Dr. Mujtaba Isani

Research Associate

University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
Chair of Sociology, Migration and Integration
A 5, 6
Building B – Room 103
68159 Mannheim

Phone: +49 621 181–3435
E-mail: misanimail.uni-mannheim.de

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

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.