Sarah Bhatti

Sarah Bhatti is a Research Associate at the Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen, working in migration and participation under Prof. Dr. Helen Baykara-Krumme since November 2024. Previously, she held research positions at the German Bundestag (2022-2024) focusing on migration, democracy promotion, and anti-racism, and at the German Red Cross (2020-2021) in security research and innovation transfer.

Education:

• Master of Arts in Democracy and Human Rights, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon (2019-2020)
• Master of Arts in International Migration and Intercultural Relations, University of Osnabrück (2015-2019)
• Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena (2011-2015)

Her research centers on qualitative social research, migration studies, anti-racism, democracy promotion, and MENA region dynamics. She investigates social inequalities in migration societies, crisis management during refugee influxes, and civil society responses to humanitarian emergencies. Her work bridges academic theory with policy-relevant applications, particularly in European migration contexts and Middle Eastern social movements.

Analysis of her publications reveals consistent focus on the 2015/16 refugee crisis in Germany, examining civil society coordination, healthcare provision, and knowledge transfer during emergencies. Her Lebanon-focused work applies similar methodological rigor to social movements, demonstrating interdisciplinary integration of sociology, political science, and human rights frameworks across both European and Middle Eastern contexts.

Bhatti actively collaborates with governmental bodies like the German Bundestag and NGOs including the German Red Cross, translating research into practical strategies for refugee integration and democracy resilience. Her current teaching on social inequalities in migration societies extends this applied approach to academic instruction.