Jocelyne Cesari
Chair
Holds the Chair of Religion and Politics at the University of Birmingham(UK) and is Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University. Since 2018, she is the T. J. Dermot Dunphy Visiting Professor of Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding at Harvard Divinity School. President elect of the European Academy of Religion (2018-19). Most recent publication: We God’s Nations: Political Christianity, Islam and Hinduism in the World of Nations” (CUP 2022).
Holds the Chair of Religion and Politics at the University of Birmingham(UK) and is Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University. Since 2018, she is the T. J. Dermot Dunphy Visiting Professor of Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding at Harvard Divinity School. President elect of the European Academy of Religion (2018-19). Most recent publication: We God’s Nations: Political Christianity, Islam and Hinduism in the World of Nations” (CUP 2022).
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Jason Klocek
Vice Chair
Assistant Professor
University of Nottingham
Dr Klocek is an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, a Senior Researcher at the United States Institute of Peace, and a Faculty Affiliate of the University of Notre Dame's Center for the Study of Religion and Society. His research and teaching explore the intersection of political violence and repression, with attention to the role of religion.
Assistant Professor
University of Nottingham
Dr Klocek is an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, a Senior Researcher at the United States Institute of Peace, and a Faculty Affiliate of the University of Notre Dame's Center for the Study of Religion and Society. His research and teaching explore the intersection of political violence and repression, with attention to the role of religion.
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Anita M. Weiss
Awards Chair
Professor of International Studies
University of Oregon
Professor Weiss has published extensively on social development, gender issues and political Islam in Pakistan. Her most recent book is Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan: Local Actions, Local Voices (Oxford University Press 2020). She is a member of the editorial board of Globalizations as well as a number of journals from Pakistan.
Professor of International Studies
University of Oregon
Professor Weiss has published extensively on social development, gender issues and political Islam in Pakistan. Her most recent book is Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan: Local Actions, Local Voices (Oxford University Press 2020). She is a member of the editorial board of Globalizations as well as a number of journals from Pakistan.
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Stenly Djatah
Secretary
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Jenderal Achmad Yani
Dr. Stenly is an assistant professor and researcher in the transnational Crime and terrorism, religion, and violence area of research at the General Achmad Yani University, UNJANI, The Indonesian Military University. He is a researcher at the Strategic Hub for Organized Crime (SHOC RUSI). In 2019, he was also consecrated as a bishop of the Anglican Episcopal Church International (AECI) in Sale, Australia.
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Jenderal Achmad Yani
Dr. Stenly is an assistant professor and researcher in the transnational Crime and terrorism, religion, and violence area of research at the General Achmad Yani University, UNJANI, The Indonesian Military University. He is a researcher at the Strategic Hub for Organized Crime (SHOC RUSI). In 2019, he was also consecrated as a bishop of the Anglican Episcopal Church International (AECI) in Sale, Australia.
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Marcelline Babicz
Member at Large
Adjunct Faculty
American University, Georgetown University, U of Southern California
Dr. Babicz is a scholar-practitioner specializing in international relations, foreign policy, organization change, and culture. Research interests: the role of religion in foreign policy; national security and foreign policy decision making; the role of culture in organizational decision making, and international and multicultural organization effectiveness.
Adjunct Faculty
American University, Georgetown University, U of Southern California
Dr. Babicz is a scholar-practitioner specializing in international relations, foreign policy, organization change, and culture. Research interests: the role of religion in foreign policy; national security and foreign policy decision making; the role of culture in organizational decision making, and international and multicultural organization effectiveness.
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Emmanuel Karagiannis
Member at Large
Reader in International Security,
Department of Defence Studies, King's College London
Dr. Karagiannis is a Reader in International Security at King’s College London. He has published extensively on political Islam in the Middle East and Central Asia. He is the author of Why Islamists Go Green: Politics, Religion, and the Environment (University of Edinburgh Press, 2023) & The New Political Islam: Human Rights, Democracy and Justice (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018).
Reader in International Security,
Department of Defence Studies, King's College London
Dr. Karagiannis is a Reader in International Security at King’s College London. He has published extensively on political Islam in the Middle East and Central Asia. He is the author of Why Islamists Go Green: Politics, Religion, and the Environment (University of Edinburgh Press, 2023) & The New Political Islam: Human Rights, Democracy and Justice (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018).
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Durgesh Kasbekar
Member at Large
Independent Researcher and Practitioner
As an independent researcher, Durgesh's research interests are in Eastern Religions in International Relations. He was awarded the Royal Roads University's Chancellor's Award for the highest academic achievement among all Doctoral candidates graduating in year 2017. A practising Buddhist, he is also a member of the Canadian International Council.
Independent Researcher and Practitioner
As an independent researcher, Durgesh's research interests are in Eastern Religions in International Relations. He was awarded the Royal Roads University's Chancellor's Award for the highest academic achievement among all Doctoral candidates graduating in year 2017. A practising Buddhist, he is also a member of the Canadian International Council.
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George Soroka
Member at Large
Lecturer on Government
Asst. Director Undergraduate Studies
Harvard University
Dr. Soroka earned his PhD from Harvard University in 2014, specializing in the comparative politics and IR of post-communist Europe. He looks at the role of identity politics and religion in foreign affairs, particularly Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Current research: the relationship between the Orthodox Church and the Russian state and its foreign-policy establishment.
Lecturer on Government
Asst. Director Undergraduate Studies
Harvard University
Dr. Soroka earned his PhD from Harvard University in 2014, specializing in the comparative politics and IR of post-communist Europe. He looks at the role of identity politics and religion in foreign affairs, particularly Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Current research: the relationship between the Orthodox Church and the Russian state and its foreign-policy establishment.
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Astha Chadha
Communications Officer
Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto
Women Peace and Security Fellow, Pacific Forum, Hawaii
Dr. Chadha is specializes international relations, focusing on three main research themes: Indian foreign policy, impact of religion on inter-state relations, and the intersection of gender and security in the Indo-Pacific. Recent research spans South Asian affairs, critically analyzing religion’s impact on national identities and security narratives.
Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto
Women Peace and Security Fellow, Pacific Forum, Hawaii
Dr. Chadha is specializes international relations, focusing on three main research themes: Indian foreign policy, impact of religion on inter-state relations, and the intersection of gender and security in the Indo-Pacific. Recent research spans South Asian affairs, critically analyzing religion’s impact on national identities and security narratives.
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