Professional Summary
I study Islam and politics in northwest Africa, with a focus on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. I have conducted field research in Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso.
Education
Ph.D.: Northwestern University Evanston, IL, 2013 (Religious Studies)
M.A.: Georgetown University Washington, DC, 2009 (Arab Studies)
Publications
Published Books
Alexander Thurston (2016). Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching and Politics. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. (Author)
Alexander Thurston (2018). Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement. Princeton, Princeton University Press. (Author)
Alexander Thurston (2020). Jihadists of North Africa and the Sahel: Local Politics and Rebel Groups. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. (Author)