Dr Craig Larkin
Biography
Craig previously studied Law and Politics at Queens, Belfast (LLB: 1995-1998), followed by a Masters in Policing and Criminal Justice (LLM: 1998-1999), which explored paramilitary justice in socially unstable and ethnically diverse societies: Lebanon, Northern Ireland and the Palestinian Territories. He has also been involved in research work for the European Commission on monitoring and verifying a Peacekeeping force, in South Lebanon (2000) and more recently employed as a research analyst for ‘Conflicts Forum’ (2005) reviewing Islamist websites and assessing regional trends.
During four years living in the Middle East he studied classical Arabic at Damascus University (2002-2004), carried out field research and travelled widely throughout the region. During his ethnographic field work in Lebanon, Craig was a research affiliate at the Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES) at the American University of Beirut (2005-2006). Since joining the University of Exeter in November 2008 as an associate Research fellow in Politics, Craig has been a GTA for POL2044 Comparative Government; Introduction to Middle East Politics and has previously co-taught a module on 'Arab Literature and the Nation' at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (2007). He is an academic associate of Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies.
