Vincent Legrand

Vincent Legrand serves as Professor at the Université catholique de Louvain, where he completed his doctorate in Political Science and certification in Islamic Studies. His expertise spans political science, Arab-Islamic studies, and international relations. His academic work includes teaching introductory political science to Economics and Management Engineering students, while offering Master's level courses focusing on contemporary Arab world politics, economics, and society. His research encompasses foreign policy decision-making, sociopolitical developments in Arab countries, religious peacebuilding, and the intersection of religion and politics in the European Union. As former Deputy-Director of the French-Arab Section at Cairo University's Faculty of Economics & Political Science and former Chairman of El Kalima Christian Centre for Relations with Islam, he brings unique insights to religious and political dialogue. His scholarly work has been published extensively in books by prestigious publishers and academic journals, focusing on topics ranging from Iranian foreign policy to Arab-Muslim democratization and the role of religious actors in European politics.