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Joan David Janer Torrensمشاهده پروفایل

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University of the Balearic IslandsSpain

Dr. Joan David Janer Torrens is a Full Professor of Public International Law at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and a collaborating professor at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) since 2003. He holds a Degree in Law with Honors (1995) , a PhD in Law (2000) , and a Master's in European Law (1996) from the College of Europe. His research focuses on EU Law , Human Rights , and Territorial Conflicts through 5 national and 3 regional research projects, including leadership of a Ministry of Science and Innovation-funded project (2020–present) on territorial conflict obligations. Education: Degree in Law (1995), PhD in Law (2000), Master's in European Law (1996) Academic Roles: Jean Monnet Chair (2006–2010), Department Director (2016–2023), Coordinator of Law Studies (2025–present) His research interests include the intersection of international and domestic law , human rights protection under EU policies , and legal frameworks for insular regions . Articles highlight trends in territorial sovereignty , migration rescue operations , and arms export controls , with keywords spanning International Law , Migration Policy , and EU Cohesion Strategy . Scientific Awards : Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law (2006–2010) Japan Government Essay Award (1999) Four Six-Year Research Periods Recognized As an evaluator , he assesses research grants for AGAUR , Spanish Research Agency , and La Caixa Foundation doctoral grants . He has organized defense seminars with the Spanish Institute of Strategic Studies under a Ministry of Defense grant and served on the European Committee of the Regions' jury for best doctoral theses (2010, 2012). His teaching portfolio includes European Union Law and Final Degree Projects across UIB campuses and UOC master's programs.

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Ruud Koopmansمشاهده پروفایل

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WZB Berlin Social Science CenterGermany

Prof. Dr. Ruud Koopmans is a leading scholar in sociology and migration research at Humboldt University of Berlin and Director of the Department Migration, Integration, Transnationalization at the Social Science Center Berlin (WZB). He has held visiting professorships at the University of Amsterdam and has been a board member of institutions like DeZIM and BAMF. Education: PhD in Political and Social Sciences (1992) from the University of Amsterdam, with a dissertation on Democracy from Below . His research focuses on political sociology of cosmopolitanism and communitarianism , analyzing immigration policy, ethnic inequality, religious fundamentalism, and social movements. He examines how globalization reshapes political cleavages and the role of religious texts in legitimizing violence. The 15 most recent publications span refugee policy (e.g., The Asylum Lottery ), religious fundamentalism (experimental studies across seven countries), ethnic discrimination (labor market correspondence studies), and pandemic migration dynamics (Covid-19 travel restrictions). Keywords include Migration Policy , Political Islam , and Social Cohesion . No specific scientific awards are mentioned, but his work has been funded by Horizon 2020 and the Leibniz Association . He has advised projects on religious radicalization, multiculturalism, and migrant rights. Koopmans leads teams in studies like GEMM (global migration and labor markets), Religious Fundamentalism (2015–present), and the Political Sociology of Cosmopolitanism (2011–2017), collaborating with institutions across Europe.

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Btihaj Ajanaمشاهده پروفایل

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King’s College LondonUnited Kingdom

Btihaj Ajana is Professor of Ethics and Digital Culture at King's College London's Department of Digital Humanities. Her interdisciplinary research examines the intersections of technology, biopolitics, and ethics across contexts including biometric systems, self-tracking practices, and museum cultures. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from London School of Economics, M.A. in Digital Media from Goldsmiths, and B.A. from London South Bank University. Research focuses on: Biometric identification systems and border politics Digital health and self-tracking cultures Ethical dimensions of emerging technologies Museum curation in digital age Professor Ajana leads projects on the Quantified Self and biometric AI applications, supported by Marie Curie and Digital Future Institute Fellowships. Her publications analyze the biopolitical dimensions of digital technologies across governance, health, and cultural domains. She engages extensively through documentary filmmaking, having produced works on quantified living and surveillance culture. Ajana advises governmental and industry organizations on responsible technology, including European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and Sky TV. Honors include: Marie Curie Fellowship Digital Future Institute Fellowship

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Kurian Georgeمشاهده پروفایل

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Tilburg UniversityNetherlands

Kurian George is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Strategy & Entrepreneurship at Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM), Tilburg University. His research focuses on cultural entrepreneurship, legitimation processes, and immigrant/refugee entrepreneurship, particularly examining how entrepreneurs navigate institutional challenges to establish legitimacy. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from Syracuse University (2022), a Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management, and a Bachelor's in Economics. Research Interests: Kurian explores refugee entrepreneurship, community-embedded venturing, and the role of qualitative methods like grounded theory. His work highlights how refugee entrepreneurs adapt to institutional barriers and leverage community logics for sustainability. Recent studies address global refugee crises and spontaneous venture transitions into sustained efforts. Key Contributions: His publications analyze founder legitimation processes, resilience in refugee venturing, and policy impacts on innovation (e.g., wheelchair industry price regulation). Collaborations include global scholars addressing refugee entrepreneurship dynamics and crisis response strategies. Advising & Grants: While no formal advisees are listed, his research teams focus on global refugee entrepreneurship networks and institutional adaptation. Active in academic conferences like the Academy of Management Annual Meeting.

