Emanuelle Degli Esposti, Ph.D.

ed530@cam.ac.uk

University of Cambridge

Country: United Kingdom (England)

About Me:

A specialist in the politics and emotions of minority identities, Dr Emanuelle Degli Esposti is currently based at the Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge, where she is conducting research on Muslim minorities in Europe. In particular, she is investigating forms of public activism and outreach by Twelver Shi’a Muslims, especially those that might be said to be geared towards the cultivation of a “European Shi’a” identity. As well as exploring the way in which Shi’a communities view and understand themselves, the project seeks to illuminate the ongoing encounter between Islam and Europe, as well as the evolving dynamics within and between different Islamic sects. Dr Degli Esposti received her doctorate in Politics and International Studies from SOAS, University of London, where she also completed an MSc in Middle East Politics. She completed her undergraduate studies in Philosophy and Modern Languages at Lincoln College, Oxford. The editor and founder of online magazine The Arab Review, Emanuelle is also a published journalist and writer and has more than six years’ experience working in consultancy and intelligence analysis covering Europe and the Middle East. 

Research Interests

Middle East & North African Politics

Political Violence

Religion & Politics

Race, Ethnicity and Politics

Terrorism

Europe-Middle East Relations

Muslim Minorities

Sectarianism

Identity Politics

Political Psychology

Islam

Islamophobia

Civic/political Discourse

Trauma

Secularism

Religion & Politics

Religion & Terrorism

Emotions And Politics

Countries of Interest

Iraq

United Kingdom

My Research:

Dr Emanuelle Degli Esposti is a current Research Associate at the Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge. A specialist in the politics and emotions of minority identities, Emanuelle Degli Esposti received her doctorate in Politics and International Studies from SOAS, University of London, where she also completed an MSc in Middle East Politics. Her current research examines the public forms of activism undertaken by Twelver Shi’a Muslims in Europe, especially those that might be said to be geared towards the cultivation of a “European Shi’ism”. As well as exploring the way in which Shi’a communities view and understand themselves, the project seeks to illuminate the ongoing encounter between Islam and Europe, as well as the evolving dynamics within and between different Islamic sects. For example, she recently published an article on the “sectarianisation of space” in London for a special issue of the journal Contemporary Islam. The editor and founder of online magazine The Arab Review, Emanuelle is also a published journalist and writer, as well as having more than six years’ experience working in consultancy and intelligence analysis covering Europe and the Middle East.