Governance (National) ( 2 years )
Name
Miss Gillian KennedyBiography
Gillian Kennedy is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow. Her current research focuses on new diaspora networks among British-Egyptians between 2005 and 2015, exploring the connection between diaspora mobilisation and political engagement before and after the Arab Spring. Gillian completed her PhD in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at King’s College London. She also holds a master’s in International Relations from Dublin City University and a BA in History and Political Science from University College Dublin. Before joining King’s, she worked as a lecturer at Regent’s University London and as a Middle East and North Africa product development analyst for Global Data.
Qualifications
Doctorate, King’s College LondonCurrent or most recent Employer
Postdoctoral Research Fellow111
King’s College London
Time in Post - 2
Organisation Type: University
Regional Expertise
Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State of Palestine, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen,
Disciplinary or professional background
Political science
Contact Info
gillian.kennedy@kcl.ac.uk
0044 7546282346
Department of Political Economy | King’s College London Strand Campus, Bush House (North East Wing) | Room 8.09 30 Kingsway, London WC2B 4BG
Social Media
@GillKenne (Twitter)
Current Areas of Policy Interest
Public Policy ( 2 years )
Conflict & Security ( 8 years )
Work relates to groups
Youth ( 2 years )
Refugees ( 2 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
Governance (National)
Labour and employment polices
Conflict & Security
Engagement
Academic publications
‘From Independence to Revolution: Egypt’s Islamists and The Contest for Power’. Hurst Publications/Oxford University Press. 2017
Academic conferences
Diaspora Incorporation Mechanisms: Sustained and Episodic mobilisation among the British-Egyptian diaspora after the Arab Spring’, presented at MESA, BRISMES, ISA.
Professional or Trade Press
Various articles for UK and ME based newspapers on Egyptian politics, political Islam and the 2011 Arab uprisings
Radio
BBC 5 Live, BBC Newshour, Das Spiegal Radio.
Television
Social Media
Various conference speeches alongside my own appearances on my self maged YouTube channel
Policy Reports
As part of the Egypt Forum run by the FCO.
Policy Briefs
For - Open Democracy, The Atlantic, Council on Foreign Relations
Consultancy Reports
Wikistrat reports, Global Data reports.
Blog(s)