My research examines everyday security: how security institutions and their practitioners interpret and manage risk through micro-practices, professional judgment, and institutional relationships. Drawing on fieldwork across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, I study how security policies are translated, negotiated, and enacted into practices.
Practice and policy experience
Alongside my academic work, I bring more than a decade of experience in security, counter-extremism and counter-terrorism. My consultancy projects have ranged from risk assessment and prison reform to curriculum development and counterterrorism policy advising across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and North America.
Recognition
I received the Emerging Thought Leader Award from Women in International Security Canada (WIIS-Canada) in recognition of my work connecting academic research with policy and practice.
Teaching and Mentorship
I aim to bring theory into conversation with practice across all my courses. I am particularly committed to inclusive mentorship and have worked extensively with students from underrepresented backgrounds in higher education and the security professions.
Areas of Research
- Everyday security and institutional practice
- Risk assessment, risk management, and risk governance
- Policing, counterterrorism, and counter-extremism
- Security-sector reform and multi-agency cooperation
- Qualitative methods, ethnography, and research in security contexts
Meriem Rebbani, PhD 