Merouan Mekouar, York University

Research

authoritarianism Middle East and North Africa human rights social movements security surveillance

Latest funding

Consumer Self-Views, Decreased Endowment, and Willingness to Donate Possessions
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$43,480
Authoritarianism Reframed: New Forms of State Control in the Middle East and North Africa
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$21,635

Consumer Self-Views, Decreased Endowment, and Willingness to Donate Possessions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: White, Katherine J.

Keywords: consumer behaviour; consumer identity; self-construal; endowment effect ; possession donation; sustainability marketing

$43,480

Authoritarianism Reframed: New Forms of State Control in the Middle East and North Africa

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Mekouar, Merouan

Keywords: authoritarianism; Middle East and North Africa; human rights; social movements; security; surveillance

$21,635

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: authoritarianism Dear Professor Mekouar, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on authoritarianism connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Authoritarianism Reframed: New Forms of State Control in the Middle East and North Africa" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]