A little about me

I am a doctoral candidate and course lecturer at the Department of Political Science at McGill University, with expertise in comparative politics, Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) politics, methodology and international relations. I am currently finalizing my dissertation on authoritarian responses to protests, based on a multisite fieldwork, extensive archival research and an original event dataset.

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I am also a researcher for the Center on the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence, an independent civil society organization mandated to educate the public, provide community and psychosocial support to victims of hate acts and political violence, as well as produce scientific and practical knowledge about social inclusion and the prevention of political violence. My research there focuses on issues pertaining to the prevention of hate-motivated incidents/crimes, racism, the implementation of an intersectional approach to violence prevention, and anti-gender movements. I also provide support in the elaboration of educational activities (workshops, webinars, interactive activities) and engage with partner organizations about the prevention of hate (antisemitism, islamophobia, gendercides, etc.). 

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I bring my research interests into the classroom, where I teach courses in the fields of comparative politics, international relations, development, and methodology. Although my graduate degree is specialized in political science, my courses and research draw from anthropology, international law, media studies, sociology, economy, history, postcolonial and feminist theories. My teaching is grounded in emancipatory and experiential pedagogy. I seek to provide students with the analytical and methodological resources to think critically about questions that animates social sciences. I encourage them to revisit their own understanding of what constitutes politics and valid scientific knowledge, especially when discussing issues such as inequality, domination and deviance or communities whose voices are underrepresented in academia. I am also convinced that promoting knowledge circulation - beyond the traditional classroom - and fostering mutually beneficial partnership with civil society actors are conducive to high quality research.  

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