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Dr. Anna Grasso is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David's Institute of Education and Humanities, collaborating on the EU-funded 'Digital Islam across Europe' project. She holds a PhD from Sciences Po Aix (2018) focusing on Tunisian imams' post-2011 revolution roles. Her research bridges political science, sociology of religion, and digital Islam studies. She has been approved by France’s CNU 04 (Political Science).
Education:
- BA (Hons)
- MA (Université Aix-Marseille)
- MA (Sciences Po Aix)
- PhD (Sciences Po Aix, 2018)
Research Interests: Dr. Grasso explores Islam’s institutional evolution in Tunisia, digital religious practices, gender roles in mosques, and post-revolutionary political dynamics. Recent work includes a €60k study on women’s roles in French mosques and analysis of online Islamic environments’ impact across Europe. Her Le contrôle public des mosquées après 2011 (2018) examined Tunisia’s post-2011 religious governance shifts.
Grants & Collaborations:
- Co-led 2020–2022 French Ministry-funded study on women in mosques (€60k)
- Collaborates with Prof. Gary Bunt (UWTSD) and Coventry University’s Cheruvallil-Contractor
- Contributed to Swiss National Science Foundation’s public deliberation project
Labs/Teams: Central to the Digital Islam across Europe project, analyzing online Islamic platforms and their societal impacts in five countries. Her work uses qualitative methods like participant observation and interviews with Muslim leaders.
