معرفی
Lahouari Addi is an Emeritus Professor at Sciences Po Lyon (University of Lyon) and associated researcher at Georgetown University. His academic career includes roles as Professor of Sociology at the University of Oran (Algeria), visiting professorships at Princeton University, UCLA, and University of Utah, and a residency at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (2002-2003). He holds a doctorate from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris (1987).
Education:
- Bachelor's in Sociology/Economics, University of Oran (1973)
- DEA in Economics, University of Grenoble (1974)
- Doctorate in Sociology, University of Oran (1980s)
- State doctorate, EHESS (1987)
Research Focus:
- Sociology of Maghreb and Algeria
- Political Islam and democratization
- Islamic religious discourse modernization
- Colonial economic structures
- Comparative political theory (Gellner/Gramsci)
Recent Work: His 2022 book The Crisis of Muslim Religious Discourse proposes a paradigm shift in Islamic theology. Media engagements include analyses of Algerian political evolution in Le Monde diplomatique and Liberté Algérie.
Affiliations: Co-holder of AUF/IMéRA Chair on Francophonie institutional dynamics (2019-2020), member of Triangle Laboratory (2009-2024).
