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Professor Alison Scott-Baumann holds dual roles at SOAS University of London: as Professor of Society and Belief in the Department of Religions and Philosophies and as Project Lead in the School of Law, Gender and Media. Her work spans social justice, Islamic studies, and philosophy, with a focus on addressing anti-Muslim discourses and fostering university partnerships with Islamic institutions. She has secured major grants from AHRC (2015-18), Leverhulme (2012-13), and ESRC (2012-13), including a £700,000 grant for her 'Re/presenting Islam on Campus' project. Her philosophical research centers on Ricoeur, Kant, and Sartre, alongside studies on Iris Murdoch’s early continental philosophy.
Key contributions include government consultations (e.g., 2007 Siddiqui Report on Islam in HE) and initiatives like the British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS). She is a Visiting Researcher at Lancaster University and VU Amsterdam, and a board member of international Ricoeur groups. Her work emphasizes ethical inquiry, cosmopolitan citizenship, and challenging male-dominated philosophical discourse. Supervised PhDs address Islamophobia and digital identity formation among British Muslims.
Her publications span books, edited volumes, and articles on Islamic education, free speech in universities, and Ricoeur’s philosophy. Recent projects include the SOAS ‘Influencing the Corridors of Power’ initiative, addressing university-political engagement deficits.
