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Research
Dr. Altea Pericoli is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in geopolitics and regional cooperation at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University. Her research concerns the history of foreign aid by the Gulf States.
Altea Pericoli obtained her PhD in Institutions and Policies in July 2023 at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, and she conducted many visiting periods at Vienna University, Durham University, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, and Chr. Michelsen Institute in Norway. In 2023, she was a Visiting Research Fellow at the European University Institute and the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies.
In July 2023, she obtained the BRISMES Award “Early Career Development Scholarship” to transform her PhD thesis into a monograph and she was appointed as "Sir William Luce Fellow" at Durham University in June 2024.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Political Science
Free keywords
- Humanitarian Aid
- Conflict
- Gulf States
- Islamic social welfare
- Islam
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations the last five years
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Islamic Aid and Gulf States in Contemporary Crises
Pericoli, A., 2026, Edinburgh University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Humanitarian exceptionalism and fluctuating solidarity: Gulf States’ aid in Gaza
Pericoli, A., 2025 Nov 26, (Accepted/In press) In: Mediterranean Politics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Islamic Instruments for Refugee Financing: The IsDB and UNHCR Collaborative Approach
Pericoli, A., 2025 Feb 11, In: Global Policy. 16, S1, p. 46-56Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gulf States and Humanitarian Diplomacy
Pericoli, A., 2025, (Submitted).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper, not in proceeding › peer-review
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Understanding Gulf States’ Foreign Aid: A Conceptual Framework
Pericoli, A., 2025, In: The International Spectator. 60, 3, p. 1-18Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
- 2 Active
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SWEMENA: SWEMENA: Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network
Aggestam, K. (Researcher), Shanneik, Y. (Researcher), Scharbrodt, O. (Researcher), Storie, L. (Researcher), Janson, T. (Researcher), El-Husseini Dean, R. (Researcher), Rennick, S. A. (Researcher), Stein, A. L. (Researcher), Dinc, P. (Researcher), Wiklund Abdelmoez Ahmed, J. (Researcher), Eklund, L. (Researcher), Lundgren, S. (Researcher), Sundkvist, E. (Researcher), Almqvist, A. (Researcher), Mansourian, A. (Researcher), Pericoli, A. (Researcher), Naghibi, A. (Researcher), Nardi, M. A. (Researcher), Khodaei, B. (Researcher), Duru, D. (Researcher), Lunardelli, E. (Researcher), Verre, F. (Researcher), Gozzini, G. (Researcher), Taha, H. (Researcher), Hashemi, H. (Researcher), Kumar, K. (Researcher), Eitrem Holmgren, L. (Researcher), Strömbom, L. (Researcher), Småberg, M. (Researcher), Kärrholm, M. (Researcher), Hamza, M. (Researcher), Pastor Vidal, P. (Researcher), Zhao, P. (Researcher), Barhoum, R. (Researcher), Zalfou, R. (Researcher), Berndtsson, R. (Researcher), Al Daghistani, S. (Researcher), Brogaard, S. (Researcher) & Lin, W. N. (Researcher)
2022/06/13 → …
Project: Network
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MECW 2.0: The Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW) 2.0
Aggestam, K. (PI), Berndtsson, R. (PI), Abdelhady, D. (Researcher), Wiklund Abdelmoez Ahmed, J. (Research student), Abdi, H. (Researcher), Barhoum, R. (Research assistant), Brogaard, S. (Researcher), Dinc, P. (Researcher), Eitrem Holmgren, L. (Researcher), Eklund, L. (Researcher), El-Husseini Dean, R. (Researcher), Fogelin, H. (Administrator), Gren, N. (Researcher), Hamza, M. (Researcher), Hashemi, H. (Researcher), Janson, T. (Researcher), Khodaei, B. (Research student), Kärrholm, M. (Researcher), Luczak, M. (Administrator), Lundgren, S. (Researcher), Mansourian, A. (Researcher), Mehrabov, I. (Researcher), Naghibi, A. (Researcher), Nardi, M. A. (Researcher), Pericoli, A. (Researcher), Pilesjö, P. (Researcher), Rennick, S. A. (Researcher), Scharbrodt, O. (Researcher), Shanneik, Y. (Researcher), Småberg, M. (Researcher), Storie, L. (Researcher), Strömbom, L. (Researcher), Svenungsson, J. (Researcher), Taha, H. (Researcher), Thompson, D. (Research student), Törnquist-Plewa, B. (Researcher), Verre, F. (Researcher), Zalfou, R. (Research student), Zhao, P. (Researcher), Ajjoub, O. (Research assistant), Almahfali, M. (Researcher), Avery, H. (Researcher), Cristiano, F. (Research student), Foroughanfar, L. (Research student), Hosseini, H. (Research student), Jamali, S. (Researcher), Malmström, M. (Researcher) & Sofos, S. (Project coordinator)
2021/01/01 → …
Project: Research
Activities
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Islamic Instruments for Refugee Financing: The IsDB and UNHCR Collaborative Approach
Pericoli, A. (Invited speaker), Pastor Vidal, P. (Session chair), Davitti, D. (Organiser), Vankova, Z. (Organiser), Arapiles, S. (Organiser) & Cowan, C. (Organiser)
2025 May 8Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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Regionalisation of crisis respose
Pericoli, A. (Organiser) & Aggestam, K. (Organiser)
2025 MarActivity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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Islamic humanitarianism and foreign aid: Gulf States' aid in conflict zones
Pericoli, A. (Invited speaker)
2025 Jan 16Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Nordic Aid to Palestinians. Lund-Copenhagen Workshop 2
Småberg, M. (Organiser), Hedling, E. (Presenter), Pericoli, A. (Presenter), Stein, A. L. (Contributor) & Pastor Vidal, P. (Contributor)
2024 Nov 22Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop/ seminar/ course
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Società Italiana di Scienza Politica 2024
Pericoli, A. (Presenter)
2024 Sept 12Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Prizes and Distinction
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BRISMES Early Career Development Scholarship
Pericoli, A. (Recipient), 2023 Jul 5
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)