Justin Gest
Deputy Director at The London School of Economics and Political Science
Schools
- The London School of Economics and Political Science
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Biography
The London School of Economics and Political Science
Awards
APSA Urban Politics Section Norton Long Young Scholar Prize; APSA Urban Politics Section Clarence Stone Scholar Award; William Robson Thesis Prize; Baroness Birk Scholarship; Ralph Miliband Doctoral Scholarship; Abbey/Grupo Santander Fellowship; Bernard Levin Journalism Fellowship
Experience Keywords
Islam; Muslims in the West; citizenship; civic engagement; extremism; globalisation; identity politics; integration; migration; participation; terrorism
Research Summary
Dr Justin Gest is the Deputy Director of the LSE Migration Studies Unit. His teaching and research interests include comparative political behaviour, global migration, citizenship, political identity, Muslim politics, globalisation and social theory. His previous research focused on alienated and participatory political behaviour in Western democracies, using case studies of Western Muslim communities. This work was collected in the book, ''Apart: Alienated and Engaged Muslims in the West'' (Columbia University Press/Hurst, 2010). His recent research examines international migrants'' rights and comparative migration policies. He received a doctorate in Government from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a bachelors in Government from Harvard University.
Research Countries
London and the United Kingdom; Madrid and Spain; United States; Western Europe
Languages
Spanish [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]
Videos
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