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Kressen Thyen
University of Tuebingen
Occupation
Researcher
Contact
University of Tübingen
Institute for Political Science
Tübingen 72074
Germany
ABOUT
Academic Background Since 2011 PhD-candidate at the Institute of Political Science, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen; Researcher and project coordinator of the project “Arab Youth – From Engagement to Inclusion?” (funded by Volkswagen Foundation) 2006/2008 M.A. in Political Science (Diplôme de Sciences Po) / M.A. in European Politics and Societies - Political Sociology (Master de recherche), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Thesis title: “Communication and Cooperation between Pro-Asylum Organizations: A Network Analysis” 2002/2006 B.A. in Social Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin, Thesis title: “What chances do I actually have? Educational Participation, Motivation and Success of Young Refugees in Germany” (in German) 2004/2005 Certificate of Political Studies (CEP), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Toulouse Professional Background 2009/2011 Officer for academic affairs at the Ecole de Gouvernance et d'Economie de Rabat (EGE) 2008/2009 Carlo-Schmid-Fellow at UNHCR Rabat, Protection Unit 2007/2008 Consultant at UNESCO, Office of the Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
Comparative
Democratization
Middle East/Near East Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Arab States
Egypt
Europe
Morocco
Specialties
International Cooperation And Democracy Promotion
State-society Relations
Political Mobilization And Participation
Languages
German (native)
English (fluent)
French (fluent)
Education
MA | 2008 | Political Science | Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
BA | 2006 | Social Sciences | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Abstracts
Youth Inclusion, Youth Exclusion, and Contentious Practices: The Cases of Egypt and Morocco