Kamaran Palani is a Research Officer at the LSE Middle East Centre. As part of the PeaceRep Iraq and under the guidance of Professor Toby Dodge, Kamaran will conduct research on the drivers of conflict and state fragmentation in Iraq.
His research broadly focuses on de facto statehood, power-sharing, and dynamics of peace and conflict, with a specific focus on Iraq. Additionally, he delves into topics including the prevention of violent extremism, addressing internal displacement, examining the roles of youth and civil society, evaluating educational initiatives, and exploring the situation of ethno-religious minorities in Iraq. Kamaran has published his research in journals such as International Peacekeeping, Third World Quarterly, Ethnopolitics, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, and International Migration. He is also the author of the book " Kurdistan’s De Facto Statehood: A New Explanatory Framework" (Routledge, 2022).
He obtained his MA in Global Security from Keele University, UK, in 2014, and completed his PhD at Leiden University in the Netherlands in 2021.