Amelie Barras

Amelie Barras is Associate Professor in Social Science at York University, specializing in the intersection of law, religion, and politics with focus on secularism and Muslim communities.

Education:

• PhD from London School of Economics
• MSc from London School of Economics
• BA from McGill University

Research examines how secular governance impacts religious minorities in Canada, France, and Turkey. Current projects analyze faith-based advocacy at the UN Human Rights Council and everyday negotiations of Muslim identity.

Publications critique frameworks like Quebec's 'reasonable accommodation' and analyze gendered dimensions of secular policies. Methodologically combines legal analysis with ethnographic approaches.

Teaches in Law & Society and Gender/Feminist Studies programs, and directs the Socio-Legal Studies Graduate Program.