SPAIS: School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies

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Core staff | Affiliated members | Honorary fellows | Research student associates

Core staff

Name Position
Professor Tariq Modood Director
Professor Steve Fenton Assistant Director
Dr Jon Fox Assistant Director, Senior Lecturer
Professor Paul Statham Professor
Dr Therese O’Toole Senior Lecturer
Dr Parveen Akhtar British Academy Research Fellow
Dr Ranji Devadason British Academy Research Fellow, Project: Moral and Market Entrepreneurs
Dr Marta Bolognani Research Associate EURISLAM
Dr Daniel Nilsson DeHanas Research Associate, Muslim Participation in Contemporary Governance
Dr Stephen Jones Research Assistant, Muslim Participation in Contemporary Governance
Dr Jan Dobbernack Research Assistant, ACCEPT
Aleksandra Lewicki Editorial Assistant, Ethnicities Journal
Dr Giovanni Picker Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow

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Affiliated members

Name Position
Dr Michaela Benson School of Policy Studies
Professor Harriet Bradley School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Dr Katharine Charsley Lecturer, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Dr Esther Dermott Senior Lecturer, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Dr Jo Haynes Lecturer, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies

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Honorary fellows

Name Position
Dr Will Guy Honorary Fellow
Dr Fauzia Ahmad Honorary Fellow
Dr Nabil Khattab Honorary Fellow
Dr Nasar Meer Honorary Fellow
Dr Claire Tinker Honorary Fellow
Dr Claire Smetherham Honorary Fellow
Dr Varun Uberoi Honorary Fellow
Professor Michael Banton Honorary Fellow
Professor Stephen May Honorary Fellow

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Research student associates

Name Dissertation title
Ayse Tecmen Culture Tourism in Turkey: The discourse used in International Cultural Cooperation Projects and their influence on the conception of the Turkish brand
Terri-Anne Teo Multiculturalism in Singapore: a derivation of the West, or a viable alternative? The competing conceptualisations of multiculturalism in the discourses and practices of Singapore
Katharina Buck Nationality and national identity in post-Soviet Kazakhstan
Demelza Jones Experiences of Exilbe amongst Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu, South India
Dimitra Gkika Migratory experience in Modern Greece
Abdullah Parmaksiz The role of religion in public debate and legal regulation in a 'post-secular' age
Natasha Carver The impact of British immigration laws on the integration and cultural norms of migrant family members within the Bristol Somali community
Vivienne Jackson Dispossessed Denizens: Globalisation and Communities without Citizenship
Priyasha Kaul Popular Music and the changing dynamics of the Indian Socio Cultural Milieu
Aleksandra Lewicki Revising Conceptions of Democratic Equality and Inclusion
Narzanin Massoumi Muslim women in social movements in Britain post 9/11. The relationship between social movements and identity
Laura Morosanu Romanians in the UK
Heather Phillips Land or lord: Do Maghrebian Muslim Immigrant Mothers conform to a secular lifestyle of England?
Isabella Santamaria The Silent Minority: An exploration of attitudes and predispositions to terrorism in black and ethnic minority communities in the UK
Shakira Lewis An investigation into the role of the black Pentecostal church in reducing the marginalisation of the young West African population in the UK
Nisar Majid Somalis in the Global Economy
Brooke Storer Church Muslims in Britain - An Investigation into the Interactions between Personal Identities and the Public Label "British Muslim"
Rosa Vasilaki Universalist Islam: The ideological preconditions and the development of the movement

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