CIRS & Library CIRS SCHOLARS The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) researchers and staff undertake research in their interest areas and support students through conducting research workshops and mentoring during internships. CIRS also supports Faculty Fellows by workshopping and editing their work.
ZAHRA BABAR Associate Director for Research M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University Research Focus: Rural development, migration and labor policies; and citizenship in the Persian Gulf states
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MI S BA BHATTI Research Analyst M.A., London School of Economics and Political Science Research Focus: Sustainable practices in the Middle East; social practices in the Middle East
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I SLAM HA SS AN Research Analyst Ph.D.Candidate, Qatar University Research Focus: State-building in the Gulf states; and comparative politics and international relations of West Asia and North Africa
MEHRAN KAMRAVA Professor; Director, Center for International and Regional Studies Ph.D., University of Cambridge Research Focus: Comparative politics; political development; and Middle Eastern politics S UZI MIRGANI Managing Editor for Publications Ph.D., Eastern Mediterranean University Research Focus: Politics and popular culture; art and cultural production; media and politics; and film-making about the Arab world JACKIE S TARBIRD Publications and Projects Assistant M.A., University of Minnesota Research Focus: Copy editing, publication, and marketing ELIZABETH WANUCHA Project Manager M.A., University of Denver Research Focus: Women and family in society in the Middle East
