Research Interests
My research revolves around transnational political and social links and how diasporas exert influence on their home countries through institutional and economic opportunities. I focus primarily on the Middle East and North Africa, looking at diaspora impacts on contention and public behavior in the region.
My research relies primarily on survey data to examine interpersonal dynamics and individual public opinion and behaviors. I have fielded independent online surveys as well as used publicly available survey data to answer questions such as: how does experience with migration affect a person’s attitudes towards their country of origin? How does knowing a migrant affect a person’s perception of their own country? How does conflict in a person’s country of origin affect their political leanings and activism?
Other research interests I am pursuing include the effects of climate change on conflict and how conditions in the migrants’ countries-of-origin affect their integration in their host country.
Published
Eldemerdash, Nadia. 2025. “Physically Here, Mentally There? A Study of Transnational Links and Civic Engagement Among Migrants in the USA.” Journal of International Migration and Integration (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12134-025-01259-9)
Eldemerdash, Nadia, and Steven T. Landis. 2023. “The Divergent Effects of Remittance Transfers on Post-Disaster States.” Economics of Disasters and Climate Change (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41885-023-00136-y)
Eldemerdash, Nadia, Steven T. Landis, and Christian Jensen. 2023 . “Environmental Stress, Majoritarianism, and Social Unrest in Europe.” Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/25739638.2023.2227520)
Wang, Austin Horng-En, and Nadia Eldemerdash. 2022. “National Identity, Willingness to Fight, and Collective Action.” Journal of Peace Research (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00223433221099058)
Eldemerdash, Nadia. 2015. “Being and Belonging in Kuwait: Expatriates, Stateless Peoples, and the Politics of Citizenship.” Anthropology of the Middle East 10(2): 83-100
In Progress
Rebel Group Typologies, Civilian Victimization, and Natural Disasters. With Steven Landis
Integration Inside and Out: How Language Use Affects Perceptions of Minorities.
Presentations
“Recruiting Niche Survey Respondents through Facebook.” DEMED Research Project Spring 2024 Webinar Series, University of Glasgow and European Research Council. Available online here.
“Contrasting Political Norm Absorption among Migrants in Democratic and Autocratic Countries: A Survey Study of Arab Migrants.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting 2023
“How Remittance Receipt Affects Attitudes and Actions in the Middle East and North Africa: Testing Individual-Level Mechanisms of Transnational Links.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting 2021
“Funding Democracy? How Remittance Receipt Affects Pro-Democracy Attitudes and Behaviors in the Middle East and North Africa.” International Political Science Association Annual Conference 2021
“The Effects of Remittance Inflows on Voter Turnout in New and Developing Democracies, 1991-2018.” International Studies Association Annual Conference 2021
“Remittances, Natural Disasters, and Armed Conflict.” With Steven Landis. International Studies Association-Midwest 2020
“Environmental Vulnerability and Political Violence in Europe.” With Steven Landis and Christian Jensen. American Political Science Association Annual Conference 2020
“Electoral Systems in Authoritarian Regimes: An Anti-Democratization Tactic?” Southwestern Social Sciences Association Annual Conference 2019
“One Woman’s Loss Another’s Gain? Securitizing Unemployment and Migration in Saudi Arabia.” University of Massachussetts Boston: Conflict Studies and Global Governance 2014
Grants and Awards
President’s UNLV Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2022-2023
American Political Science Association Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant 2021
American Institute of Maghrib Studies Short-Term Research Grant 2021
Skills
Quantitative data analysis
Survey design and implementation
Survey analysis
Data management, modeling, and visualization
Languages: Arabic (native)
Statistical software: Stata, R
CMS and technical skills: Qualtrics, WordPress
Memberships
American Political Science Association
International Political Science Association
International Studies Association
American Institute of Maghrib Studies