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Wassim Ghantous is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Tampere University’s Administrative Studies department, affiliated with the Space and Political Agency Research Group (SPARG). His work focuses on political geography, settler colonialism, and critical security studies, with a regional specialization in Palestine/Israel. He holds a PhD in Peace and Development Research from the University of Gothenburg and has conducted postdoctoral research at Columbia University and Tampere University’s ERC-funded 'Dwelling in Crisis' project.
- Education: PhD in Peace and Development Research (2020), University of Gothenburg; Previous studies in Political Geography.
His research explores Israeli settler colonialism’s spatial and temporal dimensions, including surveillance technologies, privatized security, and atmospheric violence (e.g., skunk water). Recent projects investigate Palestinian pastoral communities and permaculture collectives as decolonial alternatives to modernist systems of extraction and enclosure. His work merges Deleuzian theory with empirical fieldwork to analyze colonial violence’s affective and material dimensions.
Key research themes include: settler colonial assemblages, dromoelimination, colonial policing, and political ecology. His publications critically examine Israel’s war machine, colonial frontiers, and Palestinian resistance strategies.
Grants & Projects:
- ERC-funded 'Dwelling in Crisis' (2024–present)
- Academy of Finland-funded 'Present-futures in/of Palestine' (2020–2023)
He co-administrates the 'Dwelling in Crisis' project and collaborates with researchers like Mikko Joronen and Dana Massad on decolonial ecological frameworks. His work bridges academic research with activism, stemming from prior human rights advocacy with BADIL and B’Tselem.
