Erridah, Tunisia
I am a doctoral candidate in the department of politics at Princeton University, specializing in comparative politics with a focus on the Middle East. My research interests include political behavior in authoritarian contexts; religion and politics; public opinion in the Muslim and Arab worlds; and survey and experimental methodologies. My work has been published or is forthcoming in Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Political Science Research and Methods.
My dissertation develops and tests an original theory of state repression and its effects on processes of polarization in authoritarian contexts. The project employs a mixed methods approach, including lab experimental tests of the theory’s micro-foundational psychological mechanism and case studies of repression and polarization in Egypt and Tunisia based on in-depth fieldwork in both countries.
I served as an AY2007-2008 Fulbright Fellow in Cairo, Egypt and have conducted fieldwork for a variety of projects in Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, Uganda, and the United Arab Emirates. I hold a B.A. in Arabic and an M.A. in Arab Studies, both from Georgetown University.
On this website, you will find links to my CV, publications, working papers, and non-academic writing. Please do not hesitate to contact me at enugent@princeton.edu with any questions or to request copies of my work.
My dissertation develops and tests an original theory of state repression and its effects on processes of polarization in authoritarian contexts. The project employs a mixed methods approach, including lab experimental tests of the theory’s micro-foundational psychological mechanism and case studies of repression and polarization in Egypt and Tunisia based on in-depth fieldwork in both countries.
I served as an AY2007-2008 Fulbright Fellow in Cairo, Egypt and have conducted fieldwork for a variety of projects in Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, Uganda, and the United Arab Emirates. I hold a B.A. in Arabic and an M.A. in Arab Studies, both from Georgetown University.
On this website, you will find links to my CV, publications, working papers, and non-academic writing. Please do not hesitate to contact me at enugent@princeton.edu with any questions or to request copies of my work.
