Ricardo René Larémont
Ricardo René Larémont | |
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| Alma mater | Yale University New York University |
| Institutions | Binghamton University Columbia University Vassar College |
Main interests | North Africa |
Ricardo René Larémont is a political scientist at Binghamton University, where he has been teaching Islamism in the Middle East and North Africa.
Education
Ricardo René Larémont graduated from New York University in 1976, with a B.A. in political science. He received Juris Doctor in NYU in 1979, and a Ph.D. in political science from Yale University in 1999.
Larémont is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. He also speaks Italian.
Career
Larémont was a visiting assistant professor of political science in Vassar College in 1996. After that he shortly taught at Columbia University, serving as the assistant director of Institute of African Studies.
He joined Binghamton University in 1997 with joint appointment from the political science and sociology departments. He was also the associate director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies, headed by Ali Mazrui. In 2002, his title was succeeded by Seifudein Adem.
Larémont was promoted to associate professor and the Chair of sociology department in 2002. He was tenured in 2006. He became the interim dean of Harpur College of Arts and Science in 2007.
In 2003, Larémont became a senior fellow of Atlantic Council.
Works
Ricardo René Larémont's fields of interest include Islamism, radical Islam, sufism, the Arab Spring and international relations of North Africa.
Membership of Organizations
- African Studies Association
- American Political Science Association
- American Institute for Maghreb Studies
- Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa
- Middle East Studies Association