I’m Paul Esber –  educator, researcher and Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at Copenhagen University, Denmark.
My work focuses on citizenship in the Mashriq (Eastern half of the Arab world) specifically, and the world more generally – how its linguistic foundations and expressions shape the field of its applications and contestations through time.   
Some of my work examines elections, electoral theory and the everyday realities of citizens navigating their lives through (and sometimes despite) the institutions of the state. Other inquiries ask how individuals and communities respond to the pressures of authoritarian rule, and the influence of diasporic duality on political engagement. 
My current project is Trans-nationalizing Parliaments? Investigating the Voting Power of Europe’s Arab Diasporas, funded by Horizon Europe. It is composed of three parts: (1) Mapping the design, procedures and institutional integration of diasporic voting, and how these influence parliamentary composition, and subsequent outcomes; (2) Identifying the voting preferences of the Europe-based diasporas, and whether residence (or citizenship) in Europe influences voting decisions; and (3) Investigating the competition over diasporas and their political engagement.
I hold a PhD from the University of Sydney (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Over the years, I’ve taught and researched at the University of Sydney, the Orient Institut Beirut, El Colegio de México and Copenhagen University.I’m Paul Esber –  educator, researcher and Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at Copenhagen University, Denmark.

 

My current project is Trans-nationalizing Parliaments? Investigating the Voting Power of Europe’s Arab Diasporas, funded by Horizon Europe. It is composed of three parts: (1) Mapping the design, procedures and institutional integration of diasporic voting, and how these influence parliamentary composition, and subsequent outcomes; (2) Identifying the voting preferences of the Europe-based diasporas, and whether residence (or citizenship) in Europe influences voting decisions; and (3) Investigating the competition over diasporas and their political engagement.

My work focuses on citizenship in the Mashriq (Eastern half of the Arab world) specifically, and the world more generally – how its linguistic foundations and expressions shape the field of its applications and contestations through time.   

Some of my work examines elections, electoral theory and the everyday realities of citizens navigating their lives through (and sometimes despite) the institutions of the state. Other inquiries ask how individuals and communities respond to the pressures of authoritarian rule, and the influence of diasporic duality on political engagement. 

I hold a PhD from the University of Sydney (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Over the years, I’ve taught and researched at the University of Sydney, the Orient Institut Beirut, El Colegio de México and Copenhagen University.