Dr. May Darwich

Former Associate

Dr. May Darwich

  • Short CV

    • Since 2020: Associate at the GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies

    • Since 2020: Lecturer in International Relations of the Middle East at the University of Birmingham

    • 04/2018 - 07/2018: Visiting Fellow at the GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies

    • 2016 - 2019: Lecturer in International Relations of the Middle East and/or the Muslim World in the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University

    • 2014 - 2015: Research Fellow at GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies

    • 2011 - 2015: PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science, Politics & IR Department (Thesis Working Title: Threat Perception and Alliance Choice in Middle East International Relations: The Cases of Syria and Saudi Arabia)

    • Education: MA of International Politics, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux, Science Po Bordeaux, France; BA, Political Science (minor: Economics), Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt

    • Awards and Scholarships: Scholarship of the Arab-British Chamber Commerce Charitable Foundation (2012-2013), Global Supplementary Grant, the Open Society Foundation (2011-2012), Bernard Crick Fellowship, University of Edinburgh (2011-2012), Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Masters Scholarship (2009-2010), French Government scholarship (2009-2010), Mohamed Farid Khamis Foundation Scholarship for academic achievement (2005-2009)

    Profil

    Current Research

    • Foreign Policy Analysis of Middle Eastern States

    • The Interplay Identity and Power in Middle East International Relations

    • Identity politics

    • Alliances and Threat Perception

    • Regime-society relations

    • Authoritarianism in the Middle East

    Countries and Regions

    • Saudi Arabia

    • Egypt

    • Syria and the Middle East


    Dissertation

    • The Interplay of Ideational and Material Forces in Threat Perception: Saudi and Syrian Choices in Middle East Wars

    Dr. May Darwich

    Former Associate



    GIGA Talk | 14/06/2016

    Saudi Arabia Post-Arab Spring: From Regional Ambitions to Domestic Realities

    Saudi Arabia Post-Arab Spring: From Regional Ambitions to Domestic Realities, GIGA Berlin Office Friedrichstraße 206 - Eingang Zimmerstraße - 10969 Berlin Germany Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Jana Warkotsch (Moderator), Thomas F. Schneider (Panelist), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Panelist), Dr. May Darwich (Panelist)

    Lectures and Discussions

    Jana Warkotsch

    Thomas F. Schneider

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