Amro Ali

 Amro Ali
  • Sociology,
  • Philosophy

Areas of Expertise:
Political sociology and philosophy; Public spheres; Social movements; Spaces of exile (Europe); Egypt, the Arab world, and the Mediterranean Basin

Membership:
2019 - 2024

Contact

The American University in Cairo, Egypt

AUC Avenue Road
New Cairo, 11835
Egypt

amro(at)amroali.com
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About me

I joined AGYA as I strongly value the interdisciplinary and bridge-building nature of its mandate.


Academic career
2018 - todayAndrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer in Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, American University in Cairo
2016 - 2018Director of the ‘Theatre of Thought’ Project in Cairo, Goethe Institut Egypt
2016 - 2017Adjunct Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, American University in Cairo, Egypt
2015Visiting Research Fellow, Global Governance Unit, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), Germany
2012 - 2016Ph.D. Researcher, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney, Australia

 

My Commitment to AGYA
Former AGYA Co-President (2021-2022)
Former Member of the AGYA Steering Committee (2020-21)
Former Member in Charge of the Working Group 'Dynamics of Transformation'
Nomination Committee 'New AGYA Members' 2021, 2022
Participation in 'Salon Sophie Charlotte' 2020, 2022, 2023

On a personal note

Must read in my discipline:
The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt

Favourite novel:
Miramar by Naguib Mahfouz