Dr Luciano Zaccara is Research Associate Professor in Gulf Politics at the Qatar University, Gulf Studies Center. Also a Visiting Associate Professor at the Georgetown University in Qatar.
He obtained a BA in Political Science from National University of Rosario, Argentina, and a PhD in Arab and Islamic Studies from Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain. He has been post-doctoral fellow at Autonoma University of Barcelona; Visiting Researcher at Exeter University, Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies; and Visiting Researcher at Princeton University, Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies.
His research interests are Iranian Politics and Foreign Policy; Gulf Politics; International Relations in the Persian Gulf; and Electoral Systems in MENA region.
A selection of his latest publications includes:
“China’s Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East and South Asia”, Haghirian, M. & Zaccara, L. (Eds.), Routledge, 2023.
“Foreign Policy of Iran under President Hassan Rouhani’s First Term (2013–2017)”, Zaccara, L. (Ed.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.