Sara Salem

Sara Salem is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Her research focuses on postcolonialism, decolonization, feminist theory, and Middle Eastern politics. She is an editor at the Sociological Review and Historical Materialism, contributing to critical scholarship on global empire and imperialism.

• Key Expertise: Postcolonialism, Decolonization, Feminism, Middle East Studies, Marxist Theory
• Research Interests: Hegemony, Anticolonial Movements, Global Histories of Empire

Her recent work includes analyzing Nasserist Egypt through Gramsci's theory of hegemony and exploring feminist regionalism in pan-African contexts. She has published widely in journals such as Theory, Culture & Society and Africa Development, addressing topics ranging from neoliberal sovereignty to literary representations of Egyptian politics.