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Rob Gleave is Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Exeter's Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, currently serving as British Academy/Wolfson Professor (2023-2026) for his project "The Foundations of Modern Shi’ism: The End of Akhbrism and the Beginnings of Ulism". Previously, he directed the Centre for the Study of Islam and International Institute for Cultural Enquiry until September 2022, and held leadership roles including Associate Dean of the College for Social Science and International Studies (2015-16) and Principal Investigator for the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (2014-2018).
His research centers on Islamic legal theory and practice with specialized focus on Shi’ite legal thought, legal hermeneutics, and historical evolution of Islamic jurisprudence. Major projects include the ERC-funded "Law, Authority and Learning in Imami Shi’ite Islam" (2016-2022), "Islamic Law on the Edge" (2021-2022), "Islamic Reformulations" (2013-2016), and "Legitimate and Illegitimate Violence in Islamic Thought" (2010-2013), which collectively examine legal interpretation, violence justification, and governance in Islamic intellectual history while integrating Shi’ite law into broader Islamic legal studies.
Professor Gleave's scholarly recognition includes:
- British Academy/Wolfson Professorship (2023-2026)
- Prestigious fellowships at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, Oxford, and Chicago
- Editorial leadership as sub-editor of Islamic Law and Society and Journal of Abbasid Studies
- Presidential roles in the British Institute of Persian Studies and International Society for Islamic Legal Studies
He has supervised PhD research on Salafism, Usul al-Fiqh, hijab jurisprudence, Shi’ite legal theory, and Islamic finance applications, while securing major grants including ERC Advanced Awards and ESRC funding. His research teams operate through institutional frameworks like the Centre for the Study of Islam, fostering international collaborations across Europe, North America, and Asia.
Current work continues through the British Academy/Wolfson project investigating Shi’ite legal history's transition from Akhbarism to Usulism, building on his established research infrastructure within Exeter's Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies.
