Position: Associate Professor

Academic Interests: 

Professor De Cordier's area of expertise and research interests include social history and social identity, the political and social role of religion (with special interest Shiism and Orthodox Christianity), humanitarian aid and - policy, and the former USSR (with a focus on Central Asia and the Caspian). In the framework of his line on humanitarian aid, he also follows-up on other relevant regions and societies (like the major crisis contexts in the Arab and African spheres and the refugee crisis-affected parts of Mediterranean Europe) as well as on 'alternative' and informal forms of humanitarian aid.

Courses:

• Humanitarian policy
• History of Central Asia
• Contemporary issues in the global South

Contact:

T +32(0)9 264 69 17

F +32(0)9 264 69 97

Bruno.DeCordier@UGent.be

Current Research Projects:

• Eurasian Insights: Strengthening Central Asian Studies in Europe (EISCAS)
• The Other Turkestan’: photography of the Russian empire’s Orient frontier

Publications: