Assistant Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University
About
Lamis Abdelaaty is an assistant professor of political science at Syracuse University. Her research interests include international relations, human rights and humanitarianism, and asylum and migration. She holds a doctoral degree in politics from Princeton University and a master’s degree in political science from McGill University, as well as a master’s degree in economics and a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from the American University in Cairo.
Current Work:
Lamis Abdelaaty's forthcoming book asks why countries open their borders to some refugees while blocking others, and why a number of countries have given the United Nations control of asylum procedures and refugee camps on their territory. She examines the impact of foreign policy and ethnic identity on countries' responses to refugees, using a global dataset combined with case studies on asylum policy in Egypt, Kenya, and Turkey.
Research Area Keyword(s):
refugee; asylum; migration; human rights; humanitarianism
