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Montassir Sakhi is a Researcher at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, KU Leuven, within the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSW). He holds a PhD in Political Anthropology (2020) focusing on Syria and Iraq, analyzing the Syrian revolution, the Islamic State, and post-2015 counter-terrorism policies in France. His work combines ethnography with political sociology to study state transformations, border struggles, and social protest movements across Morocco, Iraq, Syria, France, and Belgium.
Since 2021, he has contributed to the REGUIDE project, an interdisciplinary initiative funded by BELSPO, addressing the reintegration of Belgian returnees from Syria/Iraq. This involves interviewing returnees, families, and institutional workers to assess counter-terrorism policy impacts. Key research interests include violent extremism dynamics, immigrant integration, and the anthropology of religion.
- Education: PhD in Political Anthropology (2020)
- Fieldwork: Iraq (under ISIS), Turkish-Syrian border (Free Syrian Army)
Publications span terrorism studies, border politics, and ethnographic methodologies. His 2023 book La révolution et le djihad examines Syria’s revolution and France/Belgium’s security responses. Current research emphasizes gendered approaches to reintegration and sustainable security frameworks.
