

PhD in Psychology, Florida State University, USA

Research areas

Embodied cognition.

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Dr. Sammy Badran

Assistant Professor

Terminal degree

PhD, Political Science, University of Kansas

Research areas

The impact of constitutional reforms, parliamentary elections, and repression on protest levels in Morocco. Contentious politics within the Middle East and North Africa.

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Dr. Isa Blumi

Terminal degree

Research areas

Global History, Comparative Imperialism from 19th Century to Present. Italian, Portuguese, French, and Ottoman imperial projects. Contemporary Middle East (Arabia, Syria, Turkey) and Balkan (Albania/Kosovo) politics. Global Political Economy and Environmental History of Borderlands.

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Dr. Giacomo Chiozza

Associate Professor

Terminal degree

PhD in Political Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

Research areas

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Dr. Arianne Conty

Associate Professor

Terminal degree

PhD in Philosophy of Religion, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Research areas

Continental Philosophy; Philosophy of Technology; Environmental Philosophy; Philosophy of Religion

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Dr. Sara Farhan

Terminal degree

Research areas

Modern Middle East, History of Medicine, Social & Cultural History

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Kristina Katsos

Instructor

Terminal degree

MSFS, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, USA

Research areas

The impact of hydrocarbons in International Affairs, especially in conflict resolution.

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Dr. Jeffrey King

Assistant Professor

Terminal degree

PhD in Political Science, University of Missouri, Missouri, USA

Research areas

The intersection between political economy and foreign policy; the intersection between foreign aid and human rights

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Dr. Jeniece Lusk

Assistant Professor

Terminal degree

PhD in Applied Sociology, Baylor University, Texas, USA

Research areas

My current research agenda includes several areas of study such as the intersection of Sport and Protest, Consumer Behavior and Sustainability, Sociolinguistic Global Comparisons, and Gender/Queer issues and public opinions. In addition, I have also conducted research in the following areas: Survey...

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