Dr. Mujtaba Isani
Research Associate
Academic and Professional Career
Academic Career
09/ 2014 – 09/ 2017 PhD in Political Science, University of Muenster, Germany
08/ 2012 – 08/ 2014 Master of Arts in Political Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
01/ 2011 – 05/ 2012 Master of Arts in International Affairs, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wilwaukee, USA
08/ 2007 – 06/ 2010 Bachelor of Arts – Double Major: Political Science & Economics, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinous, USA
Professional Career
10/ 2020 – Present Post-Doctoral Fellow, MZES, University of Mannheim, Germany 10/ 2020 – 02/ 2021 Visiting Associate Professor (W2), Department of Political Science, University of Muenster, Germany 01/ 2020 – Heute Assistant Professor, Global & Social Studies Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi-Arabia
01/ 2019 – 12/ 2019 Assistant Professor, Social Development & Policy Program, Habib University, Karatschi, Pakistan 10/ 2017 – 12/ 2018 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Muenster, Germany 11/ 2014 – 09/ 2017 Research Fellow, Religion & Politics Excellence Cluster, University of Muenster, Germany 08/ 2012 – 10/ 2014 Graduate Associate, Department of Political Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
01/ 2011- 05/ 2012 Graduate Research Assistant,Department of Political Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 08/ 2007- 06/ 2010 Archives and Special Collections Assistant, Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Selected Publications
Isani, M. (2018): Muslim public opinion toward the international order – Support for international and regional actors. London: Palgrave.
Isani, M., & Schlipphak, B. (2017): In the European Union we trust: European Muslim attitudes toward the European Union. European Union Politics, 18(4), 658-677.
Isani, M., & Schlipphak, B. (2017): The desire for sovereignty: An explanation of EU attitudes in the Arab World. Journal of Common Market Studies, 55(3), 502-517.