Holds degrees in Arabic, English and philosophy, a Ph.D. in sociology and a Ph.D. in political science. Previous international teaching experience includes a visiting professorship at New York University (1994) and a visiting professorship at Columbia University (1995-1996). Director of the Chaire Moyen-Orient/Méditerranée and of the doctoral program on the Muslim World at Sciences Po . Director of the “Middle East” book series at the Presses Universitaires de France.
Teaching
- Sciences Po: “Introduction to the Arab and Muslim world”, “The crisis in the Middle East”, “Islam and politics” (Research Master’s program, Paris campus); “Introduction to the contemporary Arab-Islamic world”, “Islam and politics” (undergraduate level, Menton campus)
Research interests
- Religion and politics
- Contemporary forms of communitarianism