Gilles Kepel | |
|---|---|
 Gilles Kepel at Chatham House in 2012 | |
| Born | 30 June 1955 |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Political Islam and Arab World |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science, Sociology |
| Institutions | Paris Institute of Political Studies, Institut Universitaire de France, London School of Economics, New York University, Columbia University, CNRS |
| Thesis | Le Prophète et le Pharaon (1984) |
| Website | gilleskepel |
Gilles Kepel, (born June 30, 1955) is a French political scientist and Arabist, specialized in the contemporary Middle East and Muslims in the West.[1][2] He was Professor at Sciences Po Paris, the Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) and director of the Middle East and Mediterranean Program at PSL, based at Ecole Normale Supérieure.[3] His latest English-translated book is, Away from Chaos. The Middle East and the Challenge to the West (Columbia University Press, 2020) was reviewed by The New York Times as "an excellent primer for anyone wanting to get up to speed on the region”.[4] His last essay, le Prophète et la Pandémie / du Moyen-Orient au jihadisme d'atmosphère, just released in French (February 2021), has topped the best-seller lists and is currently being translated into English and a half-dozen languages.
- ^ Tresilian, David (7–13 June 2012). "A view from abroad". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "London School of Economics". Archived from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ "La Chaire d'Excellence " Moyen Orient Méditerranée ", dirigée par Gilles Kepel". psl.eu. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Totten, Michael J. (2020-05-12). "A French Expert Surveys the Entire Middle East". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-20.