Neil Ketchley

Neil Ketchley is a Professor of Politics at the University of Oxford's Department of Politics and International Relations and a Fellow of St Antony's College, where he is also a member of the Middle East Centre. His research focuses on social movements, collective protest, and political violence in the Arabic-speaking Middle East and North Africa. Methodologically, he specializes in innovative data generation techniques, including spatial and textual analysis.

He is the author of *Egypt in a Time of Revolution* (Cambridge University Press, 2017), which won the Charles Tilly Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award. His work appears in top journals like the *American Political Science Review*, *Journal of Politics*, and *Political Analysis*. Current research includes a book manuscript on the 1919 Egyptian Revolution and projects on anti-colonial movements and infrastructure's political effects.

Key awards include the Charles Tilly Award (2018) and multiple honorable mentions from the APSA MENA Politics Section. His advising includes students like Amytess Girgis and Humeyra Biricik. Ketchley’s work bridges historical and contemporary analyses, emphasizing the interplay between protest dynamics, institutional contexts, and authoritarian adaptation.