Dr Hayes de Kalaf was one of the first PhD students to graduate from the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) on a Comparative Statecraft Studentship … Continue reading Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf
Dr TD Nguyen
My work centres on civil society, authoritarianism, and international relations, with a regional focus on East and Southeast Asia. Between 2019 and 2023, I was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD fellow … Continue reading Dr TD Nguyen
Rights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community after the Fall
Rights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community After the Fall demonstrates that human rights are not anathema to MacIntyre’s vision of practices, virtue, and tradition, but rather are necessary to stop … Continue reading Rights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community after the Fall
NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability – Inside Dr Carolei’s Book Pages, Event Highlights, Reviews and Endorsements
Former CISRUL alumnus Dr. Domenico Carolei, now works as a law lecturer at the University of Stirling (UK). He has authored a monograph titled “NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and … Continue reading NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability – Inside Dr Carolei’s Book Pages, Event Highlights, Reviews and Endorsements
CISRUL alumni
CISRUL has funded PhD Students in a variety of disciplines at the University of Aberdeen. Some of these have already completed their PhD projects successfully. Please view their individual profile … Continue reading CISRUL alumni
Hanifi Baris
LLB (School of Law, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey); MA (Inter-Asia NGO Studies, Graduate School, Sungkonghoe University, Seoul, South Korea) PhD Candidate (Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law, … Continue reading Hanifi Baris
Bisrat Lemessa Kabeta
Bisrat is in his third year of PhD candidacy in political science at Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law, University of Aberdeen. He holds two MA degrees: … Continue reading Bisrat Lemessa Kabeta
Dr Maxim van Asseldonk
Dr Maxim van Asseldonk is assistant professor in philosophy of law at Radboud University. His research is concerned with the philosophical foundations of democracy, especially focusing on the following issues: … Continue reading Dr Maxim van Asseldonk
Dr Elise Boyle Espinosa
Elise Boyle Espinosa has an interdisciplinary background including in in international studies and global development, and prior to her time at the University of Aberdeen, she studied and researched at … Continue reading Dr Elise Boyle Espinosa
Fredericke Weiner
Fredericke was a PhD student in the 2019 cohort of the POLITICO programme on political concepts in the world, funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie scholarship. In her PhD research, supervised … Continue reading Fredericke Weiner
Daniel Matthews-Ferrero
Daniel is a European Studies graduate (BA from the University of Kent, UK; MA from the College of Europe, Poland). He was working on his PhD at the University of … Continue reading Daniel Matthews-Ferrero
Dr Marie Wuth
Marie Wuth is currently a postdoctoral research associate in practical philosophy at the University of Hamburg. Together with Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier, she is the co-editor of Decolonising Political Concepts (Routledge, … Continue reading Dr Marie Wuth
Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier
Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier is a Lecturer in Political Studies at Complutense University of Madrid, where he was previously a Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Researcher. He completed a PhD in … Continue reading Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier
Dr A. Sophie Lauwers
Sophie Lauwers is a political philosopher working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Philosophy as well as the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at KU Leuven (Belgium). Her current … Continue reading Dr A. Sophie Lauwers
Stephan Ritscher
Stephan studies political philosophy with a focus on the concept of the Political, and started his PhD at CISRUL in October 2018. His PhD dissertation, supervised by Dr Ritu Vij … Continue reading Stephan Ritscher
CISRUL Alumna Alena Thiel Awarded Postdoctoral Grant
Congratulations to CISRUL alumna Alena Thiel who completed her PhD in 2016. She has been awarded a postdoctoral grant in the DAAD PRIME fellowship scheme. Her new project “The production of measurement … Continue reading CISRUL Alumna Alena Thiel Awarded Postdoctoral Grant
Aditya Mohanty
Having sought a diverse academic training viz., in Sociology (2003-05) at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India and Urban Geography (2011-12) at University College London (UCL), UK, I … Continue reading Aditya Mohanty
Dr Dikaia Gavala
Dr Dikaia Gavala received her PhD in January 2023 from the University of Aberdeen, having been a fellow of the interdisciplinary Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law … Continue reading Dr Dikaia Gavala
Dr Joel Pierce
Joel Pierce completed his PhD in Divinity in 2021. His dissertation focused on scepticism of rights and liberalism more generally among contemporary Christian political theologians and philosophers such as Alasdair MacIntyre, Stanley … Continue reading Dr Joel Pierce
Dr. Alexander Crawford
Alexander is a third year PhD candidate in the School of Divinity, History, and Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen, and is currently funded by CISRUL and the St. Andrews … Continue reading Dr. Alexander Crawford
Dr. Domenico Carolei
Since graduating from CISRUL, Domenico has secured a permanent post as lecturer in Public Law & Public International Law at the University of Stirling. He also recently published a book, … Continue reading Dr. Domenico Carolei
Saerom Han
Saerom is a PhD candidate in Politics and International Relations funded by CISRUL (University of Aberdeen, UK) and holds an MA in Middle Eastern Politics (Graduate School of International Studies … Continue reading Saerom Han
Dr. Rose Luminiello
Dr. Rose Luminiello is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the Keough School of Global Affairs. Her research and teaching focusses on Catholic Social Teaching, religion and political resistance, and identity-building … Continue reading Dr. Rose Luminiello
Dr Augustinus Mohn
Dr. Augustinus Mohn works as a Digital Trust lead at TNO, working on digital trust, resilience, and responsible digital innovation. Whilst in Aberdeen, he completed his PhD in Law, Politics … Continue reading Dr Augustinus Mohn
Dr James King
Dr James King came to Aberdeen to explore the secular in theological perspective, and after joining CISRUL refined this to a consideration of Christian participation in liberal democratic politics. His … Continue reading Dr James King
Dr Alena Thiel
Dr Alena Thiel is currently a guest researcher at the University of Copenhagen's Centre of African Studies. She has previously been a DAAD PRIME Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University Bayreuth … Continue reading Dr Alena Thiel
Dr Hanifi Bariş
Dr Baris is currently a Teaching Fellow in the School of Law at the University of Aberdeen, which follows a role as a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Politics … Continue reading Dr Hanifi Bariş
Dr Anna Grudzinska
Dr Anna Grudzinska is a lecturer at Lazarski University; her research focuses on anti-discrimination, social diversity and human rights. A graduate of the Oriental Institute of Warsaw University (MA) and the … Continue reading Dr Anna Grudzinska
Dr. Marek Szilvasi
Marek works as Program Officer with the Open Society Foundations’ Public Health Program (PHP), where he focuses on health law and equality. He also teaches at the Institute of Politics … Continue reading Dr. Marek Szilvasi
Professor Chuck Sturtevant
Professor Chuck Sturtevant is a professorial lecturer and political anthropologist at the American University, with research and teaching experience in indigenous studies, Latin American studies, and Latina/o/ studies. He has … Continue reading Professor Chuck Sturtevant
Dr. Ulisses Terto Neto
Current academic position State University of Goiás (UEG) (Anápolis, GO, Brazil)Professor of Law ulissestertoneto.ueg@gmail.com / ulisses.terto.neto@ueg.br +55 61 9 9178 7322 Academic qualifications Post-Doctorate in Human Rights – The Federal University … Continue reading Dr. Ulisses Terto Neto