He studied at Fribourg University (Switzerland) Contemporary History and Political Science and at Bern University Islamic Studies with an emphasis on the Middle East. His research lies in two areas of qualitative and empirical research combined with underlying International Relations theory. He has published articles and book chapters on the Middle East, Israel and Palestine, notably in British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, International Journal of Middle East Studies (accepted), and Historical methods, among others. Philipp Amour is frequently a visiting professor at Boğaziçi University.