Sarah Barrieres

Sarah Barrieres is a researcher affiliated with the Centre de Recherches Historiques (CRH) at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). She specializes in the sociology of work, gender studies, and political crises, with a focus on Tunisia and the Maghreb region. Her work examines labor movements during the Tunisian revolution and their gendered dimensions.

• Thesis: "Subversions: The workers' movement and the gender test in the Tunisian revolution" (2024, CRH)
• Key Collaborations: Abir Kréfa, Amélie Le Renard
• Past Teaching: "Introduction to Sociology" (2017–2019, University of Evry Val-d'Essonne)

Her research intersects labour sociology, gender dynamics, and political crisis analysis, using ethnographic methods to study workplace mobilizations and unionism during revolutionary periods. Recent publications explore the MENA region's gendered responses to political upheaval and post-revolutionary disenchantment.

Articles highlight trends in labour movements (textiles, electronics), gendered activism, and political crisis ethnography. Her work spans 19th-century legal texts comparative analysis to 2010–2011 Tunisian revolution studies.

Contact: sarah.barrieres@ehess.fr