Irene Weipert-Fenner

I am a senior research fellow at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), where I co-direct the international research project ‘Struggles over Socioeconomic Reforms: Political Conflict and Social Contention in Egypt and Tunisia post 2011 in Interregional Comparison’ , carried out in cooperation with the Egyptian think-tank Arab Forum for Alternatives and the University of Sfax in Tunisia. My main research interests include authoritarian regimes, democratization, as well as protests and social movements in Egypt and Tunisia. My previous research has dealt with authoritarian political institutions, particularly parliaments, as well as labour and trade unions and unemployed activism.

AGYA offers fascinating possibilities to enlarge my networks with colleagues from the MENA region, to create new projects in interdisciplinary teams, and to think outside of the box and engage in new forms of exchange beyond traditional academic settings.

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