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Researcher, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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Chargé de Recherche au CNRST Burkina Faso & Chercheur associé à l'ULB, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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Lecturer and Researcher in Politics, Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles
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Doctoral Research Fellow, Conflict, Violence, & Terrorism Research Centre, Royal Holloway University of London
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Journalism, Radio and Communication, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer in Political Economy, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Conflict Researcher, Department of Mass Communication, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
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Research associate, Curtin University
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Lecturer, Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako
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Asst Professor, Political Science, University of Cincinnati
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Coordinateur de l'Observatoire pour l'Afrique centrale et australe de l'Institut Français des Relations Internationales, membre du Groupe de Recherche sur l'Eugénisme et le Racisme, Université Paris Cité
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Lecturer in Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London
