François Burgat, born April 2, 1948, in

Chambéry Chambéry (, , ; Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the prefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 58,917 as of 2019, while the population of the Chambér ...

, is a French

political scientist Political science is the science, scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of politics, political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated c ...

and

arabist An Arabist is someone, often but not always from outside the Arab world, who specialises in the study of the Arabic language and culture (usually including Arabic literature). Origins Arabists began in medieval Muslim Spain, which lay on the ...

, Research Fellow at the

French National Centre for Scientific Research The French National Centre for Scientific Research (french: link=no, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS) is the French state research organisation and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe. In 2016, it employed 31,637 ...

(CNRS) posted at IREMAM (Institut de recherches et d'études sur le monde arabe et musulman) in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

. He has been the Principal Investigator of the

European Research Council The European Research Council (ERC) is a public body for funding of scientific and technological research conducted within the European Union (EU). Established by the European Commission in 2007, the ERC is composed of an independent Scientific ...

research program "When Autoritarism Fails in the Arab World WAFAW" (2013-2017). Having lectured across the world for a wide range of Academic institutions or think tanks such as the

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NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

, the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

, etc.. He has taught and researched at the University of Constantine, Algeria (1973-1980), at the French CEDEJ in Cairo (1989-1993), as the director of the French Centre for Archaeology and Social Sciences in

Sana'a Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Governo ...

, Yemen (1997-2003), then as the director of the Institut Français du Proche Orient (Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Irak) based in Damascus (2008-2012) and then Beyrouth (2012-2013). He is also a member of the

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(ECFR).

Publications in English

* ''The Islamic Movement in North Africa'' (U of Texas Press, 1997), * ''Face to Face with Political Islam'' (IB Tauris, 2002), * ''Islamism in the shadow of al-Qaeda'', Paris, La Découverte 2005, (U. of Texas Press 2008), * ''Understanding Political Islam'' (Manchester University Press, December 20, 2019).''Understanding Political Islam''
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External links

Institut français du Proche-Orient

When Autoritarism Fails in the Arab World WAFAW

References

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