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Professor Marat Shterin is a Professor of Sociology of Religion at King's College London's Department of Theology & Religious Studies, within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. He joined King's in 2006 after earning his PhD in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he also taught and conducted research. Prior to academia, he taught History and served as headmaster at a Moscow School of Arts. His research focuses on religion's role in social and political contexts, particularly in Russia and post-Soviet states, examining religious radicalization, state management of religious diversity, and new religious movements.
Education: PhD in Sociology from LSE (year not specified), Master's/undergraduate degrees implied by academic progression. Research interests include:
- Origins/consequences of religious innovation
- Religious minorities and radicalization
- Russian Orthodoxy and Islam dynamics
- Religion's intersection with identity, ethnicity, and nationhood
His recent publications analyze Russian Muslim communities, anti-extremism legal frameworks, and the caliphate's ideological influence. He has contributed to edited volumes on populism and religion, and served on international expert panels for the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. Shterin engages actively with media (BBC, CNN) and consults for government agencies on faith-related issues.
Teaching focuses on advanced sociological perspectives of religion in global contexts, including new religious movements and religion's role in contemporary society. He supervises PhD students on topics within social scientific frameworks.
