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Hire Dr. Antonella A.

United Kingdom

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Middle East Politics & Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Expert | Research Proposal Review, Consultancy & Editing

Profile Summary

I hold a PhD in International Relations from Queen’s University Belfast and postdoctoral experience at the University of Oxford. Over the past eight years, my research has focused on resistance, political violence, mobilisation, state repression, and armed groups, with particular emphasis on the Palestinian Occupied Territories and the wider Middle East. My work is grounded in extensive field research conducted in Palestine and Jordan, complemented by Arabic language training in Morocco and Jordan. I have over a decade of experience spanning academic research, teaching, and consultancy. I am the author of a 100,000-word monograph, have published peer-reviewed articles, and have presented my work at more than 15 international conferences across the US, UK, and Europe. My background also includes coordinating large-scale workshops and conferences, collaborating with NGOs, and contributing to interdisciplinary research projects. I have taught undergraduate and postgraduate modules on international relations, contemporary security, and the Arab-Israeli conflict at Queen’s University Belfast, the University of Salford, and the University of Oxford. On Kolabtree, I can assist you with: • Consultancy on Middle Eastern politics and armed groups • Review and tailored feedback on research proposals and manuscripts • Academic editing and publication support • Guidance on research methodology, including digital ethnography, ethics and methods in conflict zones, and qualitative/frame analysis of primary sources

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Social Movements
• ☆ Diplomacy & International Relations
• ☆ Local Politics & Government
• ☆ Middle East History
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Fact Checking, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Oxford

March 2023 - Present

Post Doctoral Visiting Fellow

University of Oxford

February 2025 - August 2025

Research Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies

University of Oxford

March 2023 - January 2025

Graduate Reseach and Teaching Assistant

Queen's University Belfast

September 2018 - January 2023

Departmental lecturer (Part-time)

University of Salford

2021 - 2022

Teaching Assistant

Queen's University Belfast

2017 - 2022

Part Time Lecturer

University of Salford

September 2020 - December 2021

Editorial Assistant

Centre for Global Education

July 2017 - November 2021

Education

PhD (School of History, Anthropology, Politics and Philosophy)

Queen's University Belfast

- 2022

PhD

The Queen's University Belfast - United Kingdom

September 2017 - November 2021

MA

Ca' Foscari University of Venice

September 2013 - February 2016

Master (Dipartimento di Studi sull'Asia e sull'Africa Mediterranea)

Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

- 2016

Bachelor (Lingue Orientali)

Sapienza Università di Roma

- 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Acinapura, A.(2023). A framing-sensitive approach to militant groups’ tactics: the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine and the radicalisation of violence during the Second Intifada . Critical Studies on Terrorism. 16. (1). p. 123-145.

BOOK CHAPTER

Dissensi islamisti e movimenti sociali: l’evoluzione recente del Movimento per lo Jihad Islamico in Palestina Acinapura A (2020) “Dissensi islamisti e movimenti sociali: l’evoluzione recente del Movimento per lo Jihad Islamico in Palestina”, in Fiamminghi D (ed.) L’evoluzione del terrorismo islamico: Dalle Primavere arabe al ritiro americano dalla Siria (2011-2020), Novi Ligure: Edizioni Epoke. L’evoluzione del terrorismo islamico: Dalle Primavere arabe al ritiro americano dalla Siria (2011-2020),.