Hania Sobhyمشاهده پروفایل
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Hania Sobhy is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Multicultural Societies (MPI-MMG) since 2017, where she conducts research on education, citizenship, and collective action. She also teaches comparative education policy at the University of Göttingen. Her research focuses on: Educational change in Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia Teachers, inequality, migration, and the global learning crisis Education, inequality and social class in the Middle East and North Africa Teacher Trajectories and Views on Inequality, Diversity and Collective Action Dr. Sobhy's award-winning first book, Schooling the Nation: Education and Everyday Politics in Egypt , was published by Cambridge University Press in 2023. Her scholarly work has appeared in prestigious journals including World Development, Mediterranean Politics, and Citizenship Studies. Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on educational inequality in the Middle East, with particular attention to Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebanon. Her work examines how educational systems reflect and reproduce social inequalities, how teachers navigate these systems, and how educational policies intersect with broader political transformations in the region. Scientific awards: 2024 CAE Outstanding Book Award, American Anthropological Association: Honorable Mention 2025 Jackie Kirk Outstanding Book Award, Comparative and International Education Society: Honorable Mention Dr. Sobhy completed her studies in politics and economics at McGill University in Canada and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in the UK. Previously, she held research positions at IREMAM in Aix-en-Provence (Marie Curie COFUND), at the Free University of Berlin (EUME), and at the Orient-Institut Beirut (Max Weber Foundation). She has worked in the field of international development since 2004 and writes regularly for the Egyptian daily newspaper al-Shorouk. Her work has been featured in The New York Times and The Guardian.











