Reem Turkmani is an Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In this role, she serves as the Principal Investigator of the "Legitimacy and Citizenship in the Arab World" project, which is funded by the Carnegie Corporation. Her work primarily explores the intersection of academic research, Middle East politics, and research management, with a core emphasis on legitimacy, governance, and civil society in the Arab world.