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Amaney Jamal is Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics at Princeton University. Born in Oakland, California, she spent part of her childhood in Ramallah before returning to the U.S. for higher education. She joined Princeton in 2003 and directs the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice.
Her research examines political behavior, democratization, and inequality in the Middle East and North Africa, with emphasis on:
- Muslim immigration patterns in Western societies
- Intersections of gender, race, religion, and class
- Economic segregation and political development
Jamal's publications demonstrate consistent focus on experimental approaches to Arab political behavior, with recent work analyzing electoral politics, women's empowerment, and responses to Western influence. Her methodological innovation includes large-scale surveys and randomized trials across Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia.
Honors include the APSA Best Book Award for Barriers to Democracy (2007), recognized for transforming scholarship on social capital in the Arab world. She leads major initiatives:
- Workshop on Arab Political Development
- Bobst-AUB Collaborative Initiative with American University of Beirut
- Arab Barometer Project (co-Principal Investigator)
Her leadership extends to mentoring emerging scholars and securing grants for transnational research collaborations, notably through the Bobst Foundation's four-year funding for peace and justice initiatives.
