Bonci, Dr. Alessandra
Position:
Senior Researcher
Email:
alessandra.bonci [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Phone:
+49-(0)761-88878-41
Areas of Research:
Salafism, political Islam, conservative religious movements, transregional authoritarian practices, transregional energy infrastructure policies, gender studies
Regional Focus:
MENA region, Tunisia
Education:
2016 – 2022 | Ph.D., Political Science, Laval University, Québec City, Canada Thesis Title: “Salafism in Tunisian Madaris; a Gender Perspective” Advisor: Prof. Francesco Cavatorta (Laval University) |
2013 – 2016 | MA, International Relations, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, Italy |
2010 – 2013 | BA, Oriental Languages and Literatures– Arabic and Turkish, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, Italy |
Professional Experience / Applied Research:
2018, 2022 | Teaching Assistant, Laval University |
Winter 2022 | Project Assistant, L’apprentissage du Français chez les immigrants temporaires en emploi à Québec under the direction of Prof. Arsenault, Laval University |
2021 – 2022 | Project Coordinator, Le potentiel du jumelage interculturel vis à vis l’inclusion des immigrés et la lutte aux préjugés under the direction of Prof. Arsenault, Laval University |
Project
Promises of Democratic Connection, Thyssen Foundation, 2022-2024.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
“Pious and Illiberal Muslim Activist Women Resisting Tunisianité in Post-2011 Tunisia” Globalizations, 2022 On-line first: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14747731.2021.1992913
“Salafi fuel for ISIS tanks? The ideological relationship between Salafism and the Islamic State – Review essay”, Mediterranean Politics 25(4), 2022.
Book Chapters
“The activism of the diaspora in France and Italy, and the Tunisian transition to democracy: what role for civil society abroad?” in The Routledge Handbook of Middle Eastern Diasporas by Dalia Abdelhady and Ramy Aly, Routledge 2022.
(with Francesco Cavatorta) « L’état entre contestation et réaffirmation: les approches « Salafistes » en Égypte et Tunisie » in État modern entre logique de domination et logique de résistance publié by Abdennacer El Ibrahimi and Bernard Bernier, forthcoming 2022.
(with Francesco Cavatorta) “Global Political Demography in the Maghreb Region”, in Global Political Demography: The Politics of Population Change edited by Goerres Achim et Vanhuysse Pieter, Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
(with Jean-Frédéric Morin) “Variables: a matter of kind and degree” in Morin, JF. C. Olsson, and EÖ Atikcan (2020), Research Methods in the Social Sciences: An A-Z of Key Concepts, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
“The Secular/Islamist divide in Tunisia: myth or reality?”, in The Arab Spring: micro dynamics of activism and revolt between change and continuity, Francesco Cavatorta and Fatima Al-Issawi (eds.), Gingko/University of Chiocago Press, 2020.
(with Francesco Cavatorta) “The Politics of Presidential Term Limits in Tunisia”, in The Politics of Presidential Term Limits, Roibert Elgie and Alex Baturo (eds.) Oxford University Press, 2019
Book Reviews
“The Making of Salafi Muslim Women” by Anabel Inge, in the Academic Review Revue Universitaire Études Internationales, 2018
Online Articles
« L’engagement politique des femmes pieuses en Tunisie – neuf ans après la révolution » La Lettre de l’IRMC n. 27, Avril 2020.
“Diaspora Activism in France and Italy and Tunisia’s Democratic Transition” Middle East Institute, 19 March 2019 https://www.mei.edu/publications/diaspora-activism-france-italy-and-tuni...