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Yara Sleiman

Yara Sleiman

Email: y.sleiman@qmul.ac.uk

Research Topic: Group cross-pressures and political decision-making

Supervisor(s): Maria Grasso, Sofia Collignon

Research Interests:  Political Behaviour, Political Psychology, Experimental Methods

Education/Professional Qualifications:

  • MPhil in Political Science (UCL)
  • MA in Applied Economics (LAU)
  • BSc in Economics (LAU)

Work Experience:

I have extensive experience in quantitative and experimental research, with a particular focus on survey design, causal inference, and the analysis of public opinion data. I have worked as a Research Assistant at the LSE Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, contributing to experimental studies on affective polarisation in the UK. Prior to this, I was a Research Assistant at UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity, where I contributed to the development of a novel index of economic well-being.

I am currently involved in several large-scale research projects, including the EU Horizon projects MultiPoD and DEMETRA, as well as the ESRC-funded project Understanding the Power of Political Humour. Alongside this, I have also worked as a research consultant with the World Bank, analysing survey data on public opinion in the MENA region.

Publications:

Sleiman, Y. Religious cross-pressures and electoral decision-making. Forthcoming in British Journal of Political Science.

Sleiman, Y., Melios, G. and Dolan, P. 2025. Sleeping with the enemy: Partisanship and tolerance in online dating. Political Science Research and Methods, pp. 1–23. doi:10.1017/psrm.2025.10011.

Fakih, A. and Sleiman, Y., 2022. The gender gap in political participation: Evidence from the MENA region. Review of Political Economy, 36(1), pp.154-177.

Pietrostefani, E., Dabaj, J., Sleiman, Y., Jallad, M., Maassarani, S. and Charalambous, E., 2022. Assessing vulnerabilities for urban recovery solutions in Beirut post-explosion: The case of Mar Mikhael neighbourhood. UCL Institute for Global Prosperity.

Melios, G., Sleiman, Y., Pietrostefani, E. and Moore, H., 2023. Who needs security in a crisis? Evidence from an in-the-field choice experiment in Lebanon. Available at SSRN: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4479897

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