Tarek Tutunji

PhD, MA, Senior Research Fellow

tutunji@mpil.de
Tel. +49 (6221) 482-291

Main Fields of Research:

Disinformation; Informal Institutions; Covert Action in the Cold War; International Relations Theory

Academic Career:

MPIL, Senior Research Fellow with Borderlines Research Group (Since December 2020)

University of Göttingen, Lecturer (2020-2021)

Johns Hopkins University, Dean's Teaching Fellow (2016-2018)

Johns Hopkins University, Doctoral Fellowship (2011-2019)

American University of Beirut, Lecturer (Summer 2011, 2012, 2013)

 

Overview

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Dr. Tarek Tutunji's research focuses on the role of informal institutions in world politics. His theoretical approach is informed by a mix of Practice Theory and English School approaches to international institutions. His dissertation examined the emergence of informal rules around propaganda and covert action during the Cold War. His current work looks into  the emerging European regulatory framework to respond to the malicious manipulation of social media.

 

Recent Publications

• Teaching Critical Understandings of Realism through Historical War Simulations. In: PS: Politics and Political Science 51/2, 440-444 (2018). doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096517002311 (with Elizabeth Mendenhall).

Presentations

Teaching

Participation in Conferences at Home and Abroad

Miscellaneous

tarek-tutunji-cv.pdf (PDF, 119.9 KB)