Dr. Zacharias Pieri is a lecturer and researcher at the
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. He lectures in International Relations and Security Studies, and is Director of the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Internship Program. He was awarded his PhD in Ethno-Politics from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter where he focused on the adaptation of Islamist movements, and the contentious politics of mosque contraction in Britain. Dr. Pieri's research focuses on the relationships between religion, politics and violence. His current focus is on the ideological and strategic development of Boko Haram in West Africa, and the evolution of Islamic State’s franchises. He has consulted on international projects investigating counter-radical discourses amongst Muslim communities in
Western Europe, West Africa and Southeast Asia. He is also known for his work on the Islamic movement, Tablighi Jamaat, and especially the way it establishes itself and adapts in western countries.
Dr. Pieri regularly publishes on Islam in contemporary societies. He has further interests in international relations, security, governance and justice, social movements, and contemporary forms and expressions of Islam. Dr. Pieri has advised UK and US governments on aspects of conflict in Africa. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2010. Pieri regularly appears in the media including the BBC, Canadian Television News, the Washington Post, International Business Times, and Les Temps among others.
Dr. Pieri is available to consult on matters relating to International Security, Conflict & Stability in West Africa and the Sahel, Boko Haram and Islamic State (including drivers, evolution, and operation/strategic capabilities), and on issues relating to Muslim communities in the USA, UK and Europe.
- Click here for Dr. Pieri’s latest publication on Takfir & the factionalization of Boko Haram
- Dr. Pieri Presented a paper on the future of Boko Haram at the Annual Meeting of the
Association for the Sociology of Religion in Montreal, 13 August 2017
- Dr. Pieri was interviewed by ABC News on US foreign Policy in Somalia, 1 April 2017
Dr. Zacharias Pieri is a lecturer and researcher at the
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. He lectures in International Relations and Security Studies, and is Director of the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Internship Program. He was awarded his PhD in Ethno-Politics from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter where he focused on the adaptation of Islamist movements, and the contentious politics of mosque contraction in Britain. Dr. Pieri's research focuses on the relationships between religion, politics and violence. His current focus is on the ideological and strategic development of Boko Haram in West Africa, and the evolution of Islamic State’s franchises. He has consulted on international projects investigating counter-radical discourses amongst Muslim communities in
Western Europe, West Africa and Southeast Asia. He is also known for his work on the Islamic movement, Tablighi Jamaat, and especially the way it establishes itself and adapts in western countries.
Dr. Pieri regularly publishes on Islam in contemporary societies. He has further interests in international relations, security, governance and justice, social movements, and contemporary forms and expressions of Islam. Dr. Pieri has advised UK and US governments on aspects of conflict in Africa. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2010. Pieri regularly appears in the media including the BBC, Canadian Television News, the Washington Post, International Business Times, and Les Temps among others.
Dr. Pieri is available to consult on matters relating to International Security, Conflict & Stability in West Africa and the Sahel, Boko Haram and Islamic State (including drivers, evolution, and operation/strategic capabilities), and on issues relating to Muslim communities in the USA, UK and Europe.
- Click here for Dr. Pieri’s latest publication on Takfir & the factionalization of Boko Haram
- Dr. Pieri Presented a paper on the future of Boko Haram at the Annual Meeting of the
Association for the Sociology of Religion in Montreal, 13 August 2017
- Dr. Pieri was interviewed by ABC News on US foreign Policy in Somalia, 1 April 2017
