Mohammad (Amaan) Siddiqui is a Radcliffe scholar reading for the DPhil in International Relations at the Department of Politics and International Relations and University College at the University of Oxford. He is also a non-resident fellow for the Gulf Labour Markets, Migration, and Population Programme (GLMM) at the Gulf Research Center.
Mohammad's doctoral research is geared toward theorizing shifting political subjectivities, belonging, imagination, and possibilities in the Arabian Gulf at the grassroots, while his broader research agenda encompasses qualitative and interdisciplinary inquiries into migration, citizenship, nationalism, diaspora studies, and social movements.
Mohammad has previously earned an MA in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, a BA in International Studies from the American University of Sharjah as a Sharakah and Sheikh Khalifa scholar, and was a Rhodes-UAE finalist in 2024. During his time at UC Irvine, Mohammad served as a teaching assistant for three quarters and led seminars in anthropology and political science.
Publications
Peer-reviewed articles
· Siddiqui, M. A., & Malit, F. (2026). Serial Diasporas: How Emigrating Gulf Noncitizens Evolve Into New Diasporas. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2026.2725415.
· Chiozza, G., & Siddiqui, M. A. (2026). “How the Sino-Russian Geopolitical Alignment Shapes China’s Image in Kyrgyzstan.” Journal of Chinese Political Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11366-026-09935-y.
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2025). Beyond Hashtags: Understanding the Perceptions and Impact of Online Feminism Among Young Instagram and Twitter Users in the UAE. Journal of Arabian Studies, 15(2): 296-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2026.2632041.
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2025). Framing 'Love Jihad': Nationalists’ Discourse Construction in a Right-Wing Extremist Sub-Issue on Social Media. Third World Quarterly, 46(6), 645-664. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2025.2499092.
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2025). Rhetorics of Counter-Nationalism: The Limitations of Anti-Hindutva in Combating Right-Wing Extremism. Nations & Nationalism, 32(3), 801-813. https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.70037.
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2025). Who Gets to Resist? The Politics of Counterterrorism in the United States and India. Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science, 26(1), 30-60. https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.60.2.
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2023). Donald Trump’s appeal: ‘Whitelash’ an adequate explanation? Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science, 56, 65-81. https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.56.3.
Book chapters
· Siddiqui, M. A., Nadeem, M., & Vora, N. (2025). Deconstructing Dichotomies: Explaining Contemporary South Asian Emigration to the UAE Beyond Economics. In Francois De Bel Air and Nasra Shah (Eds.) The Future of Migration to GCC Countries: Migrants’ Aspirations, Labour Reforms, and Politics (pp. 259-278). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-9928-5_14.
Public writing
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2026, forthcoming). Challenges to the GCC’s Economic Diversification Agenda: Understanding the Structural Drivers of High-Skilled Emigration from the Gulf. High-Skilled Emigration from the Gulf Series. In Stepwise and Return Migration between the Gulf, Europe, and North America – How do GCC Countries Fare in the Global Competition for Talent? Gulf States Regional Programme at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Gulf Labour Markets, Migration, and Population Programme (GLMM) at the Gulf Research Center, No. 12.
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2026). When Noncitizenship in the Arabian Gulf is Privileged Over Pursuing Western Citizenship. CITLAB Blog. EUI. [Link].
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2026). The Iran War and the Noncitizen Question in the GCC: Policy Lessons and Reform Pathways Beyond Talent Attraction. Policy Brief No. 31, September 2026, Gulf Labour Markets, Migration, and Population Programme (GLMM) at the Gulf Research Center. [Link].
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2025). Researching Extremism & Counterterrorism: A PhD Scholar’s Reflections on Self-Care. Global Souths Hub. [Link]
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2025). USAID & the Global South: Implications for International Humanitarian and Development Aid. TRENDS Research & Advisory. [Link]
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2024). Mapping Hindutva Discourse in India: Exploring ‘Love Jihad’ Narratives on X. Global Network on Extremism and Technology. [Link]
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2024). The Role of Far-Right Media Houses and Organisations in Disseminating Hindu Nationalist ‘Love Jihad’ Narratives on X. Global Network on Extremism and Technology. [Link]
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2023). Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy and its Impact on India’s Global Power Status. TRENDS Research & Advisory. [Link]
· Siddiqui, M. A. (2023). What Kind of Agent is ASEAN? TRENDS Research & Advisory. [Link]