PhD Project

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02JUN 2025
Middle East
FAU Doctoral Candidate Student speaks at KAPSARC School of Public Policy Conference in Riyadh
Laura Schuhn, doctoral candidate at the Chair of Middle East Politics and Society, presented the results of her research last week at the regional 2025 NASPAA conference at the KAPSARC School for Public Policy (KSPP) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In her doctoral project, Laura Schuhn examines how citizens and civil society in Saudi Arabia use […]
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15OCT 2024
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Philipp Winkler: “Vietnam and Cuba as revolutionary role-models? Debates among the Arab Left since 1967”
“Vietnam and Cuba as revolutionary role-models? Debates among the Arab Left since 1967” This new project examines the political and ideological orientations of the Arab Left after the crushing defeat by Israel in June 1967 in respect to its views of other „Third World“ revolutionary movements. This event caused a lively debate among the Arab […]
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06DEC 2023
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Michael Nuding “New Middle Eastern Regionalism: Arab-Israeli Normalisation and Shifting Paradigms of a Region”
New Middle Eastern Regionalism: Arab-Israeli Normalisation and Shifting Paradigms of a Region Michael Nuding The norms that have historically shaped regionalism in the Middle East are currently undergoing a profound transformation. The ongoing Arab-Israeli normalization initiatives exemplify a notable shift in the conceptualization of the region itself and the parameters governing regional cooperation. The recent […]New Middle Eastern Regionalism: Arab-Israeli Normalisation and Shifting Paradigms of a Region Michael Nuding The norms that have historically shaped regionalism in the Middle East are currently undergoing a profound transformation. The ongoing Arab-Israeli normalization initiatives exemplify a notable shift in the conceptualization of the region itself and the parameters governing regional cooperation. The recent […]
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18SEP 2023
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Jan Mewes: “Saudi go home! – Saudi Arabian interventions in the Yemeni Civil War and implications for a peace process”
Saudi go home! – Saudi Arabian interventions in the Yemeni Civil War and implications for a peace process Jan Mewes Despite having lost some of its intensity, the ongoing civil war in Yemen still is a major military conflict and a grave humanitarian crisis. Causes and possible resolution appear as a complex political puzzle within […]
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11SEP 2023
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Jonas Knoblach: “Legitimation Strategies of Turkish and Tunisian Political Parties from 2001-2020”
Legitimation Strategies of Turkish and Tunisian Political Parties from 2001-2020 Jonas Knoblach Over the past two decades, Turkey and Tunisia have been seen as potential role models for the democratisation process in the MENA-region. Due to the authoritarian drift under Erdoğan and Saied, this assessment is hardly convincing anymore. The suggested function as role model […]
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11SEP 2023
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Antonia Thies: “Sentimentality and State-Society Relations: The Consolidation of Collective Identities in Gulf Monarchies””
Sentimentality and State-Society Relations: The Consolidation of Collective Identities in Gulf Monarchies Antonia Thies Antonia’s research project examines the forms and functions of sentimentality in the consolidation of collective identities using the example of selected Gulf monarchies (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait). The project analyzes the role of emotions and affects, as well as sentimentality […]Sentimentality and State-Society Relations: The Consolidation of Collective Identities in Gulf Monarchies Antonia Thies Antonia’s research project examines the forms and functions of sentimentality in the consolidation of collective identities using the example of selected Gulf monarchies (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait). The project analyzes the role of emotions and affects, as well as sentimentality […]
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