Nadine Kreitmeyr

Nadine Kreitmeyr is a Lecturer and PhD Candidate at the University of Tübingen, associated with the Institute of Political Science within the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. She has been a Research Associate there since 2010, focusing on Social Entrepreneurship Networks in the Middle East and North Africa. Her academic background includes a Master's in Political Science and Middle East Studies from the University of Hamburg (2009) and research stays at the University of Guelph (Canada) and Cairo University (Egypt).

• PhD thesis: 'Social Entrepreneurship Networks in the Middle East and North Africa'
• Visiting Researcher: University of Guelph (2012), Cairo University (2011)

Her research interests span Civil Society, Neoliberalism, Authoritarian Regimes, and Regional Conflicts in the MENA region. She emphasizes the role of art as political resistance, youth policy, and the intersection of social entrepreneurship with authoritarian governance.

Teaching includes courses on Comparative Middle East Politics, Civil Society in Autocracies, and Israeli Politics. She has presented widely on topics like 'Neoliberal Co-optation & Authoritarian Renewal' and 'Social Movements in Egypt and Serbia'. Active in academic networks like MESA and DAVO, she contributes to journals such as Inamo and Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen.