- ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University
Kaweh Kerami an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University. He holds a PhD in Development Studies (2024) from SOAS University of London, where his research explored how power dynamics and interests shape political competition, governance, and cooperation in war-torn and deeply divided contexts. Focusing on post-intervention Afghanistan (2001–2021), Dr Kerami employed comparative and narrative analyses, drawing on extensive primary data and conducting elite interviews to provide nuanced insights into political bargaining, governance, and (in)stability in complex environments. Read more: kawehkerami.com
Experience
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2025–presentESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Durham University
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2025–2025Dissertation Supervisor, SOAS University of London
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2025–2025Research fellow, The Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI)
Education
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2024SOAS, University of London, PhD In Development Studies
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2015VU University Amsterdam, MSc in Comparative and European Politics
Grants and Contracts
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2026ESRC
- Role:
- UKRI2528
- Funding Source:
- UK Research and Innovation
Contact Kaweh for
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- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