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Jonathan A. Chuمشاهده پروفایل

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National University of SingaporeSingapore

Jonathan A. Chu is an Assistant Professor (Presidential Young Professor) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, where he also chairs the Master in International Affairs (MIA) program. His research focuses on how global norms and opinion impact the politics of war, democracy, and great power rivalry, with publications appearing in top journals including Journal of Politics, World Politics, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Professor Chu received his B.A. in political science from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University, where he was a U.S. National Science Foundation Fellow. He completed postdoctoral work at Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania. B.A.: Political Science, UC San Diego Ph.D.: Political Science, Stanford University (NSF Fellow) Postdoc: Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania His research spans Comparative Politics , Democracy , Great Power Policymaking , Identity and Norms , and Public Opinion , with particular focus on how humanitarian and liberal democratic institutions shape international affairs, especially in areas of war and conflict. His methodological expertise includes survey research and experimental methods to examine political behavior across different cultural contexts. Recent work investigates how international organizations legitimize foreign policy decisions and how citizens process information about wartime conduct. His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the intersection of public opinion, international norms, and foreign policy decision-making, with increasing attention to great power competition and the liberal international order. His book Social Cues: How the Liberal Community Legitimizes Humanitarian Wars (Cambridge University Press, 2025) presents a novel theoretical framework for understanding how international organizations like NATO build legitimacy for military interventions. His notable awards and recognitions include: U.S. National Science Foundation Fellowship during doctoral studies Finkelstein Paper Prize from the International Studies Association Weber Paper Prize from the American Political Science Association Leonard Davis Genocide Prevention Fellow at the Simon-Skodt Center (2025-26) Professor Chu has received grant funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation and serves in significant academic leadership roles including founding Director of Research of CivicPulse, former lab manager of the Stanford Survey Lab, and current chair of the MIA program. He contributes to the scholarly community as an editorial board member of the Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and Journal of Experimental Political Science, where he helps shape the direction of research in political science and international relations. He is currently completing his book project and expanding his research on genocide prevention through his fellowship at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, while continuing to investigate how democratic values shape international responses to humanitarian crises and great power competition.

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Betül Özkayaمشاهده پروفایل

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Aalborg UniversityDenmark

Betül Özkaya is a PhD Fellow in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Aalborg University's Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Her research focuses on anger norms across social positions, embedded within CASTOR research group and SSH Children and Youth Research Network. Research Interests: Specializing in the sociology of emotions, her work examines how class, gender, and ethnicity shape legitimate anger expression among young people (Z generation). Key areas include emotional habitus, social stratification, ethnic minority experiences, and cross-generational anger norms. Her article analysis reveals consistent focus on emotional inequality across 8 publications (2021-2025), with dominant themes in ethnic minority anger suppression (42%), gendered emotional norms (38%), and class-based emotional legitimacy (35%). Scientific Awards: Augustinus Fonden Scholarship (2023) Knud Højgaards Fond Scholarship (2023) She actively contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to social inequality. Her teaching includes sociology of emotion and qualitative methods courses at bachelor's and master's levels, with supervision and examination duties. Özkaya participates in 27 academic activities including conference presentations and media engagements on anger norms.

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Marielle Stigum Gleissمشاهده پروفایل

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MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and SocietyNorway

Marielle Stigum Gleiss is an Associate Professor of Human Geography at MF University College of Theology, Religion and Society, where she also serves as Head of Section SAM. Her research focuses on Chinese politics and society, civil society dynamics, discourse analysis, and media representation. She holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Oslo (2014), specializing in the political space for civil society in China. Currently, she is completing journal articles from her PhD project and leading a new research project on research methods teaching, resulting in a textbook for student teachers and academic publications. Her teaching responsibilities include qualitative research methods, power and resistance theories, and research skills for students of religion. She supervises bachelor and master’s theses, emphasizing empirical research methodologies. Key research themes include civil society agency in authoritarian contexts, migrant worker discourses, and digital activism through platforms like Weibo. Gleiss’s work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical studies, particularly analyzing how discursive approaches reveal nuanced political engagement in China. Her recent projects explore methodological innovations in social science education and the intersection of mobility studies with Asian migration histories. Awards and grants are not explicitly mentioned but her extensive publication record reflects sustained academic engagement. Her academic networks include collaborations with institutions like the University of Oslo and Nanyang Technological University (NUoS), evidenced by co-authored works. She contributes to interdisciplinary dialogues through edited volumes and journal articles, addressing topics from citizenship politics to transnational labor movements.

