AbdouMaliq Simone

AbdouMaliq Simone is a Research Professor at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity and holds Visiting Professorships in Sociology at Goldsmiths College (University of London) and Urban Studies at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town. His work spans academic, administrative, research, and advocacy contexts, with a focus on urban dynamics in Global South cities. He has held roles at institutions including Medgar Evers College, University of Khartoum, and Witwatersrand University.

Research Interests: Simone explores collective urban life, political Islam’s impact on urban practices (e.g., Sudan), and transformations in cities like Jakarta, Dakar, and Johannesburg. His studies emphasize informal economies, urban policy, and cross-regional comparisons. Recent work examines dissonance in contemporary urbanization.

Collaborations: He has engaged with multilateral organizations, NGOs, and social movements on urban development. His publications include seminal works on African and Southeast Asian urbanism, blending theory with empirical fieldwork.