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Karin Aggestam. Foto.

Karin Aggestam

CMES Director

Karin Aggestam. Foto.
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Organisation
  • Department of Political Science
  • Room number: 438
  • Service point: 35
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Other affiliations
  • Professor
    MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World
  • Director
    Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies

Karin Aggestam is Professor of Political Science, Director of the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies and Scientific Coordinator of the Strategic Research Area (SRA) Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW).  She is also Honorary Professor at University of Queensland, Adjunct Professor at Monash University,  Australia and Excellent Teaching Practitioner (ETP) at the Teaching Academy at Lund University. She previously held the Samuel Pufendorf Endowed Chair (2016-2020) and was the former Director of Peace & Conflict Studies (2005-2014).

Karin's current interdisciplinary research interest is focused on peace diplomacy, gender, foreign policy, hydroplitics, conflict analysis, and the Middle East politics. She has published nine books, numerous international journal articles and book chapters as well as contributions to Handbooks on Conflict Resolution, Diplomacy, Environmental Peacebuilding, Women, Peace, Security, Political Psychology and MIddle East Security. She is Regional Editor of European Journal of International Security and Co-Editor of Routledge book series Law, Conflict and International Relations.

Publications

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Research Projects

Gendering Peacemaking in the Middle East (2021-2023)

Hydrosolidarity, Ethics, and Conflict Resolution in International Water Governance (2021)

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