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Brynjar Lia
University of Oslo
Occupation
Professor
Contact
Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languag
Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo Postbox 1010 Blindern
0854 Oslo
Norway
ABOUT
I am professor of Middle East Studies at the University of Oslo. My current research interests are militant Islamist movements in the Middle East. My disciplinary background is contemporary history, languages (Arabic and Russian) and Middle East studies. Since 2014 I have been a faculty member of Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo.
Discipline
History
Sub Areas
Middle East/Near East Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
Egypt
Palestine
Syria
Specialties
Islamism, Jihadism, Conflict Studies
Languages
Arabic (advanced)
Russian (advanced)
English (advanced)
Norwegian (native)
German (intermediate)
French (elementary)
Education
PhD | 2003 | Faculty of Humanities | University of Oslo
Abstracts
Rebel Governance by Jihadi Militant Groups in the Middle East Law, Order and Conflict Resolution under Da‘ish Service Provision in Jihadi Proto-States: A Comparison