Hania Sobhy
Passionate Politics in the Aftermath of the 'Egyptian Revolution': Salafi and Revolutionary Mobilization in the 2012 Presidential Elections
Hania Sobhy has just completed her PhD in Politics and International Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She holds an MA in Political Science and a BA in Economics and Political Science from McGill University. She has presented and published on Islamist and post-Islamist discourses, class, gender and citizenship and various aspects of education in Egypt. She has taught Government and Politics of the Middle East at SOAS, International Relations at the University of Exeter, Economic Development and International Economics at Misr International University and Comparative Politics and International Politics of Economic Relations at McGill. She has worked on development policy, research and project evaluation in Egypt since 2004.
Passionate Politics in the Aftermath of the 'Egyptian Revolution': Salafi and Revolutionary Mobilization in the 2012 Presidential Elections
During her EUME fellowship, Sobhy will be investigating mobilization by pro-“Revolution” and Salafi forces in the 2012 Egyptian presidential elections. Based on fieldwork during the elections and various secondary sources, she will be exploring the use of religious themes, the mobilization of political emotions and the navigation of class boundaries in campaigning efforts and expressed voting decisions.
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