College:
St Antony's College
Course:
DPhil Oriental Studies (Modern Middle Eastern Studies)
Contact:
yasmine.zarhloule@sant.ox.ac.uk
Educational Background:
2018-2019 MSc Modern Middle Eastern Studies (University of Oxford)
2016-2017 MA International Relations (University of Warwick)
2013-2016 BA Politics and International Relations (University of Warwick)
Research Interests:
Nationalisms and nation-state building in the Maghreb; borders and the politics of space; postcolonial theories and non-Western IR; the politics of emotions and micropolitics in IR.
Recent Publications:
Zarhloule, Y. (2020) "Framing nationalism in times of a pandemic: The Case of Morocco.", POMEPS Studies No. 39.
Conferences and workshops:
November 2020: Association for Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) Thirteenth Annual Conference, Washington DC - online platform.
- Panel presentation: "Conflict and Control in the Maghreb"
- Understanding bilateral relations in the Maghreb: A border perspective.
October 2020: King's College London, "Navigating North Africa in 2020: Dominating Narratives and New Perspectives" Conference.
- Panel presentation: "Transregional threats and challenges: Terrorism, Migration and Smuggling"
- Regional (in)security: Mapping out regional flows and unity in the post-independence Maghreb.
July 2020: Rabat Institute for Social Sciences, "Repenser l'histoire: perspectives critiques du nationalisme au Maroc" Webinar.
- Narrating silences in the Moroccan nationalist memory
May 2019: Modern Maghreb Research Workshop, University of Oxford.
- Presentation: Theorising Emotions: Inter-state rivalry and regional integration in the Maghreb.
June 2017: Fifth Annual Postgraduate Conference in Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham.
- Presentation: The role of trauma and emotions in Identity and State Formation
May 2017: Postgraduate Conference in Politics and International Relations, University of Warwick.
