Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
Dr Sophie Richter-Devroe
Extension: 4018
Telephone: 01392 724018
Lecturer in Gender and Middle East Studies
Lecturer in Gender and Middle East Studies
Director of MA Programme in Gender and Identity in the Middle East
I gained my BA (Hons) from Cambridge University in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and my MSc from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in Development Studies. My PhD research at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Exeter University, examined Palestinian women’s different types of formal and informal political activism in 'peacemaking' and 'resistance' after the Oslo Accords.
My research interests broadly cover three main fields:
- Women and Gender in the Middle East (particularly women’s informal political activism)
- The Palestine Question (particularly Palestinian refugees)
- Gender and Politics (particularly gendered approaches to war, peace, security, violence, conflict resolution and resistance)