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David Leblangمشاهده پروفایل

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University of VirginiaUnited States

David Leblang is the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia and holds a courtesy appointment as Professor of Data Science at the School of Data Science. He is also the Randolph Compton Professor of Public Affairs at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, where he directs Policy Studies. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University B.S. in Political Science and Philosophy from Florida State University Leblang is a leading scholar in political economy, with a strong focus on global migration and the politics of financial markets . His research explores how economic and political forces shape migration patterns, labor market policies, and international financial systems. He investigates how immigration policies are used as tools of labor market control and how foreign policy decisions are framed to gain public acceptance. His interdisciplinary approach integrates political science with data science and economic analysis. His recent publications reflect a consistent focus on migration, policy design, and political communication. The research spans subfields such as immigration enforcement, transnational networks, policy framing, and labor mobility, indicating a cohesive and impactful scholarly trajectory. Leblang has been recognized for his exceptional mentorship: Outstanding Faculty Mentoring Award, University of Virginia (2015) Outstanding Mentoring Award, Society of Women in International Political Economy, International Studies Association (2016) He actively contributes to academic leadership through his role as Director of Policy Studies at the Miller Center. While specific grant details are not listed, his endowed professorship and national recognition suggest sustained research support and academic influence. He advises students and scholars in political economy and migration studies, fostering inclusive and rigorous academic training. Leblang is affiliated with research institutions including the Miller Center of Public Affairs, where he leads policy-oriented research initiatives. His work bridges academic scholarship and public policy, emphasizing data-driven analysis and real-world impact.

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Karel Černýمشاهده پروفایل

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Charles UniversityCzech

Karel Černý, Ph.D., serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Charles University's Faculty of Humanities in Prague. His academic career is anchored in sociological analyses of conflict, social transformation, and Middle Eastern societies, with particular emphasis on Muslim communities in Western contexts. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Sociology (2007-2011) from Charles University, focusing on uneven modernization in the Middle East M.A. in Sociology (2000-2006) from Charles University's Faculty of Philosophy and Arts Černý's research centers on structural analyses of political instability, with dual expertise in Middle Eastern conflict dynamics and Muslim minority integration in Western societies. His work bridges historical sociology with contemporary case studies, examining how civilizational frameworks interact with local political realities. He employs comparative methodologies to analyze uneven modernization processes and their consequences for state formation and social cohesion. His 15 most recent publications reveal consistent thematic focus on conflict sociology and Middle Eastern studies, with increasing attention to Muslim communities in Europe after 2015. The corpus demonstrates methodological diversity spanning quantitative historical analysis, case studies of revolutionary movements, and ethnographic examinations of religious minorities. His scientific recognition includes: Fulbright Fellowship (2012-2013) at University of California, Santa Barbara Sasakawa Foundation grant (2010) German Marshall Fund research fellowship (2009) Černý has secured significant research funding as principal investigator for projects including GAČR-funded studies on Arab revolutions and uneven modernization (2013-2015), along with field research on Egyptian revolution dynamics (2012). His media contributions include interviews with Respekt magazine on Czech Muslims and Iraqi Yazidi migration patterns based on fieldwork in Iraq.

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Christopher Lawlessمشاهده پروفایل

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Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom

Christopher Lawless is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Durham University . His research focuses on the intersection of forensic science, biometric technologies, and science-policy dynamics using frameworks from Science and Technology Studies (STS) . He has held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Edinburgh before returning to Durham in 2012. Primary research themes: forensic science, STS, biometrics, critical infrastructures, climate change resilience Policy impact: Contributions to UK parliamentary inquiries, United Nations Resilience Academy (2013-17) , and policy documents for the White House National Security Council and Paris UN Climate Conference His work examines sociotechnical co-production in: Forensic and biometric technologies' legal/ethical status Critical infrastructure governance (air traffic control, groundwater systems) Climate change resilience frameworks Recent publications analyze: Bayesian reasoning's disruption of forensic epistemology Biometric imaginaries across UK jurisdictions Sociomaterial politics of groundwater management

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Christian Freudlspergerمشاهده پروفایل

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ETH ZurichSwitzerland

Christian Freudlsperger serves as Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich's Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, focusing on politics in multi-level systems with particular expertise in European Union governance. His research examines how geopolitical crises reshape EU integration through border formation, trade policy, and redistribution mechanisms. His primary research interests span European Union politics, multilevel governance, international trade policy, and border studies, with concentrated analysis of crisis-driven institutional evolution. Recent work investigates pandemic bordering, geopolitical rebordering during the Ukraine war, and the integration of core state powers through party manifestos and institutional design. Analysis of his 2022-2025 publications reveals three dominant trends: (1) Boundary reconfiguration during crises (pandemics, wars), (2) Politicization of redistribution in EU integration through party competition, and (3) Comparative federalism examining EU trade policy against Canadian and US models. His scholarship consistently employs multi-level governance frameworks to analyze institutional adaptation under stress.

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Trym Nohr Fjørtoftمشاهده پروفایل

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University of OsloNorway

Trym Nohr Fjørtoft is a Research Fellow at the ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, affiliated with the 'Politics of European and American Single-Market Governance' (SINGLEMARKETS) project funded by the Norwegian Research Council. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Oslo (2020) and has held visiting research positions at the European University Institute (2020) and UC Berkeley's Institute of European Studies (2022-23). His research focuses on single-market governance, democratic legitimacy of non-majoritarian institutions, border control policies, and EU agency operations. Key areas include analyzing how expertise and institutional design shape legitimacy perceptions, particularly in contentious domains like migration governance and transatlantic regulatory frameworks. Publications span high-impact journals like the British Journal of Political Science and Journal of Common Market Studies , addressing topics such as inductive risk frameworks for institutional legitimacy and the role of symmetry in power delegation. His work bridges normative political theory with empirical analysis of EU institutional practices.

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David R. Stroupمشاهده پروفایل

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The University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom

David R. Stroup is a Senior Lecturer of Chinese Politics at the University of Manchester, specializing in nationalism, ethnic politics, and state-society relations in China. His research focuses on Han-Hui relations, everyday expressions of ethnicity, and Islamophobia in Chinese social media contexts. Education: PhD in Modernization and Ethnicity in Urban China (University of Oklahoma, 2017) MA (University of Oklahoma, 2014) BA (Davidson College, 2009) His research examines how urbanization reshapes ethnic boundaries among China's Hui Muslims, with particular attention to state policies on religious identification and expressions of Han chauvinism. Current work analyzes Islamophobia in Chinese social media platforms and its relationship to nationhood narratives. His fingerprint reveals dominant research themes including China studies (100%), Chinese politics (64%), cultural identity (42%), and ethnic identity (29%). Key Awards: Fulbright Student Grant (2015-2016) Association for the Study of Nationalities Best Doctoral Student Paper Award (2015) Stroup actively supervises PhD students and contributes to the Manchester China Institute. His media presence includes seven press contributions discussing mosque sinicization, Han-Hui relations, and China's ethnic policies, reaching significant online engagement across X, Facebook, and Reddit platforms.

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Martin Kanoushevمشاهده پروفایل

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New Bulgarian UniversityBulgaria

Prof. Martin Kanoushev (b. 1966) is a full Professor at the Department of Philosophy and Sociology , New Bulgarian University , Sofia. He earned his PhD in Sociology (2000) and habilitation (2007) at the Institute for Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, with research focusing on penal power , biopolitics , post-socialist transformation , and authoritarian propaganda . PhD in Sociology (2000), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Habilitation (2007), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Professor (2018), New Bulgarian University His research explores intersections between legal institutions , social control , and political discourse , with fieldwork in penal systems , refugee trajectories , and media propaganda . Publications include comparative analyses of totalitarian and anti-democratic regimes , forensic genetics , and biopolitical governance . Recent scientific awards : Nominated for Pythagoras Award (2016) for "Historical Sociology of Penal Policies in Bulgaria" As a peer reviewer and editorial board member (2008–2009), he shaped academic discourse in journals like Critique and Humanism . Active in post-communist legal sociology and critical theory , his work bridges institutional analysis with philosophical reflection.

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Sabiha Mahbubaمشاهده پروفایل

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Ohio UniversityUnited States

Sabiha Mahbuba serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Culture in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University, where she examines borders as rhetorical constructs that perform exclusion through discourse. Her research analyzes how state and media actors legitimize control and surveillance over racialized communities, with specific focus on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and U.S.-Mexico border securitization. Her academic background includes: PhD Candidate in Communication Studies, Ohio University Master of Arts in Communication Studies (Rhetoric and Culture), Ohio University Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English Literature and Cultural Studies, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Dr. Mahbuba's scholarly work bridges rhetorical theory, postcolonial theory, and migration studies to expose how geopolitical interests are constituted through language. She critically analyzes national security narratives intersecting with racial and ethnic othering, particularly in discursive constructions of refugee identities and border policies. Her methodological approach combines rhetorical analysis with postcolonial critique to deconstruct power dynamics in media and governmental discourse.

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