Emad El-Din Shahin
Luce Professor of Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding; Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Associate Professor;Department of Political Science
Degrees
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Research Profile
Shahin is a comparativist who examines the foundations for democracy and political reform within Islamic law, philosophy, and political practice. His books include Political Ascent: Contemporary Islamic Movements in North Africa (Westview Press, 1998); Through Muslim Eyes: Muhammad Rashid Rida and the West (1993); The Struggle over Democracy in the Middle East, co-edited, (Routledge, forthcoming 2009); and Islam and Democracy: Towards an Effective Citizenship, co-authored, (Street law, 2005). Shahin is currently the Editor in Chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics and is co-editing with John L. Esposito, The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics. Shahin was nominated for the Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize for two years in a row. Since 1998, he has been a tenured professor at American University in Cairo, and a visiting professor in the department of government at Harvard Univeristy (2006-2009).Contact Information
217 O'Shaughnessy Hall
631-3428
eshahin@nd.edu
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