One of our first PhD students to graduate from the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) in 2018, Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf, recently began a … Continue reading Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf Begins Role as Lecturer in Humanities Training at the School of Advanced Study, University of London
‘Subaltern Brokers: Unpacking Community Leadership in Urban India’ by Dr Aditya Mohanty Scheduled for Publication in 2026
A book by CISRUL alumnus Dr Aditya Mohanty, ‘Subaltern Brokers: Unpacking Community Leadership in Urban India’, will be published by Routledge in March 2026. The book draws on ethnographic evidence … Continue reading ‘Subaltern Brokers: Unpacking Community Leadership in Urban India’ by Dr Aditya Mohanty Scheduled for Publication in 2026
Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth Publish Volume on ‘Decolonising Political Concepts’
Alumni of CISRUL’s Political Concepts in the World (POLITICO) Early-Stage Researcher project Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth, have jointly edited a volume titled Decolonising Political Concepts (Routledge 2024). … Continue reading Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth Publish Volume on ‘Decolonising Political Concepts’
Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf
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
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
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
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 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