Nicola Pratt
 Professor, International Politics of the Middle East Room: E1.14, Social Studies Building Tel: +44 (0)24765 74735 Email: N dot C dot Pratt at warwick dot ac dot uk Advice and Feedback Hours in Term 1: Tuesday 16.20-17.20 Friday 9.30-10.30 (Weeks 1-5 and weeks 7-10) In-person or on Teams To make an appointment in the designated Advice & Feedback Hours, stated above, use the Advice and Feedback Booking Form. Please only book a 10 min appointment slot and tell me if you are attending in person or on-line in the notes section. DO NOT USE THE ON-LINE BOOKING FORM TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OUTSIDE OF THE DESIGNATED ADVICE & FEEDBACK HOURS. If you are unable to attend my scheduled Advice & Feedback Hours, please email me to book another mutually convenient appointment. |
I joined PAIS in July 2009, having previously taught at the University of East Anglia. Before entering academia, I lived and worked in Egypt for several years on projects related to human rights and democratisation, and I speak Arabic. My research and teaching sit at the intersections of Middle East politics and feminist, decolonial, and queer international relations theory. I am particularly interested in how the lives of everyday people are shaped by—and, in turn, shape—national and international politics, with a focus on war, peace and security, authoritarianism, and democracy. I have written widely on women’s activism, human rights, authoritarianism, war, and political and social mobilisation across the Middle East. From 2016 to 2020, I led the research project 'Politics and Popular Culture in Egypt: Contested Narratives of the 25 January 2011 Uprising and its AftermathLink opens in a new window'. A key output was a digital archiveLink opens in a new window documenting the uprising and its aftermath through the prism of popular culture. My academic work is closely connected to my activism in international peace and anti-war movements, and I am a regular speaker for social movements and voluntary groups. Between 2010 and 2013, I co-directed an international research partnership between Warwick and Birzeit University, Occupied Palestine, entitled, 'Reconceptualising Gender: Transnational Perspectives'. For six years I served as Associate Editor of the British Journal of Middle Eastern StudiesLink opens in a new window. I have also been a trustee of the Council for British Research in the LevantLink opens in a new window (2014-2019), Vice President of the British Society for Middle Eastern StudiesLink opens in a new window (2018-2021) and currently serve as its President (2024-). I convene 2 undergraduate final year modules, Violence, Rights, Justice and Peace in the Middle EastLink opens in a new window and Politics and Culture in the Middle EastLink opens in a new window. I welcome Ph.D. students wishing to research most topics on the comparative and international politics of the Middle East as well as on broader topics in critical international relations. I particularly encourage applications from students interested in postcolonial/decolonial, feminist, queer, and other critical approaches to studying the region. |
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