Sarah ElMasry is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science and Sociology at the Scuola Normale Superiore and a member of the Center of Social Movement Studies (COSMOS). Her research explores the biographical consequences of activism in Egypt post the 2011 uprising with a focus on gender dynamics, and familial and affective ties. She holds a BA in international relations from the American University in Cairo and an MSc in sociology from the University of Oxford. Before joining the Normale, she worked as a researcher for Lebanon Support (2017-2018), and as an adjunct instructor of sociology and a researcher at the American University in Cairo (2016-2017), where she conducted research on the crackdown on civil society in Egypt post-2013.

Research interests: activism, social movements, MENA region, family, and gender