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Esen Kirdiş is a Professor and Chair of International Studies at Rhodes University, specializing in Jewish, Islamic and Middle East Studies. Their work explores the intersection of religion and politics, focusing on Islamic movements, democratization, and authoritarian persistence in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Education: PhD (2011) from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; BA (2005) from Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Research spans three decades of global transformations, analyzing how Islamic political parties adapt in Turkey, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia. Key themes include cultural hegemony, religious economy models, and cross-religious comparisons with the U.S. Christian Right and Israeli Haredism.
Scientific awards and honors are not explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Their publications (2009–2022) reveal trends in post-Arab Spring Salafism, movement-party institutionalization, and non-linear moderation theories across authoritarian regimes.
They have collaborated with scholars like Amina Drhimeur and Hootan Shambayati, and contributed to major journals and handbooks on political Islam, party ideology, and religious-state dynamics.
