- Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Queen's University Belfast
Tarek is a researcher and lecturer at Queen's University Belfast. His focus is on contemporary Lebanese politics, as well state-building and nation-building processes more generally. Tarek's work so far has centred around state formation and building political legitimacy in the case of Lebanon during the 20th century, though recent publication have looked at the nuance in conceptualising political legitimacy across non-Western contexts. Separately, Tarek is also active in researching international law, specifically with regard to belligerent occupation.
Experience
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2025–presentResearch fellow, Queen's University Belfast
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2024–2025Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast
Education
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2020University of Durham, Doctorate
Publications
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2022Stability and the Lebanese State in the 20th Century: Building Political Legitimacy, I.B. Tauris
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2022The Grey Areas of Illegitimacy , Third World Quarterly
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2021Chehabism revisited: the consequences of reform in Lebanon, Middle Eastern Studies
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