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Rafeef Ziadah is a Senior Lecturer in Politics with a focus on Public Policy related to Emerging Economies. His research broadly encompasses the political economy, gender, and race, particularly focusing on the Middle East and East Africa. He holds a PhD in Politics from York University, Canada. Rafeef previously served as a Lecturer in the Department of Politics at SOAS University of London and as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the project ‘Military Mobilities: Mobilising Movements in the Middle East’. His ESRC-funded work explored the politics of transport infrastructures in the Arabian Peninsula, culminating in the production of the website Sinews of War and Trade. Rafeef is co-editor of the book 'Revolutionary Feminisms' (Verso, 2020) and has contributed to a number of journals including Politics, Antipode, and the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. His research interests lie in the intersections of political economy and infrastructures, logistics, gender, feminism, and racialization, including an examination of the impact of Gulf Cooperation Council interventions since the 2011 Arab uprisings. He teaches courses on Comparative Public Policy Analysis at both BA and MSc levels and is interested in supervising PhD students in the fields of politics, infrastructures, and political economy concerning the Middle East and East Africa.
King's College London • London, England, UK
Conducts research and teaches courses in Politics and Public Policy, focusing on emerging economies.
SOAS University of London • London, England, UK
Taught various courses in the Department of Politics.
Military Mobilities Project • London, England, UK
Worked on a project focused on mobilities in the Middle East.
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