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Patrik Meyer
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Patrik Meyer
Visiting Fellow |
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| Contact: |
Email: pkm25 (at) cam.ac.uk |
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| Biography: |
Patrik Meyer is a PhD student in Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, with an MPA from the J.F. Kennedy School (Harvard) in Development and Conflicts, MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Structural Dynamics, and a BS from UC Berkeley in Civil Engineering. Before starting his academic studies at the age of 37, he spent twenty years traveling the world, mainly the Middle East, North-Africa, and Asia, where he was also deeply involved in Islamic and Chinese studies. Then, as an engineer specialized in improving the seismic performance of low-cost housing, he trained engineers, professors, and government officials in effective and realistic construction practices for post-earthquake reconstruction (Turkey, India, Morocco, Iran, Pakistan, China). Currently he is loosely cooperating with Chinese scholars to provide an expanded understanding of some of the conflicts in Xinjiang/China that are fueling the tensions between the Uyghurs and the Chinese government. |
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| Field(s) of Interest: |
- Conflicts between Muslim minorities and governments
- China and its Muslim groups
- Engaging the potential that Islam offers for conflict management
- Bridging the ideological gap between the West and China
- Multidimensional approach to research
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