Dynamics of public debates; consensus/dissensus formation; conflict narratives; news coverage of violent conflict

Areas of Expertise: Anthropology of ethnicity and collective identity, migration studies, intergroup relations, Israeli 'mixed' cities, central Eurasia

Research Abstract

Research Group Abstract:

"Iraq: A Focal Point of Local, Regional and International Crisis"

"Populism, Peace and Ethnic Minorities: The Political Leadership of Arab Descendants in Populist Parties and Their Role in Contexts of Violence in Latin America"

Areas of Expertise: Indonesia,  Malaysia,  foreign  policy, democracy, radicalization, political culture, Southeast Asia, Singapore

Major Research Interests 

Areas of Expertise: Social psychology of conflict, social media in conflict, political polarization

Areas of Expertise: Islam: in history, in the Middle East, in the Far East and in the world of Terror

Research theme: The Advancement of Peace with emphasis on: Religion, Conflict and the Middle East

Areas of Expertise: Mental health among indigenous peoples, Nakba studies, historical and continuous trauma