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School of Politics and International Relations

Dalia Saris

 Dalia Saris

Research Topic: Private Security and Humanitarian Security: mutuals or competitors? Understanding the politics and sociology of security provision in the humanitarian space through the lens of practices.

Email: d.y.saris@qmul.ac.uk 

Supervisors: Jef Huysmans, Alvina Hoffmann

Research interests: private security, humanitarianism, networks, critical theory, critical security studies, practice theory, international political sociology

Education:

  • MSc in Political Theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
  • BA in International Relations and International Organization at the University of Groningen
  • Honours College Certificate at the University of Groningen 

Teaching:

  • POL106: Introduction to International Relations
  • POL256: War in World Politics

Additional roles:

  • Organising Committee DoingIPS PhD seminar series 2023-2024
  • DoingIPS events and communication 

Work Experience:

Prior to joining SPIR, Dalia worked as the Global Security Advisor at Amnesty International where she provided security advice and support for colleagues working in high risk and complex environments, including Afghanistan and Ukraine. Before that, she worked as a threat intelligence analyst and writer on geopolitical risk management. She has also held various research assistant roles during her undergraduate degree at the University of Groningen. 

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