Inequality ( 11 years )
Name
Dr. Eric LobBiography
Eric Lob is an assistant professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Florida International University. His research focuses on the politics of reconstruction and development in the Middle East. Lob is currently completing a book for Cambridge University Press entitled Iran’s Reconstruction Jihad: Rural Development and Regime Consolidation after 1979. His articles have appeared in the Intertiol Jourl of Middle East Studies, Iranian Studies, Middle East Critique, Middle East Journal, Third World Quarterly, and others.
Qualifications
Doctorate, Princeton UniversityCurrent or most recent Employer
Assistant Professor
Florida International University
Time in Post - 5
Organisation Type: University
Regional Expertise
Iran, Lebanon, Oman, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic,
Disciplinary or professional background
Development Studies, Economics, Humanities, Government, Political science, Religious/clerical, Policy/political advocacy (including human rights), Social/Public Policy
Contact Info
elob@fiu.edu
305-348-7923
11200 SW 8th Street, SIPA 401 Miami, Florida 33199
Public Profiles
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-lob-2277a660/
Current Areas of Policy Interest
Poverty or deprivation reduction ( 11 years )
Poverty or deprivation measurement ( 11 years )
Governance (National) ( 11 years )
Governance (Local Governance and Decentralization) ( 11 years )
Public Policy ( 16 years )
Education policy ( 11 years )
Health policy ( 11 years )
Economic development ( 11 years )
Other macroeconomic issues ( 11 years )
Humanitarianism & emergency relief ( 11 years )
Conflict & Security ( 16 years )
Work relates to groups
Youth ( 11 years )
Disabled ( 11 years )
Areas of Policy Interest over the last ten years
Areas of Policy Interest researched, programmes designed and/or delivered in the last ten years
Public Policy
Poverty/deprivation reduction
Poverty/deprivation measurement
Inequality
Governance (National)
Governance (Local & Decentralization)
Education policy
Health policy (Including health insurance)
Economic development
Other macroeconomic issues
Humanitarianism & emergency relief
Conflict & Security
Engagement
Academic publications
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01436597.2018.1460197
Academic conferences
“The Promise: The Politicization of Post-War Reconstruction in Southern Beirut,” Orient-Institut Beirut Intertiol Conference “Reconstructing Neighborhoods of War,” Beirut, Lebanon (December 2018).
Professional or Trade Press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/01/05/theres-a-battle-in-iran-over-the-islamic-revolutiory-guards-corps-business-empire/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a77cc436b283