Mehr Latif
Biography
Mehr Latif is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Global Governance. Her research centers on understanding social transformation at the individual, group, and wider structural levels. She contributes to the study of radicalization in the United States, exploring cognitive and emotional theories to understand pathways into and out of white supremacy. Her research on micro dynamics of political participation provides insights into alternate public spheres, the development of state boundaries, and how people experience the state in South Asia. Finally, she has contributed to the study of social accountability frameworks and citizenship, and advises international development agencies on programs and interventions around the world. Prior to UMB, she was a Post-doctoral associate at the University of Pittsburgh, and before that worked for over a decade with international non-profits, principally The Asia Foundation.
Area of Expertise
Political sociology, radicalization, white supremacy, emotions, public sphere, citizenship, civic engagement, state formation, nonprofits, qualitative methods.
Degrees
- PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
- MA, University of Pittsburgh, 2013
- MA, Johns Hopkins University, 2004
- BA, Grinnell College, 2000
Professional Publications & Contributions
Journal Articles
- Latif, Mehr, Pete Simi, Kathleen Blee, and Matthew DeMichele. 2023. “.” >Emotions and Society 5(3): 348-365.
- Latif, Mehr. 2022. “.” International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society 36(4): 527-550.
- Latif, Mehr. 2022. “.” International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society 36: (99-117).
- Latif, Mehr, Kathleen Blee, Matthew DeMichele, and Pete Simi. 2020. “” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 46(4): 415-432
- Latif, Mehr, Kathleen Blee, Matthew DeMichele, Pete Simi, and Shayna Alexander. 2019. “.” Sociological Quarterly 61(3): 367-388.
- Latif, Mehr, Kathleen Blee, Matthew DeMichele, and Pete Simi. 2018. “.” Humanities & Society 42(4): 480–501.
- Blee, Kathleen, Matthew DeMichele, Pete Simi, and Mehr Latif. 2017. “.” Socio. 7: 257-276.
Book Reviews
- Latif, Mehr. 2022. Review of Grandmothers on Guard: Gender, Aging, and the Minutemen at the US-Mexico Border by Jennifer L. Johnson. Mobilization.
Book Chapters
- Blee, Kathleen and Mehr Latif. 2021. “The Sociology of the Far Right,” In Stephen Ashe, Joel Busher, Graham Macklin, and Aaron Winter (eds.), . London: Routledge Series on Fascism and the Far Right.
- Blee, Kathleen and Mehr Latif. 2019. “Ku Klux Klan – Vigilantism against Migrants and Minorities.” In Tore Bjorgo, ed. . London: Routledge.